This Site offers an explanation of traditional Osteopathic medicine in the treatment 
of a myriad of health problems, cases of typical medical problems resolved through
 treatment, the history of this medical specialty, and insights in research in Cranial 
Osteopathy.

Why Choose An Osteopath?
Millions of patients today are turning to Osteopaths as their physicians of choice. 
They recognize that a DO, doctor of osteopathy, offers a variety of non invasive
 healing treatments not available from allopathic (conventional) doctors.

Long before it was fashionable, DOs advised their patients that the "best drugs" 
are contained in the body's immune system. So strongly do Osteopaths believe in 
the body's innate healing ability that many have devoted years of additional 
training, after medical school, to specialize in Osteopathic Manual Medicine (OMM).

Are You A Real Doctor?
DOs and MDs are both fully licensed physicians who are authorized to prescribe 
medication and perform surgery.

While attending their own medical schools, DOs are responsible for the same 
academic discipline as their MD colleagues and receive an additional 300 to 500 
hours in the study of the body's musculoskeletal system. Physicians who wish to 
pursue the field of Cranial Osteopathy must train an additional five years in practice 
to be certified in this area of expertise.

How Does Osteopathy Work?
Osteopaths hold to the common sense principle that a patient's history of illnesses 
and physical traumas are written into the body's structure. It is the Osteopath's highly
developed sense of touch that allows the physician to palpate (feel) the patient's "
living anatomy" (i.e. flow of fluids, motion of tissues, and structural make-up). 
In more clinical terms, a DO can even detect physical problems that fail to appear 
on an X-ray.

The Osteopath's job is to "set" the body up to heal itself. To restore this normal 
function, the Osteopath gently applies a precise amount of force to promote 
movement of the bodily fluids, eliminate dysfunction in the motion of the tissues, 
and release compressed bones and joints. In addition, the areas being treated 
require proper positioning to assist the body's ability to regain normal tissue 
function. This treatment modality is called Osteopathic Manual Medicine (OMM).

What Happens In Treatment?
After a thorough evaluation, the patient lies down on the examination table ready for 
treatment. DOs treat the dysfunction in the patient's body taking advantage of the 
body's natural tendency to strive toward a state of health and homeostasis.
Many patients frequently report feeling a deep sense of relaxation, tingling, and/or 
flow of fluids as their pain is relieved.
Although treatment varies, Osteopaths primarily concentrate on normalizing the 
body's "mechanism" or put in more clinical terms, The Five Components of the 
Primary Respiratory Mechanism .

Since the late 1800s, Osteopaths have been able to successfully diagnose and 
treat medical problems with their hands, much to the disbelief of their MD colleagues.

How Does The Body Treat Itself?
The rhythmic motion of the brain and spinal cord along with that of normal breathing
is transmitted to the rest of the body through the continuity of membranes (dura and 
fascia). Fascia is literally one piece of connective tissue that lines the body cavities,
 surrounds all the muscles, organs, bones, vessels, and nerves, somewhat like a 
large piece of shrinkwrap. The fascia is continuous with the membranes that 
surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges), thus allowing the different motions 
(and tension) of the body to be transmitted everywhere. This motion gently pulls 
and lets go on all the areas of the body in order to work strains and tissue restrictions
structurally free. This is enhanced when a person sleeps as the affects of gravity 
are reduced.

What Does Osteopathy Treat?
Treatment is aimed at the structural problems present, not the disease entity. By 
removing the obstructions to health, Osteopathic Physicians are able to treat virtually 
any illness or trauma. Their philosophy is the body is a unit whose parts integrally 
affect each other. Therefore, dysfunction in one area affects other areas as well. 
For example a young man suffering from pain due to a cervical disc problem wanted
 to know why his practitioner was spending time treating his legs when it was his 
neck that hurt. The doctor explained that due to a past traumas the man's legs was 
pulling on his neck, restricting its motion, and that unless he freed up the area, the 
pain would persist. Much to the patient's amazement, a great deal of his pain 
disappeared, before his neck was treated.

Some common illnesses treated with Osteopathy include:

How Long Does It Take To Get Better?
A chronic condition often takes years to develop. With this in mind, it stands to 
reason that it will require time to resolve: the ratio is often one month of treatment for 
every year of illness. (Although every body has its own time table, this is the average 
course of treatment). For a patient with an acute problem (flu, muscle strain, etc.), the
course of treatment is shorter because the condition is not as deep as a chronic 
illness. Much is also dependent on a patient's level of vitality (i.e. immune system). 
In other words, a patient in generally good health will respond more quickly to 
treatment than a patient with lower vitality (i.e. weakened immune system).

How Popular Is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy has changed the lives of such well-known figures as John D. Rockefeller, 
Henry Kissinger former presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower 
and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The growing demand for Osteopathic services 
among our population reflects an increasing desire by patients to resolve health 
problems without drugs or surgery. Osteopathic Medicine continues to gain national 
attention and remains the fastest growing health profession in the nation.

How Did Osteopathy Begin?
Civil War Surgeon Andrew Still, MD (1828 to 1917) founded Osteopathy on the 
principle that the best way to fight disease was by naturally stimulating the body's 
immune system. In the late 1800s, Dr. Still broke from traditional medicine when he 
decried the widespread practice of purging and leeching. For his efforts, Dr. Still 
was ostracized from his profession. But, undeterred, Dr. Still spent years developing
a healing science that could restore normal function and freedom of tissues through 
a practitioner's sensitive manual diagnosis and manipulation of tissues and fluid. 
He founded a school for osteopaths over the objections of his colleagues. Dr. Still 
maintains a loyal following of physicians throughout the world. His work has been 
advanced by several generations of Osteopaths. Their reward for practicing 
Osteopathy has been the recovery and well being of many of their patients.

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