JAOA -- Table of Contents (May 2008, 108 [5])

AOA COMMUNICATIONS:

OFFICIAL CALL: Peter B. Ajluni and Carl Michael Pesta
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:224. [Full Text] [PDF]

Proposed Amendments to the AOA Bylaws: J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:226-228. [Full Text] [PDF]

Excessive Tuition Does Not Equal Excellent Education: Curtis K. Andrews, IV
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:231. [Full Text] [PDF]

Mortgaging Our Future, Foreclosing Our Profession: Chadd K. Kraus, II
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:231-233. [Full Text] [PDF]

Award-Winning Debt-Management Education: Kathleen H. Goeppinger
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:233-264. [Full Text] [PDF]

Working to Ease Debt Burdens: Stephen C. Shannon
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:264-265. [Full Text] [PDF]

The History and Physical Examination Workbook: A Common Sense Approach: Paul Evans
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:237-238. [Full Text] [PDF]

Ethical Problems in Pediatrics: A Dozen Dilemmas: Christina M. Murdock
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:238. [Full Text] [PDF]

Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine: Michael A. Seffinger
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:239-267. [Full Text] [PDF]

Clinical Application of Counterstrain: Michael L. Kuchera
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:267-268. [Full Text] [PDF]

Osteopathic Medicine Recall: Nicholas J. Caputo
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:269-270. [Full Text] [PDF]

Books Received and Recently Published: J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:270. [Full Text] [PDF]

Recently Published Books: J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:270. [Full Text] [PDF]

Practice Patterns of Osteopathic Physicians Providing End-of-Life Care: A Survey-Based Study: David C. Mason, Shauna McElrath, Carol Penn-Erskine, Veronika Kramer-Feeley, Sherry C. Pomerantz, and Thomas A. Cavalieri
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:240-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The authors assess the impact of the Osteopathic-EPEC (Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care) curriculum and the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment in end-of-life care provided by osteopathic physicians.

Immediate Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Elderly Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Donald R. Noll, Brian F. Degenhardt, Jane C. Johnson, and Selina A. Burt
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:251-259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
Twenty-one pulmonary function parameters were measured pre- and postintervention to determine the immediate effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment versus sham manipulation for elderly subjects diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A follow-up telephone survey conducted 1 day postintervention was used to determine the success of blinding protocols and to document participants' subjective experiences with the intervention models used.

Modified Muncie Technique: Osteopathic Manipulation for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction and Illustrative Report of Case: Millicent King Channell
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008 108:260-263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
The author describes and recommends a variation on the Muncie technique to improve patient tolerance of this osteopathic manipulative procedure, as illustrated in the treatment of a 37-year-old woman with eustachian tube dysfunction.