Osteopathic Manipulation / Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT)
Osteopathic Manipulation, also referred to as Osteopathy, is a manual therapy that was designed over 100 years ago by physicians to utilize the body’s structural systems to promote healing. Osteopathic manipulation is not simply a muscle manipulation or massage. A highly trained Osteopathic Physician utilizes all his/her senses to connect with bones, muscles, nerves, fascia, visceral organs, lymphatics and vasculature, to unlock the body’s potential for healing.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) are fully trained physicians, licensed to practice the entire range and scope of medicine and surgery. US trained DOs attend their own medical schools, receive the same post-graduate training as their MD colleagues, and receive additional education in the principles of osteopathy, applied in practice as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Osteopathy is a system of medicine that recognizes the dynamic relationship of structure and function in health and disease. Only US trained DO’s can be licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in the United States. Only Osteopathic Physicians have the training in both a complete manual healing system as well as all medical systems of medical diagnosis and treatment. This makes Osteopathic Physicians “integrative” by the nature of their training.
As the systems Osteopathic Physicians utilize in healing are vast, so too are the conditions they treat utilizing this comprehensive healing system. Diseases in all body systems can be treated osteopathically. Osteopathic Manipulation (OMT) can be part of an integrative strategy to improve lung function from COPD, Asthma, or Emphysema. It can also improve the function of the immune system in acute or infectious diseases such as sinus infections, chronic ear infections and pneumonia. By improving lymphatic function, it can improve swelling from prior trauma, surgery or other illness. By treating the circulation, fluid movement, nervous tissue, bony skull and connective tissue in the skull, effects of head trauma and other cranial issues such as birth trauma can be treated. Osteopathic Treatment has been scientifically studied and has been shown to be safe and effective in treatment of many musculoskeletal and medical conditions.
Often, patients are confused by what type of practitioner/specialist to turn to when they have pain. Some people may try chiropractic care. Depending on the type of injury, they may or may not be successfully treated. Chiropractors are trained in anatomy and manual therapy, but not with the same level of medical coursework as medical and osteopathic physicians. Many people will discuss seeing an orthopedic surgeon for their pain. Orthopedic surgeons are either MDs (allopathic physicians) or DOs (osteopathic physicians) who have been residency trained in orthopedic surgery. They are skilled at their craft, which is determining who should have surgery and performing surgery.
However, many cases of muscle, bone, or ligament pain are better treated using osteopathic manipulation and injections rather than surgery. Of course there are cases in which surgical care is needed. In these cases seeing a board-certified orthopedist is clearly indicated. Osteopathic physicians are trained to make appropriate referrals to orthopedic specialist,as well as to other trained practioners such as physical therapists and occupational therapists. If you wish to try all means possible to heal your injury without surgery, or have symptoms that have not resolved after surgery, seeing an osteopathic physician who is highly trained in Osteopathic Manipulation may be the right choice for you.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) are fully trained physicians, licensed to practice the entire range and scope of medicine and surgery. US trained DOs attend their own medical schools, receive the same post-graduate training as their MD colleagues, and receive additional education in the principles of osteopathy, applied in practice as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Osteopathy is a system of medicine that recognizes the dynamic relationship of structure and function in health and disease. Only US trained DO’s can be licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in the United States. Only Osteopathic Physicians have the training in both a complete manual healing system as well as all medical systems of medical diagnosis and treatment. This makes Osteopathic Physicians “integrative” by the nature of their training.
As the systems Osteopathic Physicians utilize in healing are vast, so too are the conditions they treat utilizing this comprehensive healing system. Diseases in all body systems can be treated osteopathically. Osteopathic Manipulation (OMT) can be part of an integrative strategy to improve lung function from COPD, Asthma, or Emphysema. It can also improve the function of the immune system in acute or infectious diseases such as sinus infections, chronic ear infections and pneumonia. By improving lymphatic function, it can improve swelling from prior trauma, surgery or other illness. By treating the circulation, fluid movement, nervous tissue, bony skull and connective tissue in the skull, effects of head trauma and other cranial issues such as birth trauma can be treated. Osteopathic Treatment has been scientifically studied and has been shown to be safe and effective in treatment of many musculoskeletal and medical conditions.
