Osteopathic Manipulation (OMT)
Osteopathic medicine values the inter-connectedness of the mind, body and spirit. Each one influences the other, and they all work in concert. Using somatic (body) interventions like osteopathic manipulation, Dr. Matsumoto can make more profound impact on your healing your body and mind.
By addressing your body tension, obstructions, and imbalance, Dr. Matsumoto can help bring your body back to a more free, mobile, and balanced state, supporting and accelerating your healing and reducing pain. He can help address a number of issues including, but certainly not limited to the following:
Acute/Chronic Injuries
Improves neck, shoulder, back, pelvic pain (and more)
Speeds healing time of acute injuries, including sports
Improves flexibility and function
Stress and Anxiety
Reduces body tension, improving relaxation
Increases emotional resilience
Improves stress related gut issues
Headaches
Relieve migraines and tension headaches without meds (or reduce need for medication)
Newborns/Children
Facilitates the reshaping of the skull
Improve latch/nursing
Improves torticollis
Improves scoliolsis
Pregnancy/Post-partum
Improves pelvic/back stability and pain
Improves edema/fluid retention