A Proposed Mechanism: Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy's Potential Impact on Immune Cell Activity in Chronic Low Back Pain - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

A Proposed Mechanism: Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy's Potential Impact on Immune Cell Activity in Chronic Low Back Pain

  • By

  • Lily Tehrani

  • Jackson Gamer

  • Sarah Ballarin

  • Sebastian Arango

  • Nathan Widboom

  • Patrick Barry

  • Mark Sandhouse

  • Jill Wallace-Ross

  • Yasmin Qureshi

  • Lubov Nathanson

  • April 21, 2026

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Top Institutions in Orthopedic Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    A.T. Still University
    A.T. Still University

    Kirksville, MO

    Key Differentiators

    • Osteopathic Medicine
    • Pain Management
    • Immunology

  • #2

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN

    Key Differentiators

    • Pain Medicine
    • Immunology
    • Neuroscience

  • #3

    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Neuroimmunology
    • Pain Research
    • Mechanobiology

  • #4

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

    San Francisco, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Chronic Pain
    • Immunology
    • Integrative Medicine

  • #5

    University of North Texas Health Science Center
    University of North Texas Health Science Center

    Fort Worth, TX

    Key Differentiators

    • Osteopathic Medicine
    • Pain Research
    • Immunology

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A Proposed Mechanism: Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy's Potential Impact on Immune Cell Activity in Chronic Low Back Pain

  • by Lily Tehrani, Jackson Gamer, Sarah Ballarin, Sebastian Arango, Nathan Widboom, Patrick Barry, Mark Sandhouse, Jill Wallace-Ross, Yasmin Qureshi, Lubov Nathanson

  • April 21, 2026

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