Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Missouri Medicine
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.
Publication Date
9-2021
Keywords
OMT, osteopathic medicine, anxiety, depression
ISSN
0026-6620
Recommended Citation
Abraham C, Sloan SN, Coker C, Freed B, McAuliffe M, Nielsen H, Riscoe T, Steele R, Dettwiler A, Oberley G, Zaremski K, Joy K, Selby A, Wells-Lewis R, Creamer BA. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Intervention to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in First Responders: A Pilot Study. Missouri Medicine. 2021; 118(5).
