Osteopathic Manipulation Makes a Neuropsychological Difference

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is defined as the therapeutic application of manually guided forces by an osteopathic physician to improve physiologic function and/or support homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction. Somatic (body framework) dysfunction or altered function of related components is observed in the skeletal, arthrodial and myofascial structures, and their related vascular, lymphatic, and neural elements. Techniques can use a direct method where the restrictive barrier is engaged and a final activating force is applied to correct the somatic dysfunction, or an indirect method where the restrictive barrier is disengaged and the dysfunctional body part is moved away from the restrictive barrier until tissue tension is equal in one or all planes and directions

This group will refrain from getting OMT while in the study.