Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Conditions for which Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM/OMT) is well suited:

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Adults:

Musculoskeletal conditions, especially
those related to injury
Head and face pain
Chronic sinusitis
Post-concussion syndrome
(minor closed head injury)
Noncardiogenic (not originating in the heart)
chest pain
Chronic abdominal and pelvic pain
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome
(pain in the joint and muscles of the jaw)
Anxiety, tension
Carpal tunnel syndrome
(nerve entrapment syndromes)
Neuromuscular and rheumatic
conditions, including fibromyalgia
and arthritis
Chronic lung disease (by increasing
breathing capacity by freeing up
muscles/fascia)

Women:

Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation),
especially with low back pain
Headaches, back pain, pelvic and
sciatica pain in pregnant women


Children:

Recurrent ear infections
Headaches (chronic)
Spasticity
Learning / Behavioral disorders


Infants:

Sucking and swallowing disorders
Colic, irritability
Positional plagiocephaly (flattened
head from sleeping in one position)
Club feet, in-toeing ("pigeon toed")
Developmental delay

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