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Journal of Osteopathic Medicine April 2024: Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment and Bio-Electro-Magnetic Energy Regulation (BEMER) therapy on generalized musculoskeletal neck pain in adults

OVERVIEW:

General neck pain is a prevalent complaint made by patients to their physicians and is often of a suspected musculoskeletal origin. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is a form of manual therapy utilized by osteopathic physicians and some allopathic physicians to treat a broad variety of musculoskeletal ailments, including neck pain. BioElectro-Magnetic Energy Regulation (BEMER) is an emerging therapeutic modality that deploys a biorhythmically defined stimulus through a pulsed electromagnetic field and has been shown to reduce musculoskeletal pain. Studies on these treatments have independently yielded promising results. Therefore, it is possible that the utility of OMT and BEMER can produce an additive improvement in the treatment of neck pain. The objectives of this study are to investigate the individual and combined effects of OMT and BEMER therapy on neck pain in adults.

Authors: Genevieve M. Palmer; Nicholas Dominick, DO, PharmD; Melissa Kane, DO, MBS; Sawyer Bawek, DO; Blake Burch, DO, PharmD; Taylor Sanders, MS; Davong Phrathep, MS; Nicole Myers, DO, MS; Santiago Lorenzo, PhD, MS

OBJECTIVES:

 Describe the epidemiology and differential diagnosis of neck pain

 Discuss BEMER therapy and its role in treating pain

 Explain the outcomes of this study based on the use of OMT alone, BEMER alone, or a combination of the two treatments

Expiration Date:  March 31, 2027

The AOA designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-B Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.