Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Director of Osteopathic Curriculum
School/College: Osteopathic Medicine
Email: crystalmartin@pnwu.edu
Fields:
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Areas of Expertise:
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
- Chronic Pain
- Quality of Life
- Interrater Reliability
- Common Compensatory Pattern and Fascial Planes
Methodological Expertise:
- Clinical Trials
- Case studies
- Systematic Reviews
Current Projects:
- OMT Protocol for Female Chronic Pelvic Pain
- OMT for Back Pain
- Systematic Review of Interrater Reliability of Techniques Used to Identify Somatic Dysfunction
- Comparison of Standard OMT to an Experimental Sham Treatment for Low Back Pain