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Self-Help Tips For Mild Carpal Tunnel Related Symptoms

Self-Help Tips For Mild Carpal Tunnel Related Symptoms

Introducing The Carpal Tunnel Release Series   Within about a couple months after the birth of my daughter, I noticed that I woke up one night with the first three fingers of both hands numb. I know this is from

Daniel Lopez, D.O. August 19, 2014July 18, 2017 Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy, Self-Help No Comments Read more

How To Assess The Impact Of A Tongue Tie On Patients: Osteopathic Considerations

How To Assess The Impact Of A Tongue Tie On Patients: Osteopathic Considerations

Why The Tongue Is So Important   The tongue is the only muscle, or really group of muscles, in the body that has one freely moveable end. Not only is it attached to most fascial planes directly or indirectly, but

Daniel Lopez, D.O. July 24, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy 10 Comments Read more

5 Ways Your Shoes Are Deforming Your Feet

5 Ways Your Shoes Are Deforming Your Feet

An Osteopathic Physician’s Perspective Shoes are not designed to mold to the shape of our feet. Instead our feet are forced to mold the shape of your shoes. Over time, our feet lose their pliability. The interesting thing is that

Daniel Lopez, D.O. February 8, 2014July 18, 2017 Gait, Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

Trapezius Knot? Check The AC Joint For A Solution

Trapezius Knot? Check The AC Joint For A Solution

A “knotted” spasm in trapezius muscles is a common pain complaint. You can tell if you have one simply by squeezing the fleshy area between your neck and your shoulder. If this area is sensitive, tight, and painful, then you

Daniel Lopez, D.O. January 28, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy 164 Comments Read more

Tip To Help Relieve Jaw, Neck, And Head Pain

Tip To Help Relieve Jaw, Neck, And Head Pain

This is a simple maneuver that I often give to my patients to help them with jaw, head, neck and even back pain. This should be done 1 to 2 times per day and no more until painful tender spots

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

Are You Considering The Iliacus In Low Back Pain?

Are You Considering The Iliacus In Low Back Pain?

Most manual practitioners view the iliacus muscle and the psoas major muscle as one muscle. These two muscles do share something in common and that is they both insert into the same tendon. In many books you’ll see them referred to

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 15, 2013July 20, 2017 Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy 4 Comments Read more

Osteopathic Approach To A Dysfunctional Iliacus Muscle

Osteopathic Approach To A Dysfunctional Iliacus Muscle

The iliacus muscle lies on the inside of the pelvic bones. Although it can be a big factor in low back pain, is seldom evaluated or treated. I have previously written that often times when we treat a dysfunctional psoas major,

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 15, 2013December 27, 2013 Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy 7 Comments Read more

The Five Components of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (Cranial Concept)

The Five Components of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (Cranial Concept)

In 1929, William Garner Sutherland, D.O. presented the idea of Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (OCF) also referred to as cranial osteopathy. ‘Craniosacral therapy’ is not the same as OCF and that will be discussed in other articles. OCF has

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013December 29, 2013 Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

Osteopathic Considerations: What Pain Is Telling You

Osteopathic Considerations: What Pain Is Telling You

Tips For Osteopathic Physicians: Understanding how to interpret the information the body communicates can be the difference between helping a patient get pain relief or leaving them in pain. In this day and age, pain is poorly understood and pain

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013December 29, 2013 Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy 2 Comments Read more

Osteopathic Considerations: The Knee Cap

Osteopathic Considerations: The Knee Cap

I went hiking about 5 months ago. Several days later, I started to have diffuse knee pain. I stopped being able to bend my knee completely. Shortly afterwards it became swollen and inflamed. I had joint line tenderness, which can

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 13, 2013December 29, 2013 Osteopathic Techniques, Osteopathy No Comments Read more

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