What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a hands-on approach to health maintenance. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.’s) treat with manipulation to assist the inherent healing forces of the body, allowing normal structure and function to be maintained. Osteopaths focus on health, not disease, and strive to build health in our patients. We consider diet, exercise, physical and emotional stresses, genetic, environmental and occupational factors, and the history of that life, from conception to the present. We look at the body structure from head to feet. With perceptive, feeling fingers we identify areas where structure has been disturbed and recognize how the body’s self correcting mechanism is responding. In addition to recommending or prescribing medications, diet, exercise, counseling or surgery where indicated, we treat with manipulation.
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March is Colon Awareness Month

A healthy, strong functioning colon is essential to maintaining good health. Over time, your colon may lose its ability to properly eliminate all waste from the gastrointestinal tract due to a combination of poor diet, improper food combining, drug intake and or lifestyle. If this happens, the colon may become saturated with harmful toxins. And through a process called “autointoxication”, these toxic substances can be transported into the bloodstream where the lymphatic and circulatory systems, as well as the lungs and kidneys, become overburdened and expos you to serious health risks. Continue reading “March is Colon Awareness Month”