David Eland, D.O., FAAO

Department of Family Medicine
Section of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM)
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
249 Grosvenor Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701

(740) 593-4787

eland@exchange.oucom.ohiou.edu
David C. Eland, D.O., FAAO
Professor of OMM
Head, Section of OMM
Director, ‘Plus One’ Residency
 
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Education  
2000-present Earned Fellowship in the American Academy of Osteopathy (FAAO)
1992-present Board Certified, American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
1984-1985 General Rotating Internship, Riverside Osteopathic Hospital
1979-1984 Doctor of Osteopathy, KCOM
1983-1984 Undergraduate Fellowship in Anatomy & Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
1976-1979 Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude; areas of emphasis: biology, physical education, and public health. University of Minnesota
   
   
Work Experience
2003-present Section Head, Section of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine
2006-present Professor of Family Medicine, Section of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2007-present Director, ‘Plus One’ Residency in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
2003-present Chair, CORE Osteopathic Principles & Practice Committee
2003-present Director, Undergraduate Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Fellowship
2005-present Director, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
2000-2006 Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Section of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
1995-2000 Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Section of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
   
   
Current Projects, Research, Grants
   
Howell, J.N., Eland, D.C., Walkowski, S., Clark, B., Benseler, J. ‘MRI Assessment of Responses to Manipulative Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain.’ OU-IRB #: 07F035

David C. Eland – primary investigator , ‘Intra-rater Reliability in Lumbar Diagnosis When Using Local Motion Input.’ ; OU-IRB #: 05X129.

David C. Eland – primary investigator; Co-investigators: Howell, J.N., Williams, R.L., Burns, J.M., Conatser, R.R., Ji W. ‘Lumbar Compliance Measurements of the Human Back Surface in the Low Back Pain Patient.’ OU-IRB #: 05X080.
Howell, J.N., Williams, R.L., Eland, D.C., Burns, J.M., Conatser, R.R., Ji W. ‘Compliance Measurements of the Surface of the Human Back.’ OU-IRB#: 05X077.

David C. Eland & William Johnston, ‘Comparison of Osteopathic Diagnostic Approaches to Segmental Definition – Regional Motion Input and Local Motion Input’, OU-IRB #: 01X050
   
   
Publications/Presentations
   
David C. Eland, D.O., Course Developer & Leader for multiple courses for Deutsches Gesellschaft fur Osteopathische Medicine, Boppard, Germany; 2-4 courses per year since 2002; taught in Boppard, Frieburg and Potsdam; courses: Advanced Functional Methods, Muscle Energy III, Cranio III, Cranio IV and a Clinical Course.

John N. Howell, Robert R. Conatser, Robert L. Williams, II, Janet M. Burns, and David C. Eland. Palpatory Diagnosis Training on the Virtual Haptic Back: Performance Improvement and User Evaluations. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008;108 29-36 http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/abstract/108/1/29 

Howell, J.N., Cabell, K.S., Wynne, M.M., Eland, D.C., Chila, A.G. “Stretch Reflex and Hoffman Reflex Responses to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Subjects with Achilles Tendonitis”. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2008;106 537-545 http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/106/9/537 

Eland, D.C. Palpatory Evidence for Viscero-somatic Influence upon the Musculoskeletal System, The AAO Journal, Vol 16, No 3 September 2006, pp. 21-24.

Eland, D.C. Local Motion vs. Passive Regional Motion – Implications & Applications – Osteopathische Medizin, Spring 2006, Elsevier Press, final draft submitted and accepted.

Howell, J.N., Williams, R.L. II, Conatser, R.R., Burns, J.M., and Eland, D.C. Stretch Reflex and Hoffmann Reflex Responses to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Subjects With Achilles Tendinitis, Journal of American Osteopathic Association, September 2006, Volume 106, Number 9.

Wynne, M.M., Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., Burns, J.M., and Eland, D.C. Effect of Counterstrain on Stretch Reflexes, Hoffmann Reflexes, and Clinical Outcomes in Subjects with Plantar Fasciitis, Journal of American Osteopathic Association, September 2006, Volume 106, Number 9.

Howell, J.N., Williams, R.L. II, Conatser, R.R., Burns, J.M., and Eland, D.C. The Virtual Haptic Back (VHB): Detection of Compliance Differences, 2006 Digital Human Modeling for Design & Engineering Conference of the Society of Automotive Engineers, July 4-6, 2006, Lyon, France

Williams, R.L. II, Howell, J.N., Conatser, R.R., Burns, J.M., and Eland, D.C. Palpatory training on The Virtual Haptic Back improves detection of compliance difference, Eurohaptics 2006

David C. Eland, ‘Osteopathy and the Injured Musician’, Symposium on Musician Wellness, OU School of Music, , May 12th, 2006.

Johnston, W. L., Friedman, H.D., Eland, D.C. Functional Methods, 2nd Edition, American Academy of Osteopathy, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2005. New Chapters, Sections & Appendix; Extensive editorial involvement.

David C. Eland, ‘Local vs. Regional Motion – Implications and Applications’, 1st International Congress of Osteopathic Medicine, Freiburg Germany, Sept. 15-18, 2005. Presentation and 2 workshops.

John N. Howell, R.L. Williams II, R.R. Conatser, J.M. Burns, D.C. Eland. The Virtual Haptic Back (VHB): A Virtual Reality Simulation of the Human Back for Palpatory Diagnostic Training. Published in Symposium Proceedings - 2005 SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Symposium, June 14-16, 2005, at Iowa City, Iowa.

Mann, D. D., & Eland, D. C., The effect of mastery learning on self-efficacy in applying a therapeutic psychomotor skill. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2005, 100, 77-84.

R.L. Williams II, M. Srivastava, J.N. Howell, R.R. Conatser, Jr., D.C. Eland, J.M. Burns, and A.G. Chila, The Virtual Haptic Back for Palpatory Training, 2004, Sixth International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces, Penn State Univ., October 13-15, 2004. (Accepted)

Z. Comeaux, D. Eland, A. Chila, A. Pheley, M. Tate. Measurement challenges in physical diagnosis: refining inter-rater palpation, perception and communication. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. Vol. 5, No. 4; October 2001, Pp.245-253.

David C. Eland, D.O. A Model for (Focused ) Osteopathic Evaluation of “Iliacus” Function and Dysfunction. American Academy of Osteopathy Journal. Pp.15-39.(Peer reviewed section; published June 2001)

Douglas Mann, Ph.D., David C. Eland, D.O., David A. Patriquin, D.O., Dan F. Johnson, M.A. Increasing OMT skills and confidence through mastery learning. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Chicago. Pp.301-304.(Peer reviewed publication; published May,2000)

David C. Eland, D.O., Tiffani Singleton, B.S., Robert Conaster,M.S., John Howell, Ph.D., Alfred Pheley, Ph.D., Melynda Karlene, B.S., Joynita Robinson, D.O. The Iliacus Test: New Information for the Evaluation of Hip Extension Dysfunction. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Chicago. (Peer reviewed section) Vol 102, No.3, March 2002, Pp.130-142.

David C. Eland, D.O. ‘Iliacus Muscle Function and Dysfunction in Relation to Hip Extension, Low Back and Lower Extremity Syndromes’ Internationaler Kongress fur Osteopathische Medizin - Hamm, Germany, October 16, 1999.
   
   
Memberships
   
American Osteopathic Association

American Academy of Osteopathy

American Academy of Osteopathy: Bureau of Experts

Ohio Osteopathic Association

Cranial Academy

American Academy of Pain Management
   
   
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Hospital Affiliations
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