Prior to using OMT, your physician will complete a comprehensive medical and structural exam to assess your medical issues and complaints. Your physician will then use his/her fingers to palpate the affected areas. He/She will also check your joints for restriction and/or pain during motion as well as check your muscles, tendons and ligaments where tenderness, restricted motion and/or hypermobility can signal a problem.

D.O.s can detect changes in tissue, however small, that signal injury or impairment.Once the examination is complete, your physician will integrate this information with your medical history and a treatment plan can be established.Your physician may then use a variety of osteopathic techniques to apply manual forces to your body’s affected areas. The techniques are designed to treat structural abnormalities and relieve joint restrictions and misalignments.

The techniques include High Velocity Low Amplitude, Muscle Energy, Counterstrain, Myofascial Release, Cranial Sacral Treatment, as well as several others. These techniques are chosen based on location of injury, age of patient, overall health of patient, provider proficiency, and ultimately patient comfort level.