Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Many patients in the hospital require multiple medications to treat their medical concerns. While medications may be highly effective, they can cause a variety of side effects. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) can be used as an adjuvant therapy, potentially decreasing the number of medications that patients are on and their side effects. We present a unique case of a patient with intractable hiccups who could not be solely managed with medications alone. OMM was used in this patient’s treatment plan, reducing the number of medications. The implications of this case demonstrate the need for OMM to be used more frequently in our medically complex patients.
Keywords
OMM, hiccups, medications, Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Therapeutics
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Therapeutics Commons
A Hiccup in the Road: OMM in the Medically Complex
Many patients in the hospital require multiple medications to treat their medical concerns. While medications may be highly effective, they can cause a variety of side effects. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) can be used as an adjuvant therapy, potentially decreasing the number of medications that patients are on and their side effects. We present a unique case of a patient with intractable hiccups who could not be solely managed with medications alone. OMM was used in this patient’s treatment plan, reducing the number of medications. The implications of this case demonstrate the need for OMM to be used more frequently in our medically complex patients.