I'm like the many who've posted here- dealing with an issue for over 10 yrs with PT, Rolfing, needles, Chiro, Alexander technique class, yoga, dance improv, PT, cortisone shots, PT, core strengthening exercises, you name it.
Finally I read a book "Healing Back Pain," which completely changed the way I think about my health. And started doing DO regularly.
I've hesitated to write a review for Dr Dan not because he doesn't deserve one- he just doesn't need it. He has a wait list for new patients, he doesn't take insurance (but will give you a recpt that you can use for reimbursement). He's passionate about healing, widely read, and will make you rethink healing and illness.
You can read more about osteopathy on his practice's website- the link to Andrew Weil's chapter from "Spontaneous Healing" is particularly interesting. At times he has students from the local DO college observe and even participate, given your permission.
For me it's 2 for 1 and fascinating to hear what they say to one another. Largely, Dr Dan starts with this:
"This person is really quite healthy- our job is just to help his body get back into equilibrium to regain his health." And then you hear about how all these things are connected (really, the foot bone is connected to the shin bone; the shin bone is connected to the...)
I decided to write this review because today I was telling a coworker about my cold, and she asked me, "So what did your doctor tell you was wrong with you?"
My doctor, I said, didn't tell me what was wrong with me, just what's right with me.
She laughed, and so did I.
PS- I forgot to mention: he seems to have cured my heart arrhythmia, a benign irregular heartbeat I've had since I became an adult. Over the years people would notice it in my pulse- just irregular heartbeats. Cardiologists said it was fine, after numerous EKGs, stress tests, wearing a girdle (to record a day's heartbeats). They said just to avoid stimulants like caffeine, or muscle relaxants; and if it ever got symptomatic (dizziness, etc.), then there were two things we could do: use a wire to burn out the nerve that's causing the misfiring, a pretty simple-sounding surgical procedure; or take beta-blockers. Simple eh? Well Dr Dan noticed it, and said that b/c of some restrictions in my upper spine, the offending nerve was irritated, and most likely causing the misfiring of my heart. So he set out to work on that. After seeing him for a few months, it does seem like the arrhythmia is gone. AFTER EVERY CARDIOLOGIST OVER THE YEARS HAS TOLD ME IT WAS A LIFELONG CONDITION. Amazing, eh? read more