2022 POSTER PRESENATION WINNERS
The Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee (LBORC) and the National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) hosted their annual poster presentation on during the AAO & AOASM 2022 Convocation.
On behalf of Kimberly J. Wolf, DO, chair of the LBORC Research Poster Subcommittee, the following individuals volunteered to judge the presentations; the committee appreciates their contributions in making this a successful event:
Janice Upton Blumer, DO, FAAO; William J. Brooks, DO; Leslie M. Ching, DO; John S. Colston, DO; Brian F. Degenhardt, DO; John Diefenderfer, DO; Gary C. Gailius, DO; Garren P. Gebhardt, DO; Frank Goodman, DO, MS; Steven A. Gustafson, DO; Samuel Hager, DO; Kurt P Heinking, DO, FAAO; Kyle K. Henderson, PhD; Samantha Marie Hurrle OMS; Virginia M. Johnson, DO, FAAO; Joseph H Kidd, DO; Albert J Kozar, DO, FAOASM; Amber Lee, OMS; Drew D. Lewis, DO, FAAO; J’Aimee Anne Lippert, DO; Manda Mainville OMS; Alexander Nguyen OMS; Michael P. Rowane, DO, MS, FAAFP, FAAO; Jillian Lynn Smith, DO; Jonathan W. Torres, DO, MPA, FACOFP, FAAO; Roshny Vijayakar, OMS IV; Adrian A. Villarreal, DO; Sara E. Wemlinger, DO; and Ethan B. Worthington, DO.
The table below lists the winning authors and poster titles for the 2022 presentations.
Citable abstracts are available on the AAOJ platform under Open Access:
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Student—Original Research
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First place
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Impact of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Chronic Persis-tent Gait Dysfunction Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Sonja A. Hedblom, OMS-IV; Joseph J. Krzak, PT, PhD, PC; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; Karen M. Kruger, PhD; Janey Prodoehl, PT, PhD, CCTT; Thomas J. Dillon, PT, DPT, OCS; Kyle K. Henderson, PhD |
Midwestern University Chicago COM |
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Second Place
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Effect of Physique on Medical Students' Perceived Physical Ability to Perform Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) |
Sandy Than, OMS-II; Lesley Santos, OMS-II; Xin Lin, OMS-II; Michael Terzella, DO; Min-Kyung Jung, PhD |
New York Institute of Technology COM |
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Third Place
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Effect of Medical School Experiences on Perceived Likelihood of Performing Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in Future Practice |
Xin Lin, OMS-II; Lesley Santos, OMS-II; Sandy Than, OMS-II; Michael Terzella, DO; Min-Kyung Jung, PhD |
New York Institute of Technology COM |
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Student—Education & Public Health
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First place
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The Effects of a Novel Virtual Reality Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Program on First Year Practical Exam Scores
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Erum Ahmed, OMS-IV; Jerry Jose, OMS-III; Randy Stout, PhD, Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO |
New York Institute of Technology COM |
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Second Place—Tie
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Medical Students Learn Physical Exam and Health Through Research: Prevalence of Sacroiliac and Pubic Symphysis Joint Shears in Single Leg Balance |
Marichelle Renee Pita, OMS-III; Jayme Mancini, DO, PhD |
New York Institute of Technology COM |
| The Soft Tissue Clinic Experience (SCTE): A sustainable way for early medical students to develop patient interaction and manipulative treatment skills |
Zuolin Ouyang OMSII; Robert Murphy MS; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; Kyle K. Henderson, PhD |
Midwestern University Chicago COM |
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Student—Case Study
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First place
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment of the Deep Fascia for the Treatment of Chronic Trauma-induced Somatic Dysfunction
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Nelson, Claudia, OMS-III; Henderson, John, OMS-III; Kim, Cory, OMS-II; Le, Bachtuyet, DO; Mintier, Kara, DO |
Western University of Health Sciences COM Pacific Northwest |
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Second Place
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Novel Lymphatic Counterstrain (LC) in a Case of Low Ankle Sprain |
Trinh, Daniel OMS-II; Henderson, John, OMS-III; Goering, Edward, DO |
Western University of Health Sciences COM Pacific Northwest |
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Third Place
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) |
Khloud Yassin, OMS-III; Cody Mutter, OMS-III; Holly Waters, DO, MS; Rohit Mehra, DO, MPH, MS |
Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel COM |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Resident—Case Study
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First place
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Response to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report
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Aziza Bomani-Bailey, DO, PGY-II; Tongbo Xu, OMS-II; Hugh Ettlinger, DO, FAAO |
Saint Barnabas Hospital |
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Second Place
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Healing from trauma – Effect of platelet-rich plasma on post-traumatic neck injury resulting in muscle spasm |
Xiawei Zhong, DO, PGY III; Varna Davalath, DO, PGY III; Arlene O’Donnell DO |
AdventHealth East Orlando Family Medicine Residency |
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Third Place
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment plus Phototherapy in the Management of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: A Case Report |
Brian L. Zylinski, DO, PGY-4; Chelsy M. Stephenson, DO, PGY-4; Amy L. Dean, DO; John W. Rajala, DO, PGY-2; and Dustin J. Miller, MD |
Mercy Health Muskegon, MI |
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Resident—Original Research
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First place
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What was the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the use and referral patterns of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM): a retrospective study
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Alecia Lentz, DO, PGY-2; Nicole Fremarek, DO, MBA, PGY-3; Garrett Caldwell, DO |
University of Michigan Health-West,
Wyoming, MI
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Second Place
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Variations in Average Cranial Rhythmic Impulse Rates |
Tiffany Crider, DO MPH PGY5; Jared Grimm, OMS III; Al Kozar, DO FAOASM, R-MSK; A. Hope Tobey, DO FAAP, FACOP |
VCOM Sports and Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA |
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Third Place
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Nurturing the Breath of Life: A Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Patients Ventilated for COVID-19 |
Susanne Murphy DO PGY-3, Anna Mercer DO PGY-2, Hugh Ettlinger DO, FAAO |
Saint Barnabas Hospital |
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Resident—Education and Public Health
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First place
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The effect of longitudinal osteopathic experiences on family medicine resident confidence and utilization of osteopathic manipulative treatment
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Starr Matsushita, DO; Erin Lee, DO; Olivia Pipitone, MPH; Amber Vester, DO |
Samaritan Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Corvallis, Oregon |
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