The relation of experience in osteopathic palpation, object identification
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Like other forms of manual medicine, osteopathic philosophy requires palpation as a method for diagnosing and treating disease. To obtain these abilities, osteopathic medical schools teach first and second year students the palpatory skills needed to assess and administer osteopathic manipulation in a laboratory setting. The objective of this study was to determine whether osteopathic medical students, fellows, residents and practicing physicians differ in their ability to identify inanimate objects and if these skills relate to palpatory experience.
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