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The Musculoskeletal System Never Acts As An Isolated System

The Musculoskeletal System Never Acts As An Isolated System

I remember hearing a cardiologist once say that the cardiovascular system has nothing to do with the musculoskeletal system. I have also heard as much from other specialties during my medical training. This idea of separating systems has become so

Daniel Lopez, D.O. July 29, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Osteopathy 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

The Rule of the Artery: Osteopathic Reflection

The Rule of the Artery: Osteopathic Reflection

The rule of the artery is supreme.” Andrew Taylor Still, D.O.   This quote is often mistaken as being the primary principle that osteopathy is based on. Dr. Still, the founder of osteopathy wrote about the importance of other structures

Daniel Lopez, D.O. June 12, 2014July 18, 2017 Osteopathy 1 Comment 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

3 Assumptions Doctors Make About Health

3 Assumptions Doctors Make About Health

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word health is defined as, “the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially :  freedom from physical disease or pain.” In short, this is saying that health is simply the “absence of disease or

Daniel Lopez, D.O. February 11, 2014July 18, 2017 Health, Osteopathy No 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

The Benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy: 3 Health Advantages Related To Your Gut!

The Benefits of Colon Hydrotherapy: 3 Health Advantages Related To Your Gut!

Guest Post By Joyce Rockwood, CCH As a colon hydrotherapist since 1997, the most common question I get asked is “What are the benefits of colon hydrotherapy?” Truth be told, the list of benefits trails as long as any line

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 19, 2013July 20, 2017 Health, Nutrition No 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

Is Your Neck Pain Affecting Your Life?

Is Your Neck Pain Affecting Your Life?

Do you carry stress in your shoulders? When you squeeze the fleshy area between your neck and your shoulder, do you find achy, “crunchy” knots? Do you get tension headaches, have tenderness at the base of your skull, neck, between your

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 15, 2013July 20, 2017 Osteopathy 2 Comments Read more

Osteopathy and Sinus Congestion

Osteopathy and Sinus Congestion

Most patients seek out osteopaths for musculoskeletal aches and pains. One thing that many people do not usually think about going to their osteopathic physician for is sinus infections, sinusitis or sinus congestion. Osteopathy was originally used to treat infectious diseases

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 13, 2013December 27, 2013 Osteopathy 4 Comments Read more
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