Ep.97 Making a Career Choice of OMM/PM&R and Hypermobility Awareness – David Risov, DO

David Risov, DO is a graduate of MSUCOM where he was highly involved in the student OMT clinics as a medical student. In his final year of medical school he received “The Fred L. Mitchell, Sr., DO, FAAO Memorial Award” for exceptional achievement in the field of OMM. Currently he is in the final year of his PM&R residency at Georgetown University/MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, in Washington, DC where he founded the PM&R Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Club. In 2023 he presented Case Report at the AAO Convocation on “An Osteopathic Approach To Refractory Sternal Pain.” He has also presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting on “Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in the Treatment of Lower Back Muscle Spasms Prior to Epidural Steroid Injection for Lumbar Radiculopathy.” He is the Primary Investigator on a research study looking at - Hypermobility as an alternative explanation for fibromyalgia symptomatology. He is an advocate for our specialty of Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. Enjoy this conversation with David Risov, DO. If you would like to reach out to David with questions or comments you may at [email protected] Books on Hypermobility: "Disjointed Navigating the Diagnosis and Management of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome" "Understanding Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder" You may also reach out to the podcast with questions, comments or if you would like to be a guest at: [email protected]