The Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Podcast

In the post operative coronary artery bypass graft patient there is a positive correlation between those who receive OMT and a decrease in their hospital stay, their first post operative bowel movement and an increase in functional independence. Listen to how the study was designed, an explanation of the OMT modalities used and the clinical outcomes.

It all started with the 4 tenets of Osteopathic Medicine (The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit. The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structu...

There were times in his medical training when he believed there was more harm than good being done with the western approach to medicine. This lead him to find his career goals and philosophy of health in the field of lifestyle medicine. He and his wife are in the process of opening a retreat center on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2024 named Mana’o Mana – to educate participants in these principles...

He is a lifelong learner who is fascinated by the intrinsic causes of human movement. He sees the patient not only through the lens of anatomy and neurophysiology, but also being sensitive to their fears. He is a Titleist performance instructor and teacher of the Fascial Distortion Model. A person who wants to help his community and those around him. Enjoy the conversation with Ken Nakasone, DPT.

She cares about the health of the planet and of people. She is a world traveler who witnessed the sun beaten skin and chronic musculoskeletal pain in the working class of countries around the world. Tylenol and Advil didn’t cut it. These people needed more than a prescription. They needed listening ears and empathetic touch. OMT seemed to provide the healing they needed. Listen to Brook Bachelor a...

Dr. James Taylor is a Family Medicine trained physician who practiced medicine from the womb to the tomb. He used OMT throughout his years of practice and has found incredible benefits with use of the Fascia Distortion Model. He has traveled to countries such as Belize training and teaching the healthcare professionals when and how to use FDM to improve their patients day to day function. Enjoy th...

He is a daily reader of the writings and philosophy of AT Still. He treats the whole person looking at them from the lens of tensegrity. He is not a pain chaser nor does he necessarily treat the area of the patient’s chief complaint. In this episode Dr. Wisnioski will tell you why!

This episode is on the questionnaire about Answers/Elevator Speeches to common questions from patients. I made a survey of 7 questions and received 7 responses per question from osteopathic physicians from around the country. I also used Dr. Google to compare answers. I hope you find this interesting and are able to articulate in your own words what a D.O. is to each unique patient you meet.

Learn about the Australian way to Osteopathy and Ms. Burnside’s experiences as a clinician and table trainer at Toro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, CA.

Darren Grunwaldt, D.O. shares his story of wanting to become a Renaissance man, a physician that could do everything the D.O. philosophy embodied. Enjoy!

Dr. Johns shares his exploration through medicine and how he wanted to change healthcare from patchwork care to holistic care. He shares his passion for learning and growing as an osteopathic physician. He is an inspiration to never stop trying!

Staring today on the podcast we have an incredible 2nd year medical student from MSUCOM Rozzie Bloch. She shares a case presentation about her friend with unrelenting singultus (hiccups) who she helped with OMT. Learn how a medical student using her OMT skills improved the quality of life of a dear friend the greater medical community did not have answers for. Enjoy this case presentation from stu...

In this episode a Physicians Assistant, Ms. Melinda Ledbetter, shares her story about her background with DOs, her first time in OMM lab, the life saving treatment she received on the side of the road and how OMT can be used anywhere. We are very close and laugh often so I hope you enjoy and laugh as well.

In this episode, Dr. Biery shares his exposure of OMT and how it differed from what was taught in medical school emphasizing that providers are like a box of chocolates, with all the different ways of developing your skills, you never know what the patient may need. OMT can be used to not only treat but also diagnose leading to overall better patient care. Please enjoy this episode.

Dr. Karageanes mixes medicine and the performing arts to no longer deny his true self. He found an outlet with improv and used that passion into his work. He is now a physician, filmmaker and photographer no longer feeling burned out. Please enjoy.

Dr. Schneider had no real exposure to medicine but after a misdiagnosis in the military he stumble into his natural talent of using OMM to treat patients. It fulfilled his desire to teach and treat the entire patient as a whole, utilizing OMM to help the body restore itself. Enjoy his story!

He began as an OMT sceptic and after a fellowship year as a third year medical student saw its intrinsic value. Now he dedicates his career to treating the pediatric population with OMT. He treats kids with juvenile RA, IBS, sprained joints, headaches and infants with plagiocephaly and torticollis. He is an advocate for youth outside the clinic running a Christian ministry focused on youth coming...

A D.O. through and through, proud of her identity and passionate about helping both D.O.’s and M.D.’s delve more deeply into Osteopathic Philosophy and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments. Dr. Sara James is a leader in persevering osteopathic identity and pioneering education for both osteopaths and allopaths alike.

Medical student posture and a book recommendation written on a prescription pad led him to explore the world of yoga. He shares why he continues to practice Kriya yoga and explains the power and wisdom behind it’s 5 tenants. Enjoy this conversation with a humble soul, great listener, incredibly wise physician and Kriya yoga instructor - Dr. David Grimshaw.

He is an avid bee keeper, farmer and physician. He bounced from career to career avoiding medicine because he believed the healthcare system had failed his mother who died of ovarian cancer. With time and some book reading he discovered the osteopathic doctor's life was his calling. Now he works as an ONMM physician working with students and residents teaching them about the writings and philosoph...

Torn between a career doing body work as an OMT doc and at the same time wanting to understand the profound layers of pain as perceived by the patient - Dr. Guasco shares how, as a dual boarded physician, he works with patients to break the learned pain-fear-pain cycle. 

His family didn’t want him to become what they saw as a chiropractor. He identified with the holistic approach of osteopathic medicine and found interest and talent in OMT. He became known as the “OMT guy” in medical school. He has treated Broadway artists and is nationally recognized as an expert in treating performing artists. Enjoy my conversation with Dr. Sajid Surve, D.O.

He was tired of button clicking, doing hours of paperwork mandated by insurance and hospital administration and most importantly not being able to deliver the quality care he desired for his patients. Dr. John Sanders shares why he thinks Direct Primary Care with OMT is a viable solution to our broken healthcare system in the United States.

What is this stuff? We didn’t learn much about it in medical school and frankly the scientific world is still make new discoveries about it. In this episode I summarize an article done by Physiatrists from Rutgers University who looked at peer reviewed articles on Fascia from 1987-2013.

She was introduced to osteopathic medicine as an infant and new after a 6th grade science project with bovine brains that she wanted to become an Osteopathic Doctor. Dr. J’Aimee Lippert tells her story about how osteopathy is so much more than helping someone stand up straight. It is a healing touch which may help restore confidence in one’s body, a sense of self worth and a more pain free way of...