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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

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

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

The Interrelationship Of Structure And Function: A Progression Through The First Osteopathic Principle

The Interrelationship Of Structure And Function: A Progression Through The First Osteopathic Principle

When one first glances at osteopathic principles, there may not seem to be much depth to them. Philosophically there is nothing special about the principles. Actually many who are not osteopathic practitioners agree with osteopathic principles. What separates an osteopathic

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 15, 2013July 20, 2017 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

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

What My Mentor Taught Me About Osteopathy

What My Mentor Taught Me About Osteopathy

Always question, always challenge “Do you see how this patient’s tibias are bowed out?” asked the doctor.“Yes,” I replied as I ran my fingers along the patient’s shin bones. I was not really sure of what it was I should

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013December 27, 2013 Osteopathy 2 Comments Read more

Why Pain Is Not Caused By Weak Muscles And Why Exercising May Not Work

Why Pain Is Not Caused By Weak Muscles And Why Exercising May Not Work

Have you ever been told your pain is because one group of muscles have been over exercised? Many of my patients are told this. Therefore they are told that the solution for their pain is that they need to exercise

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 13, 2013January 5, 2014 Health, 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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