Osteopathic manipulative treatment vs. standard therapy in the management of acute neck and low back pain in the emergency department
In this small, unblinded, single-center randomized trial, we found no significant difference in utilizing OMT compared to 400 mg of oral ibuprofen for patients with acute neck or low back pain, regarding pain control, patient satisfaction, or side effects.
Authors
- Katherine Vlasica
- Steven Hochman
- Alexis M. LaPietra
- Christine Ju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-0724)
- Nicholas J. Mota
- Scott Wilder
- Bhargavi K. Patel
Institutions
- Maine Medical Center (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center and Medical Offices (US)
- St. Joseph’s University Medical Center (US)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2024-0183
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00