Often, patients are confused by what type of practitioner/specialist to turn to when they have pain. Some people may try chiropractic care. Depending on the type of injury, they may or may not be successfully treated. Chiropractors are trained in anatomy and manual therapy, but not with the same level of medical coursework as medical and osteopathic physicians. Many people will discuss seeing an orthopedic surgeon for their pain. Orthopedic surgeons are either MDs (allopathic physicians) or DOs (osteopathic physicians) who have been residency trained in orthopedic surgery. They are skilled at their craft, which is determining who should have surgery and performing surgery.
However, many cases of muscle, bone, or ligament pain are better treated using osteopathic manipulation and injections rather than surgery. Of course there are cases in which surgical care is needed. In these cases seeing a board-certified orthopedist is clearly indicated. Osteopathic physicians are trained to make appropriate referrals to orthopedic specialist,as well as to other trained practioners such as physical therapists and occupational therapists. If you wish to try all means possible to heal your injury without surgery, or have symptoms that have not resolved after surgery, seeing an osteopathic physician who is highly trained in Osteopathic Manipulation may be the right choice for you.
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Triggerpoint injections
These injections utilize numbing medicine as well as medical grade natural extracts to relax irritated tissue. Often after repetitive overuse, poor posture and muscular strain, small nerve endings in different muscles can become chronically irritated or acutely strained. These nerve fibers send continuous signals that they are irritated. These injections are steroid-free but can help permanently reset the muscle back to it’s natural and balanced state.
Neuroprolotherapy Injections
Is a safe and effective way to treat nerve pain. The treatment consist of injections at different levels of tissue using a solution of dextrose in the peripheral nerve distribution. Subcutaneous injections go under the skin into a layer which is looser, often composed of some fat. The dextrose effects the nerves by decreasing inflammation and giving nutrition and hydration to the nerve. This allows normal flow of Nerve Growth Factor and subsequent nerve repair and decreased pain. Repetitive treatments are often needed, but every treatment has the potential to cause a permanent shift in the nervous system free from harmful side effects of medications such as steroids. Neural prolotherapy is injection to promote regeneration, repair in subcutaneous nerves.
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Prolotherapy Injections
Is a treatment that is uses for sprains, strains and partial tears of ligaments. It works by injecting a solution of a specific concentration of dextrose, numbing medicine and vitamin into the area being treated. This solution works with your body’s natural reparative processes by causing an inflammatory reaction. The injection mimics cell damage and signals “tissue builder cells” that in inflammatory reactions cause the body to lay down collagen and strengthen the area that was sprained, strained or partial torn.
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Women’s Natural Hormone Restoration
Many women suffer through menopause and are glad when it’s over. Others coast right through and seem to be perfectly fine.
Whether you suffer from “hot flashes” and “night sweats” or not, isn’t a guarantee that your hormones are balanced in a way that is protecting your body (brain, muscles, bones) from aging as much as possible.
You may feel great and have perfect hormone levels. But maybe you have some other symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, memory loss or fatigue that have come about after menopause and you don’t know why.
Seeking expert advise to balance all of your body’s hormones is a critical factor in making sure you age as slowly and gracefully as possible.
Whether you suffer from “hot flashes” and “night sweats” or not, isn’t a guarantee that your hormones are balanced in a way that is protecting your body (brain, muscles, bones) from aging as much as possible.
You may feel great and have perfect hormone levels. But maybe you have some other symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, memory loss or fatigue that have come about after menopause and you don’t know why.
Seeking expert advise to balance all of your body’s hormones is a critical factor in making sure you age as slowly and gracefully as possible.
Men’s Natural Hormone Restoration
Pharmaceutical companies have come up with several products, creams, injections, that are supposed to make you feel young and strong again. Unfortunately, when it comes to your body and hormones it’s just not that simple. Your body has started to loose it’s male potency due to stressors on your body’s system that cause drains to your endocrine system. This effects not only your testosterone but other hormones as well.
You need to work with an advanced practitioner that understands the inner workings of this system to recreate the level of health of your youth. Restoration.
This is actually an exact science that 80% of men will not be treated properly by the “one size fits all” approach. You need hormones that are natural and tailored to exactly what your needs are so as not to stop your body’s own natural hormones from working. If you stop your own hormone production your body is not healing, it is creating dependency. Many men do continue to need bioidentical hormone creams over the years. However, in our experience this does not continue to increase dramatically over time as it does in factory-produced hormone creams or injectables.
