In the post operative coronary artery bypass graft patient there is a positive correlation between those who receive OMT and a decrease in their hospital stay, their first post operative bowel movement and an increase in functional independence. Listen to how the study was designed, an explanation of the OMT modalities used and the clinical outcomes.

It all started with the 4 tenets of Osteopathic Medicine (The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit. The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.) These are what sent him down the path to a career of researching, practicing and teaching these principles. 

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There were times in his medical training when he believed there was more harm than good being done with the western approach to medicine. This lead him to find his career goals and philosophy of health in the field of lifestyle medicine. He and his wife are in the process of opening a retreat center on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2024 named Mana’o Mana – to educate participants in these principles of health. Enjoy the conversation with Jake Fischer, D.O. Check out his website at manaomana.org

He is a lifelong learner who is fascinated by the intrinsic causes of human movement. He sees the patient not only through the lens of anatomy and neurophysiology, but also being sensitive to their fears. He is a Titleist performance instructor and teacher of the Fascial Distortion Model. A person who wants to help his community and those around him. Enjoy the conversation with Ken Nakasone, DPT.

She cares about the health of the planet and of people. She is a world traveler who witnessed the sun beaten skin and chronic musculoskeletal pain in the working class of countries around the world. Tylenol and Advil didn’t cut it. These people needed more than a prescription. They needed listening ears and empathetic touch. OMT seemed to provide the healing they needed. Listen to Brook Bachelor as she shares her story about why she appreciates OMT and plans to use it in her future career as a Family Medicine physician.

Dr. James Taylor is a Family Medicine trained physician who practiced medicine from the womb to the tomb. He used OMT throughout his years of practice and has found incredible benefits with use of the Fascia Distortion Model. He has traveled to countries such as Belize training and teaching the healthcare professionals when and how to use FDM to improve their patients day to day function. Enjoy this conversation as Dr. Taylor walks us through his career of using OMT as a Primary Care Physician who just can't retire because of his love for OMT and desire to help his pts live a better quality of life.

He is a daily reader of the writings and philosophy of AT Still. He treats the whole person looking at them from the lens of tensegrity. He is not a pain chaser nor does he necessarily treat the area of the patient’s chief complaint. In this episode Dr. Wisnioski will tell you why!

This episode is on the questionnaire about Answers/Elevator Speeches to common questions from patients. I made a survey of 7 questions and received 7 responses per question from osteopathic physicians from around the country. I also used Dr. Google to compare answers. I hope you find this interesting and are able to articulate in your own words what a D.O. is to each unique patient you meet.

Learn about the Australian way to Osteopathy and Ms. Burnside’s experiences as a clinician and table trainer at Toro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, CA.

Darren Grunwaldt, D.O. shares his story of wanting to become a Renaissance man, a physician that could do everything the D.O. philosophy embodied. Enjoy!