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
- Public Health and Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise:
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
- Interrater Reliability
- Common Compensatory Pattern
- OMT Protocol Development
- Fascial Distortion Model
Methodological Expertise:
- Clinical trials
- Case studies
- Systematic reviews
- OMT study protocol development
Current Projects:
- OMT Protocols for Female Chronic Pelvic Pain and Labor & Delivery
- Study of variations in fascial patterns and their relationship to laterality of activities
- Systemic Review of Interrater Reliability of Palpatory Techniques Used to Identify Somatic Dysfunction