Not only are we working with more hormones than just testosterone, but we are improving the lifestyle factors that are leading to this hormonal imbalance. Furthermore, we are making sure you get the exact dose your body needs, not just the dose the medication comes in. We believe to be restored you need the shoe to fit you, not make you fit the shoe.
You need to work with an advanced practitioner that understands the inner workings of this system to recreate the level of health of your youth. Restoration.
This is actually an exact science that 80% of men will not be treated properly by the “one size fits all” approach. You need hormones that are natural and tailored to exactly what your needs are so as not to stop your body’s own natural hormones from working. If you stop your own hormone production your body is not healing, it is creating dependency. Many men do continue to need bioidentical hormone creams over the years. However, in our experience this does not continue to increase dramatically over time as it does in factory-produced hormone creams or injectables.
Not only are we working with more hormones than just testosterone, but we are improving the lifestyle factors that are leading to this hormonal imbalance. Furthermore, we are making sure you get the exact dose your body needs, not just the dose the medication comes in. We believe to be restored you need the shoe to fit you, not make you fit the shoe.
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Occipital Nerve Blocks
Occipital Nerve Blocks
This procedure has provided many patients with chronic headaches life-changing relief. If you have suffered from migraine, chronic tension, cluster or atypical headaches you know how much they effect your ability to work, play, think and just be happy!
Although this single procedure used alone will not permanently cure all headaches, it is a very effective tool to reduce the irritated nerves that keep the headaches cycles going. It is a simple in office procedure that is covered by many insurance plans. We perform this procedure steroid free to allow for maximum improvement with minimal side effects.
This procedure is often used in a treatment regimen with Osteopathic Manipulation (O.M.T.) and at times is repeated depending on the patient’s cause of headaches and other contributing factors.
This procedure has provided many patients with chronic headaches life-changing relief. If you have suffered from migraine, chronic tension, cluster or atypical headaches you know how much they effect your ability to work, play, think and just be happy!
Although this single procedure used alone will not permanently cure all headaches, it is a very effective tool to reduce the irritated nerves that keep the headaches cycles going. It is a simple in office procedure that is covered by many insurance plans. We perform this procedure steroid free to allow for maximum improvement with minimal side effects.
This procedure is often used in a treatment regimen with Osteopathic Manipulation (O.M.T.) and at times is repeated depending on the patient’s cause of headaches and other contributing factors.
Medical Nutritional
Nutrition is more than just what you eat. It is actually the complex interaction between all of the biochemicals in your body and the variety of demands put upon it. Some of these come directly from the foods you eat, the supplements you take, and the toxins you are exposed to.
But believe it or not, your body has an untold history, reactions on a microscopic level that are as seemingly complex as all the stars in the sky.
Most people believe that they just move on from things. The fact is, on an advanced cellular level you may or may not have.
The body does have an amazing ability to compensate for a great many internal and external stresses of many forms.
But remember the first law of physics, all events that occur in your life have an equal and opposite reaction. When you add that up in the exponential domino effect of biochemistry in your life, it is overwhelming.
That is why most doctors stick to the very basic:
Dr. Bunsic has been researching nutrition and herbal medicine since childhood. After completing a honors undergraduate thesis in South America on “Cat’s Claw”, Uncaria tomentosa in 1998, she has continued her diligent research into the best of nutritional supplements and dietary strategies despite the fact that this teaching was lacking in medical school curriculum. In continuing these studies, she earned a subspecialty certification as a Physician Nutrition Specialist by the Institute for Physician Nutrition Specialist (IPNEC) and completed her ten year recertification testing in 2015. She continues her studies with personal research and high-level educational programing around the country annually.
At our office we offer complete nutritional panels, as well as dietary and supplemental strategies targeted to your health. Bring your issues and your health goals to our team and we would love to partner with you in achieving your best health now. Don’t just survive… THRIVE!
Advanced Nutritional Testing
We utilize state of the art laboratory analysis to test the essential elements of your body. Whether you are trying to optimize your health or are very run down and fatigued, this testing is beneficial. It is the only way to know exactly what supplements you should be taking based on your own unique biohistory. Utilizing the Genova Laboratory, the precursors and biproducts of normal and abnormal vitamin levels are tested, not jut the direct blood levels traditionally tested. Direct blood levels are often falsely elevated due to recent dietary intake, thus missing a large amount of “deep deficiencies” due to poor absorption in the GI system, severe illness or trauma.
