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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

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

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

Intermetatarsal Space Release Of The Foot

Intermetatarsal Space Release Of The Foot

The purpose of this article is to describe a simple exercise you can do to help maintain the health of your feet. Our shoes are narrower than our feet. (1) Shoes have an impact in the overall shape of our feet.(2)

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 15, 2013July 20, 2017 Gait, Health, Osteopathy No 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

Why Do We Get Knots In Our Muscles?

Why Do We Get Knots In Our Muscles?

I once went to a doctor who did manual therapy to try to get relief for neck and shoulder pain. He worked on it for a while but I had a knot  in my neck that just wouldn’t go away.

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 13, 2013January 4, 2014 Osteopathy No 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

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