519 NE 165th Street, Shoreline, WA 98155
206.365.0110 - Tim ~~206.639.9115 - Anne
What We Do
Overview
We practice osteopathic therapy, a hands-on treatment of the bones and muscles that restores alignment, movement and balance to your body.
Our unique training helps us discover the interrelationships between your symptoms and the cause of your problem.
We seek to provide long-lasting improvement of your symptoms and increased overall health.
Many patients find this approach an effective alternative to traditional physical therapy, chiropractic or massage.
Our Approach
The body is an interconnected unit. One area can’t be looked at in isolation; it must be seen in relationship to the whole system. For example, you might have knee pain because of problems in the hip or ankle. Or your bloated stomach might be caused by a restricted rib.
We listen carefully to your symptoms, especially the ones doctors think are “crazy”. We observe subtle ways you move, and form a picture of how the system of your body is causing those symptoms. This gives us a clear road map of treatment and helps us steer you toward health.
We rely on a detailed and working knowledge of the sciences of the human body: how your body develops from a single cell to the newborn (embryology); the parts of the body (anatomy); how the parts function and work (physiology); what happens when the parts stop working (pathology).
Results
In four to six visits, our treatments resolve or improve 90% of the problems we see. Often short-term, simple injuries resolve quickly. Longer term, more complex injuries and symptoms can take longer. People often find this approach helps even when chiropractic, physical therapy, or traditional massage therapy hasn’t.
Our treatment is not a cure-all. Significant structural or tissue changes from surgery, tissue degeneration or arthritis can limit what we can do. Also, for best results, patients need to change how they use and abuse their bodies.
What We Are Not
We are not physicians or doctors; we do not diagnosis, prescribe or claim to treat disease.
We are not osteopaths or osteopathic physicians.
We are not chiropractors and do not do “cracking” adjustments of the spine.
We are not physical therapists who prescribe exercises.
We are not relaxation massage therapists.
We are not Energy healers.