Osteopathic medicine is a distinct medical practice and philosophy, focused on encouraging whole-body health while retaining access to the benefits of modern medicine including diagnostic technologies, drugs, and surgery. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.s) are board-certified professionals capable of diagnosis and prescription (like any MD) and are fully licensed in each state to practice medicine as physicians.

Osteopathic medicine helps optimize the patient's daily, optimal functionality by examining mechanics, posture, nutrition, medicines, and emotional wellness. A special form of medicine, called Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (O.M.M.) utilizes hands-on-diagnosis of the musculoskeletal system. This structural examination informs precise and gentle manual manipulation for each patient. Unique consideration is given to each patient's medical, surgical, and trauma history.

What is Functional Medicine?
"By addressing root cause, rather than symptoms, practitioners become oriented to identifying the complexity of disease. They may find one condition has many different causes and, likewise, one cause may result in many different conditions. As a result, functional medicine treatment targets the specific manifestations of disease in each individual."
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What is Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation?
Doctors help patients with chronic disease, pain, sports injuries, and disabilities progress toward optimal function. Rehabilitation involves the use of physical agents and therapeutic exercise to help patients:
~Reduce pain
~Increase range of motion
~Improve quality of life
~Recover from temporary or severe impairment
~Perform optimally as an athlete