JAOA -- Table of Contents (August 2006, 106 [8])

LETTERS:

Chronic Musculoskeletal Dysfunction After Massive Weight Loss: KEN S. OTA
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:440-441. [Full Text] [PDF]

AOA Certifying Boards Are Credible and Capable: ROY R. REEVES
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:441. [Full Text] [PDF]

Response: GEORGE MYCHASKIW, II
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:441-442. [Full Text] [PDF]

AOA Needs to Reach Out More: WILLIAM O. TATUM, IV
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:442-443. [Full Text] [PDF]

Establishing a Case for Cause and Effect: JOHN R. CARBON
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:443-444. [Full Text] [PDF]

Heart Care for Life: Developing the Program That Works Best for You: Felix J. Rogers
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:446. [Full Text] [PDF]

Osteopathic Medical Research—2006: John C. Licciardone
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:447-448. [Full Text] [PDF]

Osteopathic Physicians in the United States: Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Patients With Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Chao Sun, Sherman Jew, and Susan L. Dasta
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:450-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The authors look at variables that may influence prescribing patterns among osteopathic physicians treating patients for nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). Of 9.6 million patient visits to osteopathic physicians for URTIs from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 2001, in the United States, physicians prescribed antibiotics in 56.4% (5.41 million) of those encounters. Patient characteristics found to affect prescribing behaviors include race and sex, and physician characteristics include medical specialty and geographic region.

Blinding Protocols, Treatment Credibility, and Expectancy: Methodologic Issues in Clinical Trials of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: John C. Licciardone and David P. Russo
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:457-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
When conducting clinical investigations of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), researchers must select control models carefully. Treatment credibility can interact with subject expectations and study design in complex ways, especially in clinical trials that investigate the efficacy of manual therapies.

Interexaminer Reliability of Three Methods of Combining Test Results to Determine Side of Sacral Restriction, Sacral Base Position, and Innominate Bone Position: Henry C. Tong, Oscar G. Heyman, Derek A. Lado, and Mara M. Isser
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:464-468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The authors studied interexaminer reliability by comparing various palpatory examinations used to determine sacral base and innominate bone positions in sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Patients with low back pain underwent two identical sets of palpatory examinations given by two physicians, separately, at a university spine center. Results were compiled and interpreted by three methods: using the one test result with the highest interexaminer reliability, requiring at least one test result to be abnormal for diagnosis, and requiring all test results to be abnormal for diagnosis. The first of these methods consistently provided the best interexaminer reliability.

JAOA 50th Annual AOA Research Conference—Abstracts, 2006: J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:471-510. [Full Text] [PDF]

Answers to May 2006 JAOA CME Quiz: J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:516-517. [PDF]

Like AOA Custom Publications, JAOA Now Offers Uniform Life Span for Quizzes: Carolyn Schierhorn
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2006 106:519. [Full Text] [PDF]