Cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have increased in recent years despite widespread vaccination and adequate antibiotic treatments. Osteopathic physicians may want to consider using osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) as an adjunctive treatment modality for pertussis; however, suitable OMT techniques are not specified in the research literature.

Manual of Visceral Osteopathy
This manual structures visceral osteopathy consistently by organ: for each organ, embryology, anatomy, diagnostics, and therapy follow a uniform structure, with all techniques illustrated step-by-step

