Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine use a unique whole-person approach to help prevent illness and injury. 

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is a form of treatment  taught to students studying osteopathic medicine and becomes part of  their therapeutic toolkit when they graduate as doctors of osteopathic  medicine (DOs).  In medicine, “manipulation” is defined as the therapeutic application of manual pressure or  force. OMM, also called Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT), is a  form of manipulation that: 

. Is the generic term used to refer to many different manipulation techniques

Can be used to treat structural and functional issues in the bones, joints, tissues and muscles of the body.

. Uses  the relationship between the neuromusculoskeletal system and the rest  of the body to restore functionality and/or remove barriers to motion  and healing.

. Achieves and maintains patient health as part of a whole system of evaluation and treatment.