Correlation of Somatic Dysfunction With Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Findings

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences70 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to correlate the link between palpatory findings of somatic dysfunction and gastrointestinal endoscopic evidence of changes in mucosa. The investigators' hypothesis is that there is a direct connection between somatic palpatory changes and intestinal mucosal changes via a somatovisceral/viscerosomatic mechanism.

The study protocol is limited to an extra physical examination (the focused structural exam) prior to a scheduled routine or diagnostic endoscopy. Immediately prior to the scheduled endoscopy, subjects enrolled in the study will be palpated by a Neuromuscular Medicine (NMM)/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) specialist for spinal tenderness, tissue texture changes and asymmetry or restricted range of motion as well as tenderness of Chapman points. The entire spine from the occipitoatlantal joint to the sacrum will be evaluated along with specific intercostal abdominal and lower extremity areas. The positive structural examination findings of spinal tenderness, tissue texture changes and asymmetry or restricted range of motion will be compared to the visual and pathological findings recorded in the operative report of the endoscopy procedure and the pathological report of any biopsies obtained during the endoscopic procedure.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Segmental and Somatic Dysfunction Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Ectopic Intestinal Mucosa

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients already scheduled for upper or lower endoscopy at Kirksville Family Medicine Clinic * Must be 21 years of age or older * Subjects must be able to lie in the prone position for 30 minutes Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects cannot have history of spinal fractures or surgical intervention of the spine that could alter the palpatory findings of the spinal and paraspinal regions * Subjects who are wards of the state or are unable to sign the consent form on their own behalf will be excluded * Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to lie prone for 30 minutes * Subjects will be excluded if they are not already scheduled for an endoscopy

Locations (1)

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Family Practice Clinic

Kirksville, Missouri, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Osteopathic structural exam findings of somatic dysfunction

A musculoskeletal exam will be done by a Neuromuscular Medicine (NMM)/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) specialist for spinal tenderness, tissue texture changes, asymmetry, and restricted range of motion as well as tenderness of Chapman Points. The entire spine from the occipitoatlantal joint to the sacrum will be evaluated along with specific intercostal abdominal and lower extremity areas. The exam will identify whether tenderness, tissue texture changes, asymmetry, and range of motion restrictions exist at each of the vertebral segments.

Time frame: Structural exam will be conducted prior to the scheduled endoscopy on the same day. The results will be recorded on a somatic dysfunction findings worksheet during the exam. This exam will only occur one time on the day of the endoscopy.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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