Longitudinal Assessment References
Due to copyright restrictions, the AOBNMM cannot provide most reference materials used for longitudinal assessment. However, a list of the references used for the longitudinal assessments can be found below. Hyperlinks are provided in teal text where applicable.
Exam References
2026 References
- American Osteopathic Association (Updated 2019); Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of the cervical spine
- Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques (3rd Edition)
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 27
- Pages 243-244
- Pages 402-406
- Bates Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (9th Edition)
- Chapter 24
- CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research (Jul-Sep 2021) Vol 8, Issue 3
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (Nov 2019) Vol. 86, Issue 11; Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
- Cranial Osteopathy: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition)
- Page 403
- Compendium Edition: Clinical Application of Counterstrain (2012)
- Pages 63-68
- Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Orthopedics, 6th ed. (2021); Ch. 3: Sports Medicine: Upper Extremity; Shoulder Injuries; Shoulder Tendon and Muscle Injury
- Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2014); Ch. 40: Joint Injections
- Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (2025); Part 43: Orthopedic Disorders & Sports Medicine
- Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (2024); Ch. 24-06: Rhabdomyolysis
- Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine (Mar 2008); Vol.1, Issue 1; Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis
- Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care (5th Edition)
- Page 36
- Pages 605-607
- Pages 992-995
- Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine (4th Edition)
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28A
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40K
- Chapter 43
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 47A
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 52
- Goldman-Cecil Medicine (26th Edition)
- Chapter 135
- Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 21st
- Orthopedic Physical Assessment (2021)
- Chapter 13
- Osteopathy and Obstetrics (2012)
- Pages 204-210
- Pain Practice (Apr 2020); Vol. 20, Issue 4; Regenerative medicine for axial and radicular spine-related pain: a narrative review; pg. 437-453
- Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 (2024); Myasthenic Syndrome (Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome)
- Red Book 2021-2024: Report of the Committee On Infectious Diseases, 32nd (2021); Lyme Disease
- Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination (8th Edition)
- Chapter 17, pages 388-392
- Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine (2nd Edition)
- Chapter 19
- StatPearls
- The Pocket Manual of OMT: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Physicians (2nd Edition)
- Chapter 12
- The Washington Manual of Pediatrics (3rd Edition)
- Chapter 24
- Travell, Simons & Simons’ Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual (3rd Edition)
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 72
2025 References
- AHSA (Updated 2023); Autism (autism spectrum disorder)
- An Osteopathic Approach to Children (2003)
- Page 138
- An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment, 4th (2021)
- Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques, 3rd (2016)
- Chapter 9, page 214
- Chapter 9, pages 228–232
- Chapter 10, page 296
- Chapter 10, pages 310–311, 313
- Chapter 11, pages 370–374
- Clinical Key, 8th (2023)
- Chapter 197, pages 1,509–1,518
- Clinical Sports Medicine (2006)
- Pages 157–161, 235–241
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th (2018)
- Pages 201–214, 271
- Cranial Osteopathy for Infants, Children and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook (2007)
- Page 237
- Cranial Osteopathy: Principles and Practice, 2nd (2002)
- Pages 79–83
- Pages 223–225, 463–465, 590–598
- Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2014)
- Chapter 33: Joint Replacement
- Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (2022)
- Table 41-05: Musculoskeletal Injuries of the Hip
- Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, 4th (2018)
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 10, page 254
- Chapter 23, pages 495–496
- Chapter 35, pages 830–831
- Chapter 42, page 1,130
- Chapter 42, page 1,138
- Chapter 43A
- Chapter 47, page 1,356
- Chapter 48, pages 1,386–1,389
- Chapter 49, page 1,461
- Grays’ Anatomy, 42nd (2020)
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 80
- Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 21st (2022)
- Chapter 135: Urinary Tract Infections, Pyelonephritis, and Prostatitis
- Healthcare (Basel) (Aug 2023); Vol. 11, Issue 16; Treatment of Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Narrative Systematic Review
- Medline Plus (Updated Apr 2023) Tick Paralysis
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (Updated May 2021) Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
- Osteopathic Principles and Philosophy: A Contemporary View (2013)
- Pages 30–31, 65–94
- Osteopathic Techniques, 3rd (2015)
- Pages 238–242
- Osteopathy in the Cranial Field, 3rd (1976)
- Pages 183–185, 188–190
- Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (2013)
- Pages 72–86
- Pediatric Annals (May 2020); Vol. 49, Issue 5; Vomiting in Children: It’s Not Always Gastroenteritis
- Pediatric Manual Medicine: An Osteopathic Approach, 1st (2009)
- Page 93
- Pediatrics in Review (Sep 2021); Vol. 42, Issue 9; Scoliosis Management for Primary Care Practitioners
- Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient, 8th (2021)
- Chapter 58, pages 570–582
- Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (2024); Crohn Disease
- Schwartz’s Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, 5th
- Chapter 82
- Somatic Dysfunction in Osteopathic Family Medicine, 2nd (2014)
- Chapter 7, Table 7.2
- Chapter 7, pages 50–53, 61–64
- Chapter 16; Pages 171, 423–425
- Spine (Apr 2006); Vol. 31, Issue 9; Vladimir Janda, MD, DSc: Tribute to a Master of Rehabilitation
- Pages 1,060–1,064
- Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based Guide, 4th (2020)
- The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 37th (2023)
- Chapter 13; Pages 434–469
- The Washington Manual of Pediatrics, 3rd (2022)
- Pages 71–79
- Pages 498–520