Potential benefits include improvement in pain or discomfort, improvement in flexibility and strength, improvement in numbness or tingling, improvement of swelling, improvement in organ system function and enhancement of the body’s natural healing mechanisms. Benefits may vary significantly from patient to patient depending on their specific diagnoses and past medical/surgical history.

OMT is generally well tolerated, painless and without complication. Mild soreness lasting one to two days after treatment is possible, but this usually resolves and is considered normal part of the body’s healing process. A temporary drowsiness or lightheaded feeling may also occur during or after treatment, which will usually resolve within minutes. Risks are extremely rare in skilled hands, but could include fracture, disc herniation, or dissection of a blood vessel (these occur more often with use of the HVLA technique which is rarely used at Ridgeline Family Health, PLLC). As in the practice of any form of medicine, other unexpected risks or complications may occur. If any unforeseen conditions are discovered it may be necessary to alter or discontinue the OMT regimen.

OMT can be used to treat old injuries, like chronic low back pain and recent injuries, like a sprained shoulder after a bike wreck. It can relieve pinched nerves in the neck and also nerve impingement in the gut (such as the Vagus Nerve) causing things like abdominal pain or cramping. Acute or chronic musculoskeletal issues related to hyper mobility disorders. There is no region of the body where OMT cannot be applied.