OMM in Space: Considerations for osteopathic manipulative medicine in space applications

Abstract Introduction: Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) is the therapeutic approach to involving hands-on treatment alleviate structural or functional dysfunctions which may be present in human body at any given time, especially after physically taxing activities. OMM has proven successful of these on patients for over a century earth. Little known about how could applied zero-gravity environment such as space. This paper will explore implemented into care astronauts both ground and during long duration spaceflight. Methods Results: A PubMed search “Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine” “Space Flight” yielded zero results. Conclusion: Somatic from microgravity environments are occur. We postulate that there special considerations addressing somatic developed different those More research needed determine techniques most effective safest space travel. The need also changes along with timing them, make them suitable use medicine.