W&B #7: Osteopathy as Primary Care, a Spin on your Typical Walk-In Clinic; Osteopathy and Developmental Stages; Mental Framing and Mindset Around Illness and Injury | Holly Webster

Joining us for today’s discussion is Holly Webster. Holly is a highly respected Osteopathic Manual Practitioner. She is a fellow member of the Ontario Osteopathic Association, the owner of Still Dynamics Osteopathy (Brantford and Oakville Locations) and colleague of Lauren’s, and an associate professor at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy.  Today we discuss where osteopathy fits into a patient's journey to health, our medical system, and the greatest gift our profession offers.    Together we sit down to reframe the definition of disease to highlight the impact of anatomical structure. We explain how using structural diagnosis as a process of elimination when searching for the root cause of disease can reduce tax on an already stressed body in lesion, decrease unnecessary stress on the liver for metabolizing drugs, and prevent avoidable side effects and dependency on pharmaceuticals for temporary symptom relief.  We invite listeners to think differently about pain and use it as information to guide our intervention decisions, seek osteopathy to prevent larger issues caused by compensations, and allow you to optimize performance in all areas of life!  This episode includes: 1:00 Osteopathy as a point of primary acute care, a spin on your typical Walk-In clinic   2:50 Manual Therapy as a means of healthcare (not just aches, pains and acute care)  3:30 Complimentary forms of care and how their approach treating the patient makes osteopathy more effective 5:25 Changing the narrative from musculoskeletal treatment to addressing an array of idiopathic and allopathic symptoms  7:25 The greatest gift of osteopathy is body awareness and the ability to advocate for yourself  9:30 Case Study: Osteopathy and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Treating a viscero-somato lesion 15:30 Treatment goes beyond being symptom based to look at contributing factors 15:45 Treating the mental and emotional association with  disease; The mindset behind illness and injury   18:30 Osteopathic intervention over the lifespan— when is the best time seek care?  19:00 How does osteopathy play a role in fertility, conception, fetal and infant development?  21:30 Putting out the fire. Early intervention helps prevent larger issues due to compensations  21:45 The relationship with your practitioner   26:30 Osteopathy after birth for colic, Eustachian tube in newborns 28:15 No two patients or lesions are the same Still Dynamics Classical Osteopathy: https://stilldynamics.ca/services/osteopathy/ We're passionate about showcasing Osteopathy as an integral part of healthcare. As well as other alternative practices that share the common goal of staying proactive when it comes to health. Want to get inspired to take your health into your own hands? Discover how small, intentional changes have great effects on how we move through life. We are going to cover it all! Find us on Instagram & TikTok @WellAndBack Please consider Rating, Reviewing & Subscribing to our Podcast.  Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-smithson/shacked-up⁠⁠ (https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-smithson/shacked-up) License code: CI8KXYV0EGUPVTAN