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Pilot study points to the potential for OMM in workplace ergonomics
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, work-related musculoskeletal disorders account for one-third of all U.S. workplace injuries and illness cases.
Physicians are not…
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MSU Pharmacology and Toxicology researchers using NHLBI grant to explore a potential dementia therapy
Research has established connections between obesity and chronic conditions like heart disease and high blood pressure. Two Michigan State University scientists are now using a…
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- Awards and Honors
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AgeAlive: Promoting lifelong wellbeing
AgeAlive is a recently established program within the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. The timing could not be better. The U.S. population is rapidly aging which has, or soon…
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- Outreach and Engagement
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MSU Alliance for African Partnership grant could help prevent neurological disease in Congo
Nearly 30 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of contracting a neurological disease simply because of what they eat. Konzo, which means “bound legs” in the African…
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Reducing opioid use with manipulative therapy
With the explosion of opioid addiction in America, doctors and patients are looking for ways to avoid using the painkillers. For some, manipulative therapy could be a way out.
The…
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Can OMT help traumatic brain injury patients? A Michigan DO plans to find out
Traumatic brain injury patients in Michigan may be about to get a dose of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT).
Rebecca Wyatt, DO, who was awarded a research grant by the AOA…
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