Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Intervention to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in First Responders: A Pilot Study.
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: In this pilot study, we examined the efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) for improving symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression (SAD) to determine a correlation between overall improvement in health and quality of life for first responders. Participants received weekly OMT or sham OMT targeting autonomic imbalance. Indicators of SAD were examined pre- and post-study. Overall, this pilot study suggests improvement in both the social-psychological (mental) self-assessments, and alterations in SAD-associated biomarkers from OMT.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Christena Abraham, Shelly N B Sloan, Charles Coker, Blair Freed, Matthew McAuliffe, Halden Nielsen, Tanner Riscoe, Robert Steele, Andrew Dettwiler, Gia Oberley, Kenneth Zaremski, Kelley Joy, Andi Selby, Ree Wells-Lewis, Bradley A Creamer
Institutions: Kansas City University, Missouri Southern State University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3206807190