Everyone knows that with age comes arthritis. It is almost inevitable. Anyone that has lived life to its fullest can appreciate that their body has been through many years of physical strain and stress. Their joints and muscles have been taxed and the result is discomfort due to arthritis. The knees, the ankles, the bones […]
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Considering care under the recommendation of an osteopathic physician has become more and more popular as people are beginning to understand the intricate connection between prevention and control of diseases. Doctors who practice osteopathy are often more interested in in the prevention of disease and work to control or heal the body by giving an
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Osteopathy, a form of drug-free, manual medicine that focuses on total health through treating and strengthening the musculoskeletal system, will positively affect the body\’s nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems. Pregnancy is a perfect time for a woman to be introduced to the practice of osteopathic medicine. This is a time of change for many women
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A knee injury is one of the most common complaints especially among athletes. The knee includes bones, the meniscus, and ligaments. There are four bones of the knee, which are the patella, which is the kneecap, the thigh bone or femur, the tibia, and the fibula. The patella or kneecap sits on top of the
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Sciatica is the medical term used for pain that travels down the back of the whole leg to the ankle and can even affect the sole of the foot. Sciatic pain can come on gradually or virtually overnight but the main symptom is pain or discomfort that usually develops from one side of the lower
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A doctor of osteopathic medicine represents one of two distinct schools of medicine in the United States today. The first, allopathic medicine, is a traditional Western medical approach to treating the body. The second, osteopathic medicine, focuses on the total person with an appreciation for the inter-relationship that the various body systems have in maintaining
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The likelihood is that if you have been going to a doctor since you were born you have been seeing a physician who is either a DO (doctor of osteopathy) or an MD (allopathic physician). You might not even know that there are two types of doctors or that they are both qualified and licensed
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Osteopathic treatments are the result of evaluations and recommendations of a doctor osteopathy. This medical profession works from their knowledge of the normal anatomy of a human and compares that to the abnormal body. Each visit consists of a medical history, physical and structural examination, osteopathic diagnosis and osteopathic treatment. Prior to recommending treatments the
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Finding a good doctor of osteopathy is much like finding a good medical practitioner, general practitioner or nurse practitioner. The process, although pretty straight forward, always nets you less names and less options because there are fewer doctors of osteopathy then there are MDs. Another choice may be a chiropractor who some believe perform much
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Osteopathic treatment is the treatment of the body as a whole. The osteopathic physician, or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) also believes that healing comes from within. The treatment of osteopathic medicine is done by manipulation, stretching, ice, rest, exercises and other similar treatments. Osteopathic medicine is not to be confused with chiropractic medicine or
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