Torn between a career doing body work as an OMT doc and at the same time wanting to understand the profound layers of pain as perceived by the patient - Dr. Guasco shares how, as a dual boarded physician, he works with patients to break the learned pain-fear-pain cycle.

His family didn’t want him to become what they saw as a chiropractor. He identified with the holistic approach of osteopathic medicine and found interest and talent in OMT. He became known as the “OMT guy” in medical school. He has treated Broadway artists and is nationally recognized as an expert in treating performing artists. Enjoy my conversation with Dr. Sajid Surve, D.O.

He was tired of button clicking, doing hours of paperwork mandated by insurance and hospital administration and most importantly not being able to deliver the quality care he desired for his patients. Dr. John Sanders shares why he thinks Direct Primary Care with OMT is a viable solution to our broken healthcare system in the United States.

What is this stuff? We didn’t learn much about it in medical school and frankly the scientific world is still make new discoveries about it. In this episode I summarize an article done by Physiatrists from Rutgers University who looked at peer reviewed articles on Fascia from 1987-2013.

She was introduced to osteopathic medicine as an infant and new after a 6th grade science project with bovine brains that she wanted to become an Osteopathic Doctor. Dr. J’Aimee Lippert tells her story about how osteopathy is so much more than helping someone stand up straight. It is a healing touch which may help restore confidence in one’s body, a sense of self worth and a more pain free way of living. Enjoy her story.

Whether on an aircraft carrier or in the Camp Pendelton Naval Hospital, OMT was an essential part of Dr. Paul Langevin's medical practice.  He enjoys working with his hands, using auricular acupuncture and analyzing a person's complaint from the perspective of the tensegrity model. He's ran 100 mile ultra marathons and is know by his squadron as the "Witch doc". Enjoy the story of Dr. Paul Langevin, D.O., DIMM, MPH.

Dr. Travis Gordon, D.O. shares his story about how his interest in Spanish as a 5 year old boy, an osteopathic physician alleviating his neck pain and studying kinesiology all led him to a career in OMM. He shares the history about how OMM was brought to the city of Merida, Mexico and what his practice looks like today.

Osteopathic medicine was his career fit. It aligned with his interests and ideals. Listen as “The Old Town Doc” walks us through his experience with Dr Viola Frymann, D.O. Why he practices cranial osteopathy and why he sees OMT not as a procedure but as a process. He also shares his research study on inter-relational reliability of OMT.

It's not too often you here the story about a radiologist turned OMT practitioner. Listen to Dr. Matthew Evitts' story about his career in Radiology and what made him decide to begin his own OMT practice in Corvallis, OR.

Dr. Matthew Zatkin, D.O. and PD of the Neuromuscularskeletal Medicine Residency Program at MSU gives us an insight into his work as a sideline physician, why he chose to become a ONMM physician rather than a chiropractor and most importantly the characteristics he is looking for in a future resident.