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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar 18;12(3):e7317.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.7317.

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Relieves Post-concussion Symptoms in a Case of Polytrauma

Gerard A Baltazar  1 , Christine Kolwitz  1 , Patrizio Petrone  1 , Adam Stright  1 , D'Andrea Joseph  1
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Relieves Post-concussion Symptoms in a Case of Polytrauma

Gerard A Baltazar et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Optimal management of post-concussion symptoms (PCS) remains ill-defined but includes multimodal, symptom-guided plans of care. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may be used as an adjunct treatment for PCS. We present a case of a motor vehicle collision victim whose PCS improved directly and progressively after OMT. To our knowledge, this is the first report of OMT utilized for PCS management after polytrauma and as part of an organized trauma system. Previous studies discuss potential benefits of OMT for patients with PCS after sports-related injuries, and none account for management of multiply injured patients as part of an organized trauma system. Further study of OMT for PCS is warranted and would benefit by recruiting patients from trauma centers in order to observe a range of mechanisms of injury that result in concussion.

Keywords: concussion; osteopathic manipulative treatment; trauma.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Computerized tomography demonstrates soft tissue contusion and skull fracture (a, arrow) but no intracranial hemorrhage (b).
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