This is the best way to uncover your body’s “history” and really see what you need. Although this testing is not inexpensive, many are spending hundreds on supplements that might not be helping at all. If you add that up over years, on a cost -benefit ratio alone, doing this test really pays off. You deserve to know what your body needs to heal itself, not just keep covering up symptoms with medications or continuing to suffer.
Nutraeval testing
ALCAT testing
But believe it or not, your body has an untold history, reactions on a microscopic level that are as seemingly complex as all the stars in the sky.
Most people believe that they just move on from things. The fact is, on an advanced cellular level you may or may not have.
The body does have an amazing ability to compensate for a great many internal and external stresses of many forms.
But remember the first law of physics, all events that occur in your life have an equal and opposite reaction. When you add that up in the exponential domino effect of biochemistry in your life, it is overwhelming.
That is why most doctors stick to the very basic:
- do or do not take a multivitamin?
- maybe some fish oil?
- what about vitamin d, magnesium, b12, etc?
- The fascinating thing about nutrition is that research is constantly discovering new aspects of truth that can help restore the human body.
- If you think that your doing a good job of managing this aspect of your life and you feel amazing, stop reading.
- If you feel that maybe there is something here you might be missing, some step that might have went wrong along the way, we are here to help.
Dr. Bunsic has been researching nutrition and herbal medicine since childhood. After completing a honors undergraduate thesis in South America on “Cat’s Claw”, Uncaria tomentosa in 1998, she has continued her diligent research into the best of nutritional supplements and dietary strategies despite the fact that this teaching was lacking in medical school curriculum. In continuing these studies, she earned a subspecialty certification as a Physician Nutrition Specialist by the Institute for Physician Nutrition Specialist (IPNEC) and completed her ten year recertification testing in 2015. She continues her studies with personal research and high-level educational programing around the country annually.
At our office we offer complete nutritional panels, as well as dietary and supplemental strategies targeted to your health. Bring your issues and your health goals to our team and we would love to partner with you in achieving your best health now. Don’t just survive… THRIVE!
Advanced Nutritional Testing
We utilize state of the art laboratory analysis to test the essential elements of your body. Whether you are trying to optimize your health or are very run down and fatigued, this testing is beneficial. It is the only way to know exactly what supplements you should be taking based on your own unique biohistory. Utilizing the Genova Laboratory, the precursors and biproducts of normal and abnormal vitamin levels are tested, not jut the direct blood levels traditionally tested. Direct blood levels are often falsely elevated due to recent dietary intake, thus missing a large amount of “deep deficiencies” due to poor absorption in the GI system, severe illness or trauma.
This is the best way to uncover your body’s “history” and really see what you need. Although this testing is not inexpensive, many are spending hundreds on supplements that might not be helping at all. If you add that up over years, on a cost -benefit ratio alone, doing this test really pays off. You deserve to know what your body needs to heal itself, not just keep covering up symptoms with medications or continuing to suffer.
Nutraeval testing
ALCAT testing
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Splankna Treatment Technique
Splankna Therapy is the first Christian protocol for energy psychology. Energy psychology utilizes the same system in the body that acupuncture is based on to alleviate emotional trauma that is physically stored. The Splankna Protocol incorporates elements from three different energy psychology protocols: Thought Field Therapy, EMDR and Neuro-Emotional Technique. It also incorporates prayer as an integral part of every session.
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NutrEval® TESTING
This is an advanced diagnostic tool. Genova designed the NutrEval® profile to give physicians a better understanding of patients’ nutritional deficiencies. By combining testing in 5 key areas of core nutrients, this test bring a depth of insight into your overall nutritional status unrivaled in the laboratory industry. We utilize the highly-scientific health report that synthesizes the results of more than 100 individual biomarkers into one comprehensive packet.
We are a leader in our area of interpreting these very complex but groundbreaking tests to uncover hidden nutrient deficiencies. Oftentimes these results lead patients to finally know which nutrients are in “deep deficiency” after months or years of poor health or fatigue, in order to be guided back to health safely and methodically using advanced medical nutrition.
We are a leader in our area of interpreting these very complex but groundbreaking tests to uncover hidden nutrient deficiencies. Oftentimes these results lead patients to finally know which nutrients are in “deep deficiency” after months or years of poor health or fatigue, in order to be guided back to health safely and methodically using advanced medical nutrition.
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Non-surgical approach to pain and disability
Many people have suffered severe accidents in which they sustained multiple fractures, have had orthopedic or back surgeries, or dealt with chronic pain or fibromyalgia for months or years. If you or someone you love is one of these people you need to know there is a better way.
