SomaticDysfunctioninOsteopathicFamilyMedicine

Prepareforeffectivepracticewiththepatient-orientedapproachofSomaticDysfunctioninOsteopathicFamilyMedicine;SecondEdition.Thispracticalbookcoversdiagnosticwork-up;theclinicalrationaleforosteopathicmanualtechniques(OMT)forspecificdiseasesandconditions;manipulativetechniquesforavarietyofpatienttypes(psychiatric;pediatric;obstetric;geriatric;andmore);andproceduresforcommonconditionsencounteredinfamilypractice.? Accessexpert;up-to-dateinformationwiththeprovenresourceendorsedbytheAmericanCollegeofOsteopathicFamilyPhysicians(ACOFP)andlistedasaprimaryreferencefortestquestionwritingbytheNationalBoardofOsteopathicMedicalExaminers.? Broadenyourunderstandingwithexpertcoverageofthephilosophyandprinciplesofosteopathicpatientcare—includingpatientempowerment;diagnosingsomaticdysfunction;themanipulativeprescription;viscerosomaticandsomatovisceralreflexes;andpsychoneuroimmunology.? Takeyourlearningbeyondthebookwithvideosavailableonline.? Preparetoworkwithawiderangeofspecificpatientpopulations—psychiatric;pediatric;andobstetricpatientsaswellasathletes;surgicalpatients;andpatientsattheendoflife.? Masterproceduresfortreatingconditionscommonlyencounteredinfamilypractice—otitismedia;temporomandibularjointpainanddysfunction;upperrespiratoryinfection;lowerrespiratorytractinfection;hypertension;congestiveheartfailure;gastrointestinalproblems;thyroiddisease;Parkinsondisease;Larsonsyndrome(functionalvasomotorhemiparesthesiasyndrome);fibromyalgia/chronicfatiguesyndrome;chronicpainandheadache;backpainfromshortlegsyndromeandposturalimbalance;backpainfromposturaldecompensationinthesagittalplane;andscoliosis.? Accesspracticalinformationonofficeset-up;progressnotesandcoding;andthestandardizedmedicalrecord.