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HOW WILL YOU USE YOUR OMM TRAINING?

by David S. Warden

With the changes in the osteopathic manual medicine curriculum at MSUCOM, Communiqué went into the halls at Fee to find out what second-year MSUCOM students thought about OMM.

"It’s better than other treatments because it’s non-invasive and relaxing to the patient. The patient can feel immediate relief, and that establishes trust."

Jennifer Bardenhagen

 

"I’m thinking of going into emergency care or internal medicine, and I plan on using OMM in either."

Robert Hanson

"I like it because you don’t necessarily have to start with drugs. You can start with manual care."

Anna Kaminski

 

"OMM is very useful. It’s one more thing you can use to diagnose patients."

Carlos Fernandez

 

"OMM allows you to establish more of a rapport with your patient through the physical contact."

Mackenzie Petersen

 

"OMM will fix something a pill will never take care of."

Gassan Alaouie

 

"It’s great because of the doctor-patient contact. I like the aspect of touch, and it promotes healing."

Mindy Frimodig

"You can get a diagnosis from OMM you can’t get from other tests, like MRIs or CT scans."

Mohammed Khaleel

   
 
"By doing OMM you’re actually treating a structural problem ... you’re getting to the root of the cause."

Anessa Songer

"OMM is less invasive and patients like it more. It works, and it’s been shown to work."

Loai Marouf