Osteopathic Manipulation Therapy

Osteopathic manipulation is a hands-on treatment that restores alignment, mobility, and balance throughout the body. Using precise, gentle techniques, our physicians identify and correct structural restrictions that contribute to pain, tension, or dysfunction. By improving circulation and supporting the body’s natural self-healing mechanisms, this therapy helps relieve musculoskeletal pain, enhance mobility, and promote overall well-being. At Meeting Point Health, osteopathic manipulation is often integrated with regenerative and functional medicine treatments for comprehensive, whole-body healing.

How does osteopathic manipulation work?

Osteopathic manipulation therapy stimulates the musculoskeletal system through repetitive manipulation of your limbs and soft tissues. The DO, or doctor of osteopathic medicine, uses more than 40 techniques to work your musculoskeletal system back into proper alignment. The manipulation might feel awkward or strange but they should not cause pain or discomfort.

The techniques used in OMT help address any structural issues and muscular imbalances. They also help with joint mobility, muscle flexibility, as well as improve circulation. Through direct manipulation of your muscles and limbs, a DO will help improve blood flow and nