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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

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

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

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

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

Why You Should Be Treating The Mandible During Your Cranial Treatments

Why You Should Be Treating The Mandible During Your Cranial Treatments

Chances are that if you do cranial osteopathic treatment, you probably do not pay much attention to the mandible. Most of the treatments for the mandible have simply focused on treating the temporomandibular joints (TMJ). In this blog, I want

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013February 6, 2014 Osteopathy 4 Comments Read more

Osteopathy For Natural Pain Relief During Pregnancy

Osteopathy For Natural Pain Relief During Pregnancy

(Recommended Resources For NYC At The End Of The Article) Pregnancy can be a very exciting time for an expecting couple. During pregnancy, a woman’s body goes through many necessary structural and physiological changes. Often times pain is commonly associated

Daniel Lopez, D.O. December 14, 2013December 27, 2013 Osteopathy No Comments Read more

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