Category Archives: Let’s Talk About OMM Research!

Episode #47 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Journal Club

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 47
Discussant: Arlene Dijamco, MD, FAAP

February 20, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Dr. Arlene Dijamco is a passionate physician with a mission to help bring the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of health back to medicine in practical and tangible ways. 


A graduate of Harvard College and Emory University School of Medicine, she completed her pediatric residency at Albert Einstein. After finishing her residency, she began a two-year integrative medicine fellowship through Dr. Andrew Weil’s program at the University of Arizona. Here, she explored a vast array of powerful modalities beyond conventional Western medicine; the one that moved and impacted her future most was cranial osteopathy. With a holistic approach to health and emphasis on the soul’s journey, Dr. Dijamco serves on board of Dr. Gladys McGarey’s Foundation for Living Medicine. 


She is the host of The Osteopathic Cranial Academy’s Book Club. Together with Dr. James Gaydos, she co-founded “The Dig On Series” of osteopathic courses to help integrate the Loving Heart, Innovative Mind, and Stillness of Spirit into osteopathy. She also collaborates with Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) as a co-host of the parenting podcast Edgar Cayce’s Creating Calm: Parenting with Mind, Body, and Spirit with Corinne Cayce. In addition, Dr. Dijamco has a weekly YouTube livestream called The MultiDimensional MD. One of her greatest interests is addressing emotional trauma release. In that vein, she teaches Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) both in-person and online. Her book “I AM Intuitive: A MultiDimensional Guide to Embrace Your Inner Light” is now available on Amazon and other booksellers.


Dr. Dijamco founded the All Worlds Health family, which includes her practice in Roswell, GA, nonprofit, and online school. You can learn more about Dr. Dijamco’s practice, background, and philosophy at www.allworldshealth.com.



The article will look at the use and benefits to the treatment of anxiety when OMT is included in patient care. The article citation and link are:


Hudson, G., Hudson, H., Kaul, I., & Krus-Johnston, A. (2023). Does adding OMT to standard of care help in managing anxiety?. Evidence-Based Practice, 26(3), 17-18. https://journals.lww.com/ebp/citation/2023/03000/does_adding_omt_to_standard_of_care_help_in.15.aspx

Episode #46 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Educational Webinar

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 46
Discussant: Alan Yee, DO

January 23, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Alan Yee, DO, is a Vascular Neurologist and Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He received his osteopathic medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic, respectively, followed by fellowship training in Neurocritical Care and Stroke at the University of California San Francisco. He serves as the Associate Program Director for the Neurology Residency and Vascular Neurology fellowship programs. As a core medical educator, he developed interprofessional and post-graduate training curricula to improve neurological care among health professionals. Dr. Yee’s previous research focused on neurologic prognostication in patients with critical brain disease. His current research focuses on osteopathic examination rater reliability and the impact of musculoskeletal health (e.g., somatic dysfunction) on quality-of-life after stroke.  

Episode #45 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Journal Club

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 45
Discussant: François Lalonde, PhD, Ost., Kin

November 21, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Dr. Lalonde has a doctorate in exercise physiology, a diploma in osteopathy (Canada) and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He is currently a professor in the Department of Physical Activity Sciences at the Université du Québec à Montréal. François was instrumental in the creation of the first osteopathic university programs in Quebec. His scientific publications on research gate :https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francois-Lalonde-2


The article being presented is the 
“International Overview of Somatic Dysfunction Assessment and Treatment in Osteopathic Research: A Scoping Review.” 
This scoping review is aimed at mapping the scientific literature that clarifies the roles, uses, and applications of somatic dysfunction in the osteopathic field. It reports on the physical examination, modality, and time frame details of the osteopathic profession to accomplish this aim.


The article can be read here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8775713/

Episode #44 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Educational Webinar

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 44
Discussant: Gary Fryer, PhD, DO

October 17, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Gary Fryer is an Associate Professor and Course Chair in Osteopathy at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. Gary completed his osteopathic training in 1990 and practiced osteopathy in Melbourne, Brisbane, and rural Victoria. Gary has been extensively involved in osteopathic education and research, having taught osteopathic principles, technique, and research methods at Victoria University since 1997. His research interests have been diverse and include the reliability of palpation, the use of osteopathic techniques by the international profession, the biomechanical effects of spinal manipulation, and the neurophysiological mechanisms of manipulative treatment. Gary has been an advocate of an evidence-informed approach to teaching and practicing osteopathy. After completing his PhD in 2007, Gary moved to Kirksville, Missouri, for a two-year period where he conducted research with the A.T. Still Research Institute. He has authored over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, many book chapters, and has been an invited speaker at osteopathic conferences in Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Korea and Brazil.

Episode #43 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Network Update

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 43
Discussant: Brian Degenhardt, DO

September 19, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Episode #42 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Journal Club

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 42
Discussant: Julien Moreno, DO, PT

May 16, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Episode #41 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Educational Webinar

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 41
Discussant: William Devine, DO

April 18, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Episode #40 – Let’s Talk About OMM Research! – Journal Club

Let’s Talk About OMM Research Series! | EPISODE 40
Discussant: Anne Marie Zeller, DO, MSc

February 16, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (CST)
Virtual

Course Description
Sessions will include presentations of the latest scientific evidence regarding osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and topics related to OMM research and practice within the field. Sessions are designed to encourage discussion about evidence and topics presented.

Our “Let’s Talk About OMM Research!” Series Times are Changing!

Per feedback from our members, our “Let’s Talk About OMM Research!” Series is changing to the third Thursday of the month at 1PM to 2 PM US Central Time starting April 2024. The months that will have Episodes follows the schedule below:

Winter Series

1) Educational Webinar – Friday, January 19th @ 12 PM

2) Journal Club – Friday, February 16th @ 12 PM

March – Annual Meeting

Wednesday March 6th @ 8 AM – 12 PM

In Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor

ZOOM Attendance Available

Registration – https://redcap.link/2024AnnualMeeting

Spring Series

3) Educational Webinar – Thursday, April 18th @ 1 PM

4) Journal Club – Thursday, May 16th @ 1 PM

Fall Series

5) Network Update – Thursday, September 19th @ 1 PM

6) Educational Webinar – Thursday, October 17th @ 1 PM

7) Journal Club – Thursday, November 21st @ 1 PM