Given the invasive nature of many medical interventions for pain, along with the growing opioid epidemic and addic- tion to pain medications, more people are seeking out natural approaches for managing their pain.


Osteopathic Medicine


Osteopathic medicine treats the whole patient and ad- dresses the underlying causes of pain and disease. It was discovered in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, who was a fron- tier physician that realized how ineffective and dangerous medicine and surgery were in his day. By spending time in nature and studying anatomy in extreme detail, he realized how the body’s structure and function were related. The first osteopathic school was opened in 1892 in Kirkville, Missouri. Today there are 38 schools across the U.S., and over 100,000 osteopathic physicians in practice, with many in rural and underserved areas. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) complete 4 years of medical school and additional resi- dency training, like their MD colleagues. They are licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all 50 states. In addition, DOs receive extensive training in osteopathic and anatomical structural diagnosis and treatment. Some osteopaths practice a gentle hands-on treatment called OMT (Osteopathic Ma- nipulative Treatment). This helps to align bones and soft tissues and allows nerve, arterial, and lymphatic circulation to restore vitality and healing.


Osteopathic concepts are quite holistic in nature and emphasize the following principles:


1. The human being is a dynamic unit of function;


2. The body possesses self-regulatory mechanisms, which are self-healing in nature;


3. Structure and function are interrelated at all levels; and 4. Rational treatment is based on these principles. Cranial osteopathy is a more advanced healing technique


that involves gentle palpation and movement of the bones of the skull, the brain, the dural and fascial membranes, the sacrum, and the fluctuation and balance of the cerebrospinal fluid. This enables sutures between skull bones to be released and cranial nerves like the vagus, our major parasympathetic nerve, in charge of the body’s relaxation response, to become more balanced.


A typical osteopathic visit may last 60-90 minutes on the first visit and involves a detailed medical and structural history from birth to the present of injuries, lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, emotional stressors, supplements, therapeutic stretch- ing, and relaxation breathing techniques. Then, gentle head to toe, hands-on osteopathic treatment is done to diagnose and treat imbalances in joint alignment, tissue texture changes, and tenderness. The goal is to alleviate inflammation and tissue congestion, which is the cause of the pain. By releasing fascial tension along nerves and lymphatic vessels and opening up venous and arterial circulation, proper oxygen and nutrients are restored to the tissues, while waste products are removed. This rapidly speeds up the healing, reducing pain, improving mobility, and restoring normal function and wellbeing. Also, the very relaxing, cranial-sacral part of the treatment helps to balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic “fight or flight” nervous system, allowing old injuries, shock, and trauma to be treated out of the anatomy very quickly.


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