LETTERS:

 DO Outlines Steps to Malpractice Reform

Roger G. Michaud and John B. Crosby
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 404-405. [Full Text] [PDF]  

 The Elephant in the Room: Does OMT Have Proved Benefit?

Bryan E. Bledsoe and John C. Licciardone
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 405-406. [Full Text] [PDF]  

 More About the Use of OMT During Influenza Epidemics

Harold I. Magoun, Jr
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 406-407. [Full Text] [PDF]  

 DO Appreciates Improvement in Publication

Hugh H. Corddry
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 407. [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIALS:

 Clinical Trial Registration, a Needed Addition to the Research Process

Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Jr
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 409-410. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

Prevalence of Frontal Plane Pelvic Postural Asymmetry—Part 1

John Henry Juhl, Tonya M. Ippolito Cremin, and George Russell
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 411-421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The authors used lumbar radiographic studies produced with subjects standing and examined the prevalence of six types of pelvic postural asymmetry patterns in a consecutive case series of 41 patients with low back pain. Their study was based on two hypotheses: (1) that a correlation exists between leg length inequality and back pain and (2) that if common compensatory patterns described in classic osteopathic medical literature exist, these patterns should predictably and congruently interact with the pelvic postural asymmetry patterns described by Lloyd and Eimerbrink. Establishing the frequency of pelvic postural asymmetry patterns is a necessary first step in creating a foundation of evidence-based research to further clarify postural compensatory patterns. The authors identify various correlations between and within these patterns.

Outpatient Osteopathic Single Organ System Musculoskeletal Exam Form Series: Validation of the Outpatient Osteopathic SOS Musculoskeletal Exam Form, a New Standardized Medical Record

Sandra L. Sleszynski, Thomas Glonek, and William A. Kuchera
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 423-438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The authors report the results of their study seeking to validate the Outpatient Osteopathic SOS (Single Organ System) Musculoskeletal Exam Form (SOS MSEF) as an instrument for accurately and thoroughly recording patient-encounter data in a standardized format. They compared medical record data recorded in physician progress notes (PPNs) with information recorded on the SOS MSEF as to quality and quantity of data recorded. The authors compared the accuracy and efficiency of physicians recording musculoskeletal information in these two formats for 165 patient encounters and conclude that the SOS MSEF is superior to PPNs for recording patient-encounter data in the osteopathic care setting. Use of the validated SOS MSEF nationwide offers promise in ensuring that osteopathic physicians record data in a similar manner for uniform insurance claim coding, easy tracking of physicians-in-training and patient outcomes, and data collection for future research.

CME QUIZ:

 CME Quiz

J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 445. [PDF]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

 Osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress

Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, Jr
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2004 104: 448. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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