William James Brooks DO
Board Certified: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Goals of Research
Dr. Brooks has published "proof of principle" research studies devoted to concepts fundamental to the FPMSS paradigm as well as application of the Restorative Care method. Please see his CV for details.
His ongoing efforts include:
Dr. Brooks has been an Adjunct Research Scientist at the Andrew Taylor Still Research Institute — under the leadership of Brian Degenhardt, DO. Dr. Brooks' focus is on adverse events associated with Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine as investigated through the DO-Touch practice based research network.
Dr. Brooks is a Designated Campus Colleague with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine. His current focus is on outcomes research in collaboration with Michael Dohm, MD. Kinesiology of the forearm, leg, hind foot, and chest wall as well as intra and inter examiner reliability of the FPMSS paradigm method are additional areas of interest.
Publications & Abstracts
1995
Krupinski, E., Brooks, W., Lund, P. "Demonstration of Movement in the Sacroiliac Joint Using Ultrasound". SPIE Medical Imaging 1995; Vol. 2433: 354-360
1995
Lund, P., Krupinski, E., Brooks, W. "Ultrasound Evaluation of Sacroiliac Motion in Normal Volunteers". Acad Radiol 1996; Vol. 3: 192-196.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1076633296804387
1995
Second Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back Pain - The Integrated Function of the Lumbar Spine and the Sacroiliac Joints; San Diego, California
Poster / Abstract: "Real-time Sonographic Evaluation of Sacroiliac Joint Motion Induced by Spring Testing" Brooks, W., Krupinski, E., Lund, P.
2001
Hawes, M., Brooks, W. “Improved Chest Expansion in Idiopathic Scoliosis after Intensive, Multiple-modality, Non-surgical Treatment in an Adult”. Chest 2001; Vol.120: 672-674.
http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/120/2/672.full
2002
International Research Society of Spinal Deformities, May 2002; Athens, Greece
Poster / Abstract: “Reversal of Signs and Symptoms of Longstanding Moderately Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Response to Physical Methods ” Hawes, M., Brooks, W.
2002
Hawes MC, Brooks, WJ: "Reversal of Signs and Symptoms of Longstanding Moderately Severe Idiopathic Scoliosis in Response to Physical Methods ” Studies in Health Technology and Information 2002, 91:365-368
2003
47th Annual AOA Research Conference; New Orleans, Louisiana
Poster / Abstract: "The Effect of Cervical Spine Position on Lumbar and Trunk Forward Bending" M. M. Patterson and Brooks, W.
2007
SOSORT 4th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities; Boston, Massachusetts
Poster / Abstract: "Reversal of curvature magnitude in response to physical methods: a 15-year followup in an adult female diagnosed with moderately severe scoliosis at age eleven" W. J. Brooks, E. A. Krupinski, M. C. Hawes
2009
Essay: "Limitations of Symmetry - Introducing Proportionality" Osteopathic Medicine (German) Winter, 2009 pp. 4-8
2009
Book / Video Review: "Pocket Manual of OMT" by Steele, et al. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 109:11 (November 2009) pp. 571-2.
2009
William J. Brooks, Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Martha C. Hawes. "Reversal of childhood idiopathic scoliosis in an adult, without surgery: a case report and literature review" Scoliosis 2009, 4:27 (15 December 2009)
http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/content/4/1/27
2012
William J. Brooks, Michael M. Patterson, Ethan Wagner, Patrick Hardigan. "Cervical Spine Bending: A Factor Confounding Whole Trunk and Lumbar Forward Bending Range of Motion" Journal of the American Osteopathic Association July 2012 112:429-436
2018
Degenhardt, B., Johnson, J., Brooks, W., Norman, L. “Adverse Events Reported Immediately Following Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment” The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, March 2018, Vol. 118, 141-149