ImmunoBoost: The Lymphatic Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Protocol Study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not yet recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: - Individuals must be 18 years or older. - Individuals must provide informed consent. - Individuals must be healthy with a BMI under 30, with no primary or secondary immune deficiency or autoimmune disease/must not be immunocompromised. - Individuals must not be using or recently have used any immune-altering medications such as corticosteroids, cyclosporin, tacrolimus, and pimecrolimus - Individuals must not have had lymphatic OMT or other physical manipulation such as acupuncture, physical therapy, chiropractic, or massage therapy in the previous four weeks before study enrollment. - Individuals must have the ability to receive OMT with lymphatic techniques. - Individuals must be able to tolerate 12 minutes of moderate physical activity. - Individuals must not be pregnant or breastfeeding. - Individuals must not have had a splenectomy or other spleen or oncologic surgery within the past 6 months. - Individuals must be infection-free for the past 6 weeks before starting the study and have not received any immunizations within the past 6 weeks. - Individuals must be willing to avoid strenuous activity at least 24 hours before each visit. - Individuals must be willing to abstain from moderate to intense activity in the 4 hours between their 2nd blood draw and their final blood draw at each of their three visits. Exclusion Criteria: - Individuals are younger than 18 years of age. - Individuals who do not provide informed consent. - Individuals with a BMI over 30, or with primary or secondary immune deficiency or autoimmune disease or is immunocompromised. - Individuals using or recently have used any immune-altering medications such as corticosteroids, cyclosporin, tacrolimus, and pimecrolimus - Individuals who have had lymphatic OMT or other physical manipulation such as acupuncture, physical therapy, chiropractic, or massage therapy in the previous four weeks before study enrollment. - Individuals who don't have the ability to receive OMT with lymphatic techniques. - Individuals who cannot tolerate 12 minutes of moderate physical activity. - Individuals who are pregnant or breastfeeding. - Individuals who have had a splenectomy or other spleen or oncologic surgery within the past 6 months. - Individuals who have had an infection in the 6 weeks before starting the study and or have received any immunizations within the past 6 weeks. - Individuals not willing to avoid strenuous activity at least 24 hours before each visit. - Individuals not willing to abstain from moderate to intense activity in the 4 hours between their 2nd blood draw and their final blood draw at each of their three visits.