Osteopathic Clinical Skills is a channel dedicated to discussing and exploring Osteopathic Clinical Skills concepts for medical students, residents, and clinicians and presenting them in an easy to understand manner.
This particular video is intended as a demonstration of the principles of somatic dysfunction diagnosis of the upper extremity region, specifically for the wrist/hand, including the carpals, carpometacarpal joints, and phalanges.
See the following timestamps for each dysfunction evaluation:
00:20.00 - Carpals Somatic Dysfunction
01:50.10 - Metacarpal Somatic Dysfunction
03:37.00 - Phalanges Somatic Dysfunction
It is not intended as a complete instructional video and should not be considered a source of complete OMT instruction.
Instead, it should be treated as a supplement to independent learning using primary Osteopathic Manipulation instructional resources. Clinical skills are best learned and developed with support from faculty in the context of a complete Osteopathic Medical School Curriculum.
Attributions:
-Many thanks to the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM) for permitting use of the Center for Interprofessional Experiential Learning and Observation (CIELO) facilities and equipment during the production of this video.
-Additional thanks to the UIWSOM learner volunteers who participated in the production of and provided permission for the use of their image in this video.