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DOs Not Doing Much Manipulation

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

A recent study revealed that osteopathic patients don't receive much "osteopathic manipulative treatment" (OMT):

Percentage of Patients Receiving OMT DOs
<5 32.1%
5 - 15 39.6%
26 - 50 12.7%
51 - 75 3.5%
76 - 100 2.7%
No response 9.4%

According to this study, on average, only 18% of osteopathic patients received manipulation. These numbers seem to reflect the sad state of much of health care: the "give them a pill mentality" over hands-on care.

-------------- Johnson SM, Kurtz ME, Kurtz JC. Variables influencing the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment in family practice. JAOA, 1997;97:80-87.

August 1997
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