Advice on OMM books?

[asimpleday]

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Hi, all:

I am an allopathic med student. I am interested in OMM therapy and want some advices on which books I can read. Or which text books you would recommend?

Thanks mucho.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Hi, all:

I am an allopathic med student. I am interested in OMM therapy and want some advices on which books I can read. Or which text books you would recommend?

Thanks mucho.

OMT Review

Robert G. Savarese

 

[tkim]

OMT Review

Robert G. Savarese

For COMLEX, sure. But for actual *use*, which is what I think the OP is looking for, I'd go with "An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment" by DiGiovanna.

 

[cdreed]

For COMLEX, sure. But for actual *use*, which is what I think the OP is looking for, I'd go with "An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment" by DiGiovanna.

I would have to agree with using this book if it's your first crack at manipulative medicine... It has good pics and a pretty thorough explanation of the step by step process of each technique.

 

[electra]

Agree with tkim on digiovanna. Easy to read and understand, more complete than savarese or simmons.

 

[Chrysanthemum]

im curious is it legal for an MD to use OMM if they've never taken a course on it?

 

[bones]

Hi, all:

I am an allopathic med student. I am interested in OMM therapy and want some advices on which books I can read. Or which text books you would recommend?

Thanks mucho.

don't waste your time on books about techniques (unless you just want to crack a back)- you wont learn much about osteopathy from them.

If you want to learn something solid about osteopathy- go back to the source.

http://www.interlinea.org/index.php?name=atstill

I recommend "Philosophy and Mechanical Principles" and "Research and Practice" (in that order). Get in AT Still's head if you can, and you'll never look at a patient the same way again.

happy studying,
michael

 

[sophiejane]

Take a course.

You can't learn to palpate from a book, and that's 80% of OMM.

 

[hossofadoc]

I would say the Pikeville College Manual is the easiest book to learn OMT from!!! Plus, a new edition is coming out in the next couple weeks.