Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques in Collegiate Dancers

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The goal of this study is to determine how these techniques affect pain levels, movement quality, and balance. Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques, or OMT, is a type of treatment used to treat problems in the bones, muscles, tissues, and joints. The investigators would like to ask the participants to fill out a few questionnaires about their personal history, dance background, pain levels, and movement quality. All participant responses will be completely anonymous, and participants are allowed to refuse to answer any part of the survey. The investigators would also ask participants to complete a balance assessment, which will involve standing on a force plate with their eyes open and closed for 30 seconds each. The initial survey and questionnaires, balance assessment, OMT, and post-practice survey are expected to take about 60 minutes. Each additional survey given after 24-hours and one week will take about 20 minutes each. The follow-up balance test after one week is expected to take less than 5 minutes. Participation in this study would be immensely valuable for us to learn more about the benefits of treating dancers with osteopathic manipulative medicine.

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