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Osteopathic Medicine: We Feel Your Pain

Osteopathic Medicine: We Feel Your Pain

“My doctors are starting to question my back pain,” said Meghan, “They have run a lot of tests and can’t find any reason for my pain.” Meghan heard about me from another patient and came with a hope that I

Daniel Lopez, D.O. January 29, 2015July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

Adult Frenectomy For Pain Relief: Osteopathic Considerations

Adult Frenectomy For Pain Relief: Osteopathic Considerations

Why I Opted To Do The Frenectomy   I decided to consider a frenectomy for a tongue tie (ankyloglossia) after doing it for my daughter, Viviana, when she was 2 months old. Seeing how the shape of her face immediately

Daniel Lopez, D.O. June 20, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy 35 Comments Read more

Questions About Health? Start With Nature For The Answer

Questions About Health? Start With Nature For The Answer

These days there is so much conflicting information about health. There are so many different diets, exercise programs, medications, supplements, and more. It can become overwhelming even if you are an expert on health. Since its beginning, osteopathy has looked

Daniel Lopez, D.O. May 10, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

What Else Cesar Millan Taught Me About Medicine

What Else Cesar Millan Taught Me About Medicine

It would always catch my attention when I would watch The Dog Whisperer television show and Cesar Millan would help dogs with self esteem problems by having the dog owners walk their dogs like if they were in a dog

Daniel Lopez, D.O. March 13, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

What Happens When Your Back Goes Out?

What Happens When Your Back Goes Out?

Imagine you are about to pick up something really heavy. You take a deep breath in and hold it, bend down, grasp the object, and bare down. You grunt as you try to lift the object. Suddenly you feel this

Daniel Lopez, D.O. March 11, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

Why Do Some Kids Get Chronic Ear Infections In Only One Ear?

Why Do Some Kids Get Chronic Ear Infections In Only One Ear?

Why The Current Idea Just Does Not Work When parents ask their pediatricians why their children get chronic ear infections, the answer is invariably the same. Babies get ear infections because their ear canals are more horizontal than that of

Daniel Lopez, D.O. March 1, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy 3 Comments Read more

What If We Are Approaching Pain All Wrong?

What If We Are Approaching Pain All Wrong?

Imagine you are driving down the street and the “check engine” light comes on in your car. You stop your car, get a piece of masking tape, and cover up the “check engine” light. Now that you cannot see the

Daniel Lopez, D.O. February 26, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy 2 Comments Read more

What Doctors Can Learn From Cesar Millan

What Doctors Can Learn From Cesar Millan

  Cesar Millan (a.k.a. The Dog Whisperer) is a person that I greatly admire and utterly respect for what he has accomplished and the value he has added not just to my life, but the life of many. The principles

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 15, 2013July 20, 2017 Medicine, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Vs Prescription Medications: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Vs Prescription Medications: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You

I recently requested to volunteer as a physician at a race. I was told that I could volunteer as a physician but that I could not provide osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) because the tents were not equipped for ‘major manipulations’

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013July 20, 2017 Health, Medicine, Osteopathy 1 Comment Read more

Why The Traditional Birthing Position Is Not Ideal For A Healthy Delivery

Why The Traditional Birthing Position Is Not Ideal For A Healthy Delivery

Just because this is a standard practice does not mean it is the best for you and your baby The traditional birthing position, known as the lithotomy position, is not an ideal position for a woman to deliver a baby.

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013February 6, 2014 Medicine, Osteopathy 1 Comment Read more
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