Category: General
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What can 75-80 percent of Americans share?
That percentage is current for the percent of Americans that suffer from back pain (LBP) at any time or continuously. That is a staggering number, even if most LBP sufferers pain is self resolving. LBP causes difficulty with sleep and moodiness. Many time radiologic studies are inconclusive, but that doesn’t mean that there is no…
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Chronic conditions and OMT
Some people develop chronic conditions that effect the balance of tone in the body at a young age. Others develop this at a more advanced age. Conditions can be modified to some extent by external factors. There are variable symptoms depending on multiple components like emotional state, temperature and atmospheric pressure, etc. Sometimes these momentary…
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Be the best you can be!
Sleep is important to pain control and existence. Many people have difficulty getting out of and into bed due to conditions that cause pain. When the body feels pain in a joint or muscle, the mind reflexively decreases the muscular activity to that area to decrease pain. This means the other muscles and the rest…
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How much time do you spend with a doctor?
Brookmead Medical Associates-Osteopathic (BMAO) was started to help individuals feel better from aches and pain. These symptoms are a part of living but are amenable to Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMT). Treatment is 1x/week and the effects are apparent to the receiver. We have elected to not accept insurance because Insurance acceptance means that insurance decides…
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Freedom!
Today is the celebration of Juneteenth! The freedom of African Americans in Texas, 2 and a half years after Lincoln pronounced the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the enslaved Blacks in America. Celebrate freedom whenever you can and with everyone. Self determination can bring rewards and leads to an infinite number of paths forward. If musculoskeletal…
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121,000,000 US citizens suffer low back or /and lower and upper limb pain.
The CDC has kept records of incidence of pain as of January 2024, and noted a bimodal occurrence in the US, 18-35 year old and over 80 year old. There are a number of effective treatments including injections, medications, Physical therapy, Chiropractic treatment and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. While all are effective there is only 1…
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Todays thoughts!
I have been thinking about the rise and anger and loneliness I see around. I believe that these difficult feelings are related to worlds and local events and relationship issues. In 2023 there was a review of global numbers of complaints of muscular pain, Globally, 494 million (95% uncertainty interval 431–564) people had other musculoskeletal disorders in…
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Todays thoughts!
I have been thinking about the rise and anger and lonelyness I see around. I believe that these difficult feelings are related to worls and local events and relationship issues. In 2023 there was a review of global numbers of complaints of muscular pain, Globally, 494 million (95% uncertainty interval 431–564) people had other musculoskeletal disorders in…
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Chronic Pain
Is there a reason to use OMT in chronic (greater than 6 months) pain? In all chronic conditions the commonality is, there are good days interspersed with bad days. Some conditions are progressive and some are unyeilding. Stages in acceptance of chronicity of pain can affect the pain perception. OMT has been demonstrated to positively…
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Shoulder issues and pain.
Many individuals in the US and likely the world develope pain and discomfort in 1 or both shoulders. Some seek medical evaluation and some choose to live with the disability and pain. OMT has been helpful in relieving shoulder pain. Comparison of patients with shoulder pain treated with OMT have demonstrated significant improvement in function…