PCOM - SAAO

03/01/2022

We were so grateful to have Dr. Hana Levin, who received her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy, teach us about kinesiotape! She demonstrated her process of evaluating patients, applying KT tape correctly, and explaining different taping methods for various injuries.

11/18/2021

Check out our Fall Newsletter and learn about upper cross syndrome and some easy ways to treat yourself while you study!

11/02/2021

Join SAAO for a Fall Cleanup!

09/23/2021

We are so happy to have had our first event of the year today and thank you to everyone for joining us with our foam rolling session! Dr. Levin taught us how to use foam rollers to target muscle groups and shared techniques to help our bodies from everyday studying or exercise by using the foam roller in different positions.

09/20/2021

Help support our fellow students:

My name is Marisa Gretz and I am a doctoral student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) collecting data for my dissertation. This online, survey-based study will evaluate the relationship between a sense of connection, the use of social media, and depression in graduate students.

To participate, you must be a U.S. graduate student in good academic standing and have no diagnosis of depression. This is an anonymous and voluntary study, and you can drop out at any time. The survey will take about 30 minutes. Individuals who complete the study will be offered the chance to enter a raffle for one of three $25 Amazon gift cards.

To join the study, please click the following link: (https://redcap.pcom.edu/surveys/?s=9JWM939JJD)

If you have any questions, please contact: Marisa Gretz, M.S. marisagr@pcom.edu

or

Michelle Lent, PhD michellele@pcom.edu

PCOM IRB # ( -023X)

This study will evaluate the relationship between a sense of connection, the use of social media, and depression in graduate students. This study is voluntary, will take about 30 minutes, and is anonymous. You can drop out at any time and do not have to answer every question. At the end of the study...

05/12/2021

Hello, everyone!

Join SAAO for a Spring clean-up this Saturday from 9-11am. We will meet at the Monument Lot. Physical distancing and masks are required but gloves will be provided. See you there!

01/24/2021

January 26th:

5-6 PM: Intersection between PM&R, The Disabled and You Being of Service - Dr. James Lipton, DO, will provide an orientation to those interested in a PM&R career on helping the disabled and fostering personal and professional growth in this arena.
Link for the event: http://meet.google.com/uqp-pbvr-xyi

6-6:30 PM: OMM and Disabilities Panel - Dr. Lipton will be joined by Dr. Golden and Dr. Ehrenfeuchter from the PCOM Georgia campus.
Link for the event: http://meet.google.com/uqp-pbvr-xyi (same as the 5-6 PM talk)

7-7:30 PM: OMT for Non-Ambulatory MS Patients - Dr. Alberto Giardini, DO, the current ONMM resident at PCOM, will discuss the use of OMT for the disabled community.
Link for the event: meet.google.com/jye-jyqd-ygr

7:30-8 PM: Osteopathic Acupuncture for Disabled Patients - Dr. Alexander King, DO graduated from the ONMM residency at PCOM last year and now works for the Shin Center of Integrative Sports Medicine in Cherry Hill, NJ. He will discuss his paper on acupuncture for disabled patients.
Link for the event: meet.google.com/jye-jyqd-ygr (same as the 7-7:30 PM talk)

10/26/2020

If you want to learn more about how you can utilize OMT when you graduate, join SAAO. We will continue to promote the use of manual treatment! Remember, as a DO your hands are licesned to be therapeutic and OMT can be used across every single specialty if you find the time and need for it. Follow on IG if you want to be in the loop!

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Here, you can watch a great example of what it looks like to treat an athlete with Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT). This past weekend, our very own, Dr. Alex King, DO (.alex.king) was able to treat elite boxer Stacia Suttles ().
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Her main imbalances were hip misalignment (left inflare), torsion of her sacrum (tailbone), stuck left diaphragm, and anterior restricted left shoulder.
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In this video you can see Dr. King's progression from the feet to the head. Dr. King describes the way he untangles the body through gentle osteopathic manual manipulations (OMM)
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If you enjoyed this content, go follow .alex.king and !
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09/29/2020

Hey Everyone! My name is Chris Howard and am also a second year. I’m the National Liaison for SAAO’s PCOM-Philadelphia chapter, an ambassador, and also conduct research with Dr. Bravo’s ophthalmology lab. I’m a huge advocate of OMM because I’ve experienced the benefits first hand as it assisted in allowing me to fully recover from a fairly debilitating sports injury when I was younger.
Fun facts:
1. I grew up playing A LOT of sports and played with and against a handful of professional NBA and NFL players. I’m very active and enjoy planting any and all sports.

