Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment is a hand-on approach to diagnose and treat patients. The treatment involves stretching, muscle energy, and manipulation techniques of joints, soft tissues, and facia to promote function. OMT can improve musculoskeletal range of motion, reduce pain, and normalize sympathetic and parasympathetic tone.
An additional OMT technique is lymphatic treatment. The goal is to assist in the proper circulation and drainage of lymphatic fluid to maintain homeostasis and support the immune system. This technique can be used during times of infection but can also be used to improve overall health. It can facilitating with protein, nutrient, and immune cell transport, fluid filtration, and clearance of inflammation products.
OMT is use to treat of a wide variety of conditions such as joint and back pain, muscle stiffness, strain and sprains, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, CHF, fibrbromyalgia, URIs, sinusitis, migraines, constipation, Crohn’s, otitis, lymphedema, and thoracic inlet syndrome.
