Kathleen J. Meyer, DO
Osteopathic Manipulative and
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Family Care of the Fox Cities
920-730-2207
W3124 Van Roy Road
Appleton Wisconsin 54915
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What is a Doctor of Osteopathy?
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​You may not realize it, but your own family doctor may be a Doctor of Osteopathy.
A D.O. is a fully licensed physician who can perform surgery and prescribe drugs. There are osteopathic doctors in every field...from pediatrics to cardiology from gynecology to rheumatology.
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In addition to studying the typical subjects you would expect student physicians to master, osteopathic students take approximately 200 additional hours of training in the art of manipulative medicine. This system of hands-on techniques helps alleviate pain, restore motion, support the body’s natural functions and influences the body’s structure to help it function more efficiently.
A D.O.s education is rooted in a distinctive philosophy. They believe that your body has everything it needs to self-regulate and self-heal and that structure and function are interrelated. Many osteopathic manipulative techniques are aimed at reducing or eliminating the impediments to proper structure and function so the self-healing mechanism can assume its role in restoring a person to health.
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Read Prevention Magazine's interesting and comprehensive article on Osteopathy.
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Mikhail Varshavski, D.O. talks with Dr. Fauci about Covid-19 at Osteopathic.org.
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Are you ready to cry too?
We can help now!
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Cranial osteopathy can be a real blessing for new parents.
In as few as three treatments, this most gentle form of manipulation can soothe the trauma of birth and give your baby a head start for a healthy, happy life.
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The sooner we can intervene, the easier it is to treat your baby and the faster we will see improvement.
Is your baby dealing with any of these problems?
They are all issues that respond especially well to OMT.
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Does he cry often without being comforted by nursing, feeding, rocking, etc.?
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Is it difficult to get him to nurse or take a bottle?
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Does she only want to nurse from one breast?
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Is her head or face asymmetrical or oddly shaped?
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Does she regularly turn her head to the same side?
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Is she unhappy lying on her back?
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Does he often arch her back or seem stiff?
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Does he choke or leak milk around the nipple?
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Does she spit up often?
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Does she have problems with crawling or coordination?
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Does she have ear infections or rub her ears?
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Some circumstances often result in these problems:
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Did you have a difficult delivery; were forceps or a vacuum used?
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Did you have a prolonged or very rapid labor or pushing phase?
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Was your baby delivered by C-section?
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Was your delivery premature or early?
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Was this your first baby?
Help! I really want to breastfeed my baby….
why isn't it working?
You’ve gotten tips and followed advice from your mom, friends, lactation consultant
and the internet and still you are having problems nursing.
Your baby may simply be unable to suck properly.
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Even during a normal delivery, the bones, muscles and soft tissue in a newborn’s head and neck can become restricted and inhibit a baby’s ability to latch-on, suck, swallow and digest food comfortably.
Gentle Osteopathic manipulation of connective tissue tensions and correction of alignment and motion of the joints will allow normal physiological function of the underlying anatomy. Treatment may include gently easing any strains within the cranial bones, soft tissues and upper neck as well as with related parts of the spine, diaphragm, chest and abdomen. When the obstacles are removed, the path to your baby's ability to nurse at the breast will be open.
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