TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Osteopathic manipulative treatment for somatic dysfunction after acute severe traumatic brain injury
JO  - Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
A1  - McCallister, Adrienne
A1  - Brown, Christopher
A1  - Smith, Michael
A1  - Ettlinger, Hugh
A1  - Baltazar, Gerard A.
SP  - 810
EP  - 815
VL  - 116
IS  - 12
N2  - Somatic dysfunction caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be managed by osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). In this case report, the authors describe 2 patients with severe TBI who were each treated with OMT in a level-1 regional trauma center. Both patients received OMT beginning in the acute care phase of injury. Somatic dysfunction improved during the course of treatment, and no adverse effects of OMT were noted. More comprehensive research may clarify the efficacy and adverse effects of OMT as part of multimodal acute care of patients with severe TBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0098-6151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2016.157
ID  - ref1
ER  -