The human body is a fascinating structure that has been divinely designed to withstand a great deal of stress, disease and hard work. When your body is in pain it is trying to tell you something. Often there are nerves that become irritated due to abnormal body patterns that occur after sudden or repetitive trauma to those parts of the body.
The human body is a fascinating structure that has been divinely designed to withstand a great deal of stress, disease and hard work. When your body is in pain it is trying to tell you something. Often there are nerves that become irritated due to abnormal body patterns that occur after sudden or repetitive trauma to those parts of the body.
Taking opiate medications “pain pills” and benzodiazepines “nerve pills” just cover up the pain by altering the way the brain and nervous system processes pain. However, nothing in your body changes for the better and your brain receptors become less and less sensitive to these dangerous medications. When this happens suffering patients are often unwillingly turned into “addicts”. Sadly, these patients are now addicts and probably in more pain than ever since they have actually tried to go on ignoring the warning signals the body has given them.
Discovering what the exact cause is in each patient requires, time, patients and expertise in multiple fields of medicine and science. Unfortunately, our society is centered around quick fixes and oversimplifying complex problems. Your body is very complex and we have worked diligently to study how and why the body works. Dr. Bunsic and Ashley Greene, PA have done conferences and meeting around the country with world-renowned physicians and scientists that are working to understand and eliminate root causes of pain and provide natural, ,safe solutions.
We utilize a unique blend of customized services including Osteopathic Manipulation, steroid free joint injections, Triggerpoint injections, Neuroproliferative injections, Prolotherapy injections, nutrition, hormonal management, lifestyle changes and therapeutic exercise and physical therapy to restore your body to it’s best possible function. You may always have areas that are not the way they used to be, but you can be restored, with patients and perseverance, to a healthier, happier you.
We utilize a unique blend of customized services including Osteopathic Manipulation, steroid free joint injections, Triggerpoint injections, Neuroproliferative injections, Prolotherapy injections, nutrition, hormonal management, lifestyle changes and therapeutic exercise and physical therapy to restore your body to it’s best possible function. You may always have areas that are not the way they used to be, but you can be restored, with patients and perseverance, to a healthier, happier you.
Joint Injections
Although the standard in the Orthopedic world is to use steroid injections for sore, damaged or arthritic joints, we take a more whole-body approach in treating joint pain.
Surgeons are very focused on damaged joints. They often look at the damaged joint very closely in assessing who is or is not a candidate for surgery.
What they often miss however, is why and how the joint became damaged in the first place, and why it continues to be inflamed despite treatment.
We look at the whole body and work not just on the joint that is symptomatic but the complete picture of how all of the body’s structures have become dysfunctional that has caused increased pressure on that joint.
Surgeons are very focused on damaged joints. They often look at the damaged joint very closely in assessing who is or is not a candidate for surgery.
What they often miss however, is why and how the joint became damaged in the first place, and why it continues to be inflamed despite treatment.
We look at the whole body and work not just on the joint that is symptomatic but the complete picture of how all of the body’s structures have become dysfunctional that has caused increased pressure on that joint.
The body is elegantly designed to be able to work hard by transferring forces throughout sequential muscle groups. When this natural flow is interrupted, stress and tension forces build up in an effected joint, causing uneven wear and tear. This leads to arthritis and chronic pain.
Sometimes surgery is your only option. However, if you wish to avoid or significantly postpone surgery getting to the root cause of this pain and not just covering it up with high powered medications like injectable steroids might be right for you.
Sometimes surgery is your only option. However, if you wish to avoid or significantly postpone surgery getting to the root cause of this pain and not just covering it up with high powered medications like injectable steroids might be right for you.
From a holistic viewpoint steroid injections should be used very infrequently. They cause a super anti-inflammatory reaction which often leads to weakening of the surrounding tissues (muscles and ligaments) that help support the joint, thus leading to more joint problems at the end of the cycle. Steroids also cause a rise in blood sugar, retention in fluid and weight gain that is very dangerous in patients with heart, liver, kidney disease or diabetes.
If you want to restore your aching joint and avoid surgery, considering our preservative free injections in combination with our Holistic Osteopathic approach is right for you.
If you want to restore your aching joint and avoid surgery, considering our preservative free injections in combination with our Holistic Osteopathic approach is right for you.