Osteopathy
After suffering chronic pain in high school due to orthodontic braces, difficult wisdom teeth extractions, and a car accident, Dr. White discovered osteopathy. Osteopathic medicine was the key to her recovery from chronic headaches, back pain and brain fog, and she knew she had to learn this gentle yet powerful manual form of medicine.
Osteopathic medicine focuses on treating the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—rather than just symptoms. It is a philosophy of medicine developed by Dr. Andrew Still over 130 years ago, and is based on several tenets, including that the body is a group of interconnected parts that make up a whole, that lifestyle and environmental factors impact well-being, and that the body has the capacity for self-healing. Osteopathic doctors have all of the same training as MDs, however they have additional training in musculoskeletal disease and treatment.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is gentle and not painful. It uses a variety of manual techniques, including stretching, gentle pressure and resistance, with direct and indirect approaches, to identify and release areas of strain and restriction in the tissues. It works at the level of the bones, muscles, nerves, vascular and lymphatic systems. It is used to treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal complaints and systemic dysfunction. The goal of osteopathic manipulation is to restore ease of motion and health to the tissues.
For more information on osteopathy visit:
https://osteopathic.org/