Earley Brian E, Luce Helen
Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1100 Dela Plaine Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
Prim Care. 2010 Mar;37(1):49-64. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2009.09.001.
Osteopathic medicine is a profession that has existed for more than 130 years. However, the profession is poorly understood by many health care professionals. This article introduces osteopathic medicine, including similarities and differences between osteopathic physicians (DOs) and allopathic physicians (MDs). It describes osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), including the risks and many of the challenges faced while doing clinical research on OMT. Finally, the article reviews the research that has evaluated the effect of OMT on various medical conditions, including musculoskeletal, neurologic, respiratory, obstetric, gynecologic, and pediatric conditions.
整骨医学作为一个专业领域已经存在了130多年。然而，许多医疗保健专业人员对这个专业了解甚少。本文介绍了整骨医学，包括整骨医生（DOs）和西医医生（MDs）之间的异同。它描述了整骨手法治疗（OMT），包括在对OMT进行临床研究时面临的风险和诸多挑战。最后，本文回顾了评估OMT对各种医疗状况影响的研究，这些医疗状况包括肌肉骨骼、神经、呼吸、产科、妇科和儿科疾病。
