Category: Pain
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Does experience matter?
Not all osteopaths practice Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment(OMT). There are over forty different techniques. Time allowed for treatment is sometimes limited in certain settings. Most DO’s site the lack of time, lack of confidence in their skills and the difficulty obtaining re-imbursement as the most common reason for not using their skills. This background information provides…
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Injury and snow shoveling.
In the US every year over 11,000 individuals suffer injury while shoveling snow. Around 100 people die from heart related issues per year while shoveling. A percentage of the more than 11,000 citizens that have musculoskeletal injuries who are seen for treatment and evaluation in Emergency departments (ED) annually. This number is based solely on…
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Can pain in one region cause pain in other areas?
The body is a balanced system composed of muscles, bones and other tissues. There is a fibrous sack that surrounds the body under the skin that attaches muscles and bones and skin. The fibers have a specific orientation. If one area is bound down that can translate to other areas. This causes an imbalance of…
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Can chronic conditions benefit from Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)?
There are many chronic conditions that people suffer episodically. such as Osteoarthritis/ or inflammatory arthritis. Commonly an individual will sense the atmospheric changes associated with an incoming storm at least as well as a weather forecaster, sometimes more accurately! OMT will not cure arthritis. Chronic pain causes the body to adjust to lessen the effects…
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In pain and can’t get medicine that may help.
7% of adults in the US prefer to not take or can’t afford medicines! While the government battles the pharmaceutical companies regarding affordable medication, what is a person to do? Continue in pain? The majority of complaints of pain are related to muscle and joint discomfort. Many individuals may not have expendable income to spare,…
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Desk Jobs and low back pain
Many people are desk workers. The human body is made for movement and periods of rest. Most desks are not sized to the occupant and the worker may need to lean forward or turn their head away from the direction the body is facing. This will increase tension on one side of the body leading…
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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a condition without a known cause or treatment other than exercise and stretching. Many treatments have been tried with variable success. Invariably the pains persist. Reports of MRI’s of brains demonstrate specific changes based on how many years the individuals suffer. With increasing time of involvement there is a corresponding decrease in the…
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Gender fluid and muscle tensions.
I have had the opportunity to effectively treat individuals with gender dysphoria using Osteopathic manipulative Treatment (OMT). There are some similar patterns of tender and tight muscles associated with postural changes common in gender fluid people. The response to OMT is very favorable in relieving the discomfort of sore muscles. Data from many population surveys…
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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a condition without a known cause or treatment other than exercise and stretching. Many treatments have been tried with variable success. Invariably the pains persist. Reports of MRI’s of brains demonstrate specific changes based on how many years the individuals suffer. With increasing time of involvement there is a corresponding decrease in the…
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Gender fluid and muscle tensions.
I have had the opportunity to effectively treat individuals with gender dysphoria using Osteopathic manipulative Treatment (OMT). There are some similar patterns of tender and tight muscles associated with postural changes common in gender fluid people. The response to OMT is very favorable in relieving the discomfort of sore muscles. Data from many population surveys…