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A Quarterly Tip to Help with
Common Pediatric Sports Medicine injuries

Precompetition Manipulation

By J.R. Barley, DO

In the United States alone well over 41 million children are involved in some form of organized sports. As Osteopathic Physicians we are trained in manipulative medicine which may allow our athletes to have a competitive advantage in their respective sports.

In a study done by Brolinson et al, they were able to demonstrate that precompetition manipulative treatment was positively associated with improved performance among both offensive and defensive football players at Virginia Tech University1. Though this study is well designed and executed the resulted improvement was small and did not yield a statistical significance.

This research being one of the first of its kind in sports medicine has been promoted by the Osteopathic Research Center and is continuing to garner support across multiple disciplines who utilize manual medical treatments. More research is needed to further validate what we as Osteopaths know about manipulations. The best advice this author can give is to get out there and use what you’ve been trained to do. The results will speak for themselves.

References:
  1. Brolinson, P., et al. “Precompetition Manipulative Treatment and Performance Among Virginia Tech Athletes During Two Consecutive Football Seasons: A Preliminary, Retrospective Report” J Am Osteopath Assoc September 1, 2012 vol. 112 no. 9 607-615.

About the Author: J.R. Barley is a first year resident in the VCU Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program in Newport News, Virginia.

About the Editor: Dr. Smith is a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician with Riverside Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Newport News, Virginia. He is also the head team physician for Christopher Newport University.