What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is based on the fundamental principle that the entire body is interrelated and has an inherent ability to defend and heal itself. Through the understanding of anatomy, physiology, structure, function, and dynamic biomechanical inter-relations, an Osteopath is able to palpate, diagnose, and treat restrictions that limit the body's full potential. Traditional Osteopaths focus on treating the whole person and their underlying cause for the condition rather than treating the symptoms alone.
To learn more about what is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), please visit the American Osteopathic Association.
Is there a difference between a DO and MD?
Many times people have seen an Osteopathic Physician for some form of medical care without knowing it. Just like Medical Doctors (MDs), Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs) are fully trained and licensed medical physicians in all 50 states. DOs specialize in the same fields of medicine as MDs: family practice, pediatrics, dermatology, radiology, emergency medicine, surgery, etc. In addition to standard MD education, DOs receive 400-600 hours of training in the study of the body's neuromusculoskeletal system.
What we treat
This list is not comprehensive. Rather it provides a list of common dysfunctions treated with Osteopathic Manipulation. Somatic Pain:- Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Joint Pain
- Traumatic injury
- Overuse injury
- Sciatica
- Back pain
- Groin pain
- Headaches
- Edema
- Digestive disorders
Infants/Pediatrics:
- Birth trauma - long or difficult labor
- Poor suckling
- Spitting up
- Colic
- Digestive disorders
- Learning disorders
- Recurrent ear infections
- Plagiocephaly (misshapen head)
Other:
- TMJ
- Sinusitis
- Asthma
- Digestive disorders
- Car accident related pain
- Headaches
- Visual strains
- Post dental trauma