OMT for pain FSMB lists OMT as a non-pharma treatment alternative to opioids The AOA and other osteopathic partners helped get OMT included in these updated guidelines. May 22, 2017Monday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics leadershippain managementpractice managementprescribing opioids Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is now listed as a non-pharma treatment alternative for pain management in the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)’s updated “Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics.” The AOA and other osteopathic partners aided in getting OMT added to the guidelines that serve as a resource for state allopathic and osteopathic boards and clinicians. Related “As our nation’s opioid epidemic worsens, it is critical that state medical and osteopathic boards – and the physicians and physician assistants they license and regulate – have updated guidance on the responsible management of chronic pain,” said FSMB President and CEO, Humayun Chaudhry, DO, in a statement last week. “It is also critically important for clinicians to assess whether opioid analgesics, when prescribed by them, are not being abused, misused or diverted.” To learn more about FSMB policy guidelines, visit the FSMB’s policy page. More in Newsbriefs AOA’s research grants workshop will guide applicants through funding process The Nov. 14 workshop will cover important topics such as RFA/NOFOs and available funding amounts. For the first time, a DO is president-elect of the Mississippi State Medical Association Katherine Pannel, DO, MSMA’s new president-elect, seeks to advance mental health advocacy and physician autonomy. Previous articleA stethoscope and a badge Next articleHelping patients overcome obesity: A CME update
AOA’s research grants workshop will guide applicants through funding process The Nov. 14 workshop will cover important topics such as RFA/NOFOs and available funding amounts.
For the first time, a DO is president-elect of the Mississippi State Medical Association Katherine Pannel, DO, MSMA’s new president-elect, seeks to advance mental health advocacy and physician autonomy.
THIS FP/OMT DOC SAYS…IT’S ABOUT TIME!!! HATS OFF AND HANDS-ON TO ALL WHO WORKED THEIR FINGERS TO THE BONE TO MANIPULATE THIS INTO TODAY’S REALITY!!! AND HANDS-ON TO ALL THE DOs WHO DO OMT DAILY FOR EVERY CONDITION IT IS WARRANTED …INCLUDING PAIN!!! Jun. 6, 2017, at 12:20 pm Reply
I have bone spurs between my bone on bone knees need double knee replacement 8 blown disc right rotator cuff ripped in half and my PCP is afraid to write me a script so I live in constant pain Jul. 12, 2019, at 1:09 am Reply