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Brookmead Medical Associates-Osteopathic is now accepting credit/debit cards and apple/google phone wallet payments.
I realize that current practice is to carry less cash and pay with credit or a phone app. In order to assist patients with easier forms of payment I have decided to accept credit/Debit cards and phone payment in addition to cash and checks. There have been patients that have preferred to use credit but…
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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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Cost per OMT session
BMAO ( Brookmead Medical Associates-Osteopathic) does not accept insurance. If this seems too much cash, let’s look at this from another perspective, In this practice 80% of patients respond with long term
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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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Do you suffer from Back Pain!
Brookmead Medical Associates has successfully treated patients that have had previous PT and a non surgical back ache. Some have delt with pain for 2 or more years. Some have had prior surgery to correct an anatomical issue, but continue with pain and postural changes. OMT has helped many improve function and decrease pain. Dr.…
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Affordable OMT
I realize the need of available OMT services. Brookmead Medical Associates/ Osteopathic(BMAO) is dedicated to providing quality Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment to help people feel better and decrease discomfort. There is a paucity of DO’s providing OMT. Recent surveys point to only 5-10 % of DO’s perform OMT regularly and feel confident in their skills. BMAO…