Helping Your Body Heal
“It isn’t about doing a manipulation. It’s about helping the patient.” ~Dr. Schuster
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments (OMT) are powerful tools for achieving balance in a patient’s body. Using a hands-on approach, Dr. Schuster focuses on bones, joints, and muscles to identify, and correct problems with manual readjustments, myofascial release, and other physical manipulations of those systems. With the use of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy (OMT), Dr. Schuster diagnoses illness and injuries and leads a body towards its natural inclination to self-healing.
Considered a fundamental component of osteopathic medical care, manipulations can be done to address virtually any health problem. As a treatment modality, Dr. Schuster employs many long-forgotten osteopathic manipulation techniques as well as working with new and innovative approaches. Care for each patient is customized to meet individual needs and lead patients to improved health and well-being.
When a body is out of balance or areas of the body are restricted this impacts the nerves and muscles and impacts other parts of the body. OMT techniques range from gentle palpation to high-pressure or rapid, forceful manipulation. By using OMT, Dr. Schuster is able to gently move a patient’s joints and tissues to correct any areas of restriction and help restore the body to better functioning.
Who Benefits from OMT?
Everyone from infants to the elderly can greatly benefit from osteopathic manipulative treatments. OMT can help an infant with colic. Pregnant women who are suffering from lack of sleep and pregnancy discomfort, especially in the third trimester experience substantial relief from OMT. Pre- and post-operative surgery patients recover more fully when participating in treatments. Older patients struggling with limited mobility issues experience great strides in strength, flexibility, and movement. A study on the effects of OMT on balance in elderly patients found a significant improvement in postural stability. Dr. Schuster treats patients of all ages with OMT and incorporates other avenues of treatment, like diet, exercise, and medications as needed.
What Conditions Can OMT Help?
Musculoskeletal & Neuromusculoskeletal and Sports Medicine
- Low Back Pain
- Herniated discs
- Degenerative discs
- Sciatica
- Arthritis
- Whiplash
- Joint pain
- Migraines
- Neck pain
- Neuropathy
- Concussion
Chronic Disease
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Menstrual pain
- Fibromyalgia
Family Medicine Care
- Headaches & migraines
- Ear and sinus disorders
- Digestive problems
- TMJ
- Tinnitis
Infants & Children
- Colic
- Feeding problems
- Torticollis
- Recurrent ear infections
- Plagiocephaly
Dr. Schuster will prioritize what is important when determining the best treatment options for his patients. OMT is a proven way to restore the body and encourage healing.
