Osteopathic medicine is a unique system of training physicians that incorporates all modern medical knowledge, from medicine to surgery, while maintaining the view that we are treating people, not diseases. Graduates of osteopathic schools are granted the DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) degree and go through four years of osteopathic medical school (after a college degree), followed by three to seven years of post-graduate residency training. Osteopathy focuses on healthy lifestyle and preventative measures to bring out and maintain healthy, rather than merely treating disease as it occurs. In addition to learning all aspects of modern medicine, osteopathic physicians also learn hands on treatment of dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system and some (like myself) choose to practice this as a specialty.
Although there are a variety of techniques employed by osteopathic physicians, I choose to incorporate techniques that are gentle and do not involve cracking or any quick twisting elements. Treating the body's soft tissues helps to create long lasting relief that can hopefully be maintained with individualized exercises and stretching which will be prescribed during your treatment. I take pride in trying to find the cause of the bio-mechanical problems so patients can be independent with as few treatments as possible. I enjoy collaborating with other professionals both medical and holistic to help you through to better health in any way possible.
You can expect full body evaluation and treatment, and sometimes breathing, posture and gait evaluations. After treatment mild soreness is not uncommon for up to 48 hours, but after that you should feel greater range of motion and strength which will lead to greater function and decrease of your pain.
