Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

This course will be a blended offering of online and in-person hands-on material delivery. The material taught during this course will include landmarks, palpation, motion, somatic dysfunction, viscerosomatic reflexes and osteopathic considerations of the thoracic spine, including the rib cage.

This course will be a blended offering of online and in-person hands-on material delivery. The material taught during this course will include osteopathic considerations of the lumbar spine, pelvis, and sacrum.

This course will be a blended offering of online and in-person hands-on material delivery. The material taught during this course will include osteopathic considerations of the anterior and peripheral nervous system, osteopathic considerations of the lymphatic system, osteopathic considerations of the GI patient, osteopathic considerations of the cardiac patient, and Chapmans points.

This course will be a blended offering of online and in-person hands-on material delivery. The material taught during this course will include osteopathic considerations of the rheumatology patient, osteopathic considerations of a patient with postural imbalance, and osteopathic considerations of the sacrum.

This course will be a blended offering of online and inperson hands-on material delivery. The material taught during this course will include osteopathic considerations of the obstetrical patient, osteopathic considerations of the genitourinary patient, and osteopathic considerations pelvic girdle and pectoral girdle.

This is a core rotation required of all fourth year students. Each student will spend four weeks in the office of an osteopathic physician who uses an extensive amount of OMT in medical practice. The didactic component will consist of a one-day comprehensive review of osteopathic principles, diagnosis, and common manipulative techniques held on the first day of the rotation in the OMM skills lab on the Downers Grove Campus. At the conclusion of the rotation, a written examination and practical examination will be given. The student will gain practical experience in using osteopathic principles and practices in the clinical setting.