©ARC Page | 76 Abstract Background: Childhood mastery of manipulative skills predicted their adolescent learning and mastering specialized skills needed for successful participation in sports and activity. This study investigated relationships between levels of manipulative skill competency and participation in physical activity in school-aged children. Methods: 265 fifth-grade students volunta...

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The physical properties of amalgam are influenced by various manipulative factors such as mercury-alloy ratio, mixing time, existence of a ball in the capsule in the process of mixing, condensation pressure and the twisting movement given to the amalgam mix by the plugger in the process of condensation[1-8]. These factors, on the whole, determine the properties of amalgam restorations. It is cl...

In order to assist students, gain conceptual understanding of internal forces, a physical manipulative of a truss was developed in order to help students visualize, feel, and analyze the behavior of the material being manipulated. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how a physical manipulative of a truss contributed to the conceptual understanding of truss analysis in static...

Concussions commonly occur in adolescents. Although the majority of adolescent patients' symptoms resolve, about 11% continue to experience symptoms at 3 months. Standard treatment options for prolonged symptoms are not available, and the role of osteopathic manipulative treatment in the management of adolescent concussions is unclear. The authors describe a case of a 16-year-old girl with a hi...

CONTEXT Although many studies on the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) have been published, few examine its role in treating hospitalized patients. OBJECTIVE To determine patient perception of receiving OMT while hospitalized. METHODS Patients were referred to receive OMT through a consultation service and were separated into four groups: medical, musculoskeletal, obstetri...

Little empirical work has been done to examine how osteopathic medical students' attitudes toward osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) develop and evolve over the course of their medical education. A major obstacle to conducting this research is the absence of reliable and sensitive instruments to measure students' attitudes toward OPP. The purpose of this project is to develop a sensitive...