2. I worked in a stress neuroscience lab at the University of Pennsylvania (which later moved to the University of Maryland SOM) where I helped conduct research looking at how maternal stress can negatively contribute to neonatal brain development, predisposing them to psychiatric disorders that manifest during adolescence.

08/27/2020

Hi everyone! My name is Larisa Kavetsky, an OMS-II🙂 I’m the Community Service Chair for PCOM’s chapter of SAAO as well as the president of Integrative Medicine Club, an ambassador, member of Pulmonics- PCOM’s a capella group, and part of the Health Career Collaborative. I really love OMM so if anyone ever needs some sub-occipital release or ENT sequence done (or anything else we’ve learned), let me know!!!

Fun facts:
1. Like Avery, I also have a strong tie to Russia! Russian was my first language, I went to Russian school every Saturday of my childhood, and I met my husband who is also Russian at Russian camp (which is in New York, not in Russia - common misconception) and he proposed in Russia last December!
2. I did Alzheimer’s research at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine for two summers ago and lived in a house on the water owned by the lab in the middle of Acadia National Park with ~30 other kids from around the US & PR! The house even came with a private chef! 😂
3. Unrelated to the Alzheimer’s project, I’m the first author in a neuroscience research study that was just published in Nature this past September!

08/18/2020

My name is Sarah Glisan, and I am the Secretary for SAAO! In addition to SAAO, I am involved in the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). I also played flag football last fall.
A fun fact about me is that I competitively swim in the U.S. Masters Swimming League!
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05/26/2020

John Karpinski will be serving as PCOM SAAO’s new Vice-President for the 2020-2021. Some words from John below:
Honored to serve as PCOM SAAO’s vice-president for the upcoming year. I am eager to continue working with our awesome E-board to create new activities and opportunities to meaningfully engage osteopathic principles and practice as DO students!
Other campus roles: PCOM Pulmonics, Co-President
Fun Facts:
1. I am a proud uncle of 3 kids (thanks, big sis!)
2. Jennesa, my partner, inspires me to be the best me every day!
3. Taught nursing anatomy at Fairfield University before coming to PCOM.

05/20/2020

Hello Everyone! My name is Avery Perez and I am completing my first year of medical school at PCOM. I am honored to serve as the next President of the PCOM Chapter and I will be running this account for the next year. Over the next few days I will be introducing you all to the new Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) Executive Board. Here is a little bit about me:
SAAO Eboard Position: President
Other Club/Extra curricular activities: I am also involved in representing PCOM as an Ambassador, Vice President - PM&R Club, Northeast Membership Regional Director for AOCPMR, and a Mentor for students in the Biomedical Science Program through SNMA.
Fun Fact(s): 1. I taught baseball in Russia when I was 16.
2. I backpacked 6 countries for 28 days before starting medical school.
3. I have a passion for classic cars and I am currently restoring a 1970 Chevelle.
I look forward to sharing our content with you all and showing you what SAAO has to offer. If you have a passion for OMM and you are a PCOM student interested in joining please reach out to me!

05/06/2020

We would like to invite you to join SAAO & ENT tomorrow, Thursday, May 7th at 6:00pm for a Virtual Journal Club facilitated by John Karpinski (OMS-I, Vice President- SAAO) and Dr. Shah. We will be discussing a pilot study exploring the efficacy of an OMT protocol for middle ear effusion post otitis media in children.

All those who sign up will receive an email with the article and an invitation to the virtual google meeting.

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05/04/2020

The First Virtual Conference (5/16) and the Last (6/27) of this lecture series hosted by the Osteopathic Cranial Academy will be available FREE to Students and those who do not need CME credit! Highly recommend!

05/04/2020

Little Monday Macarena for you. You can use Dr. Allison’s rib dysfunction Macarena to remember muscle energy for rib exhalation dysfunction!

Dr. Allison gave PCOM SAAO permission time post this on social media. Please be respectful.

04/22/2020

Fight upper and lower cross syndrome with a home workout and stretch with our very own ONMM PGY-3 Resident Dr. Alex King. Live on Instagram tomorrow, 4/23!You will be able to access it for 24 hours.

Tune in on our IG:

04/15/2020

Workout Wednesday #2 today!!!!

featuring (OMS2) & .alex.king 💪
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We will be doing a LIVE Stream split-screen body weight workout today, so feel free to take a study break & sweat. 💦