OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: MUSCLE ENERGY PROCEDURE - LUMBAR VERTEBRAE

Course overview

LOW BACK PAIN IS ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT CONDITIONS SEEN IN MEDICAL CARE AND CONTRIBUTES TO HIGH HEALTHCARE COSTS, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND DECREASED PATIENT QUALITY OF LIFE. ONE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT MODALITY IS THE MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE (MET), WHICH IS ONE OF THE MANY PROCEDURES USED IN OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS AND DESCRIBES THE HEALTHCARE TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THE MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE OF THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE.