title: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Somatic Dysfunction After Acute Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: Somatic dysfunction caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be managed by osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). In this case report, the authors describe 2 patients with severe TBI who were each treated with OMT in a level-1 regional trauma center. Both patients received OMT beginning in the acute care phase of injury. Somatic dysfunction improved during the course of treatment, and no adverse effects of OMT were noted. More comprehensive research may clarify the efficacy and adverse effects of OMT as part of multimodal acute care of patients with severe TBI.
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCallister
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ettlinger
authors.forename: Gerard A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Baltazar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020198:Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D026301:Manipulation, Osteopathic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult