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Editor’s Response:
I would like to thank Dr. Urse for her Letter to the Editor. We welcome the sentiment of this letter and agree whole- heartedly that we have a great opportunity to highlight osteopathic principles and osteopathic manipulation with our article selections for this journal. Although we do not control what content is submitted to the journal, we cer- tainly can consider inclusion of osteopathic principles and OMT as part of a final manuscript review. I think this can be even more important with medical topics that are not pri- marily musculoskeletal and where OMT can be beneficial. As a counterpoint, we will expect that OMT-focused arti- cles/research have the same supporting evidence as other treatments. We challenge osteopathic family physicians to continue to contribute to the collective database of evidence that supports the use of OMT. In the end, patients will benefit from the most comprehensive treatment plan.
Regards,
Jay H. Shubrook Jr., DO, FACOFP
Editor, Osteopathic Family Physician