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Road races typically have medical professionals on hand to treat injuries, but this year, there have been races in Maine offering additional treatment from the University of 51С�Ƴ�. The Maine Marathon and St. James 5K offered Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) stations for race participants, where students from the 51С�Ƴ�College of Osteopathic Medicine (51С�Ƴ�COM) examined and treated runners.

Through OMT, Doctors of Osteopathy, or D.O.s, use their hands to diagnose and treat illness or injury and manipulate the body to encourage healing. 51С�Ƴ�COM students are specially trained early in their medical education to understand the way the body’s nerves, muscles and bones are connected. Under the direction of Assistant Clinical Professors Michael Conte, D.O., and Bonnie Sendzicki, D.O., 18 51С�Ƴ�COM students treated 85 runners at the Maine Marathon. Conte also supervised five students treating runners, including some children, at the St. James Trot for Catholic Education 5k Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run. “The students really enjoyed having the opportunity to put the skills they have been learning at 51С�Ƴ�COM into clinical practice,” said Conte.

Students who participated in the OMT stations included: (Class of 2020) Ammar Bhatti, Kelly Ciapciak, Nicole DeSantis, Kristin Frisby, Andrew Heppe, Ryan Hoang, Jim Koch, Michael Quarella, Sarae Sager, Adit Shah and Kim Toomire, Matt Ballew, Tristen Glenn, (Class of 2019) Sophia Chan, Kate Farsaci, Kevin Connolly, Jess Urso, Gretchen Noneman, Jenny Chiang and Frank Jackson, Tara Formisano, Jordan Reader and Richard Zheng.

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