A hands-on approach to personalizing palliative care: the role of osteopathic manipulative treatment.

Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is an integrative modality that has proven benefits for patients suffering from physical and psychological ailments. Though the impact of OMT has been preliminarily studied in various patient populations, research and implementation of this treatment option has been limited. Within palliative medicine, integrating OMT into treatment plans can help to address both the physical and non-physical burdens of serious illness.