Defining the landscape of patient harm after osteopathic manipulative treatment: synthesis of an adverse event model

Defining the landscape of patient harm after osteopathic manipulative treatment: synthesis of an adverse event model

In the United States, osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), is a popular complementary physical health approach for the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders. However, post-OMT adverse events (AEs) are poorly defined in terms of frequency, severity, and temporal evolution. To date, no benchmark for patient safety exists. To improve understanding in this field, we set out to model the landscape of patient harm after OMT … MORE