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Unknowing OMS1 here...I have noticed that some students are purchasing cheap OMM tables to have in their apartments. Does this seem necessary? Or just overzealous?
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Don’t. Practice at school it’s a massive waste. Who are you even going to practice on? It’s extremely overzealous. My school has tables literally everywhere on campus plus the OMM lab we all use to cram for examsUnknowing OS1 here...I have noticed that some students are purchasing cheap OMM tables to have in their apartments. Does this seem necessary? Or just overzealous?
Completely useless unless you plan on getting it to practice/impress/suck up to your significant other.
I have an OMM table. One of the best purchases I’ve made. Makes it easy to cram night before a practical; your back hurts & you get free OMM in your living room.Unknowing OMS1 here...I have noticed that some students are purchasing cheap OMM tables to have in their apartments. Does this seem necessary? Or just overzealous?
You don't. I like to live dangerously.For those who are less informed. How is differ than a regular message table?
Also there is an article recently out with some young guy crack his own neck then had a stroke, how do you guys ensure that won’t happen? I am truly interested and intrigued.
For those who are less informed. How is differ than a regular message table?
Also there is an article recently out with some young guy crack his own neck then had a stroke, how do you guys ensure that won’t happen? I am truly interested and intrigued.
Also there is an article recently out with some young guy crack his own neck then had a stroke, how do you guys ensure that won’t happen? I am truly interested and intrigued.
How do you ensure you don't die of a car accident tomorrow? Simple pure LUCK.For those who are less informed. How is differ than a regular message table?
Also there is an article recently out with some young guy crack his own neck then had a stroke, how do you guys ensure that won’t happen? I am truly interested and intrigued.
I was able to practice most techniques at the edge of a bed with my partner. Also, check to see if your school allows renting them for 24H at a time like mine does.
Unless you love OMM and plan on doing it throughout your career, don’t waste your money on a table just to get through first and second year. My classmates and I mostly improvised with the floor, picnic tables or couches if we found ourselves studying somewhere without an OMM table and it worked out just fine.
Also there is an article recently out with some young guy crack his own neck then had a stroke, how do you guys ensure that won’t happen? I am truly interested and intrigued.
6000 pedestrians killed in 2017 while texting. USA Today. One guy strokes cracking his neck. Anyone afraid to text?I don't normally defend OMM but I read that article and saw that it was low hanging fruit for a classic DO beatdown so I'll bite this time.
I've heard of this stuff happening in olds, but in a 28yo healthy male for "stretching"? Bit of artistic license in this story...the gentleman in question hyperrotated his cervical vertebrae. Look in a netter book and see how far you need to rotate for healthy normal vertebrae to interact with the artery...The technique taught to students goes slightly beyond a point of tissue restriction within the normal range of motion and immediately stops regardless of whether a 'crack' is heard, but never to the point of hyperrotation.
Now whether this technique is safe? Maybe in experts' hands, but I wouldn't trust a student or senior resident with my neck because most can't recite from memory how much of normal cervical range of motion is due to c1 on c2. Nor would I ever use this technique in practice because a more serious concern would be a cervical osteophyte that leads to vb insufficiency. But in a 28 year old dude? Bit of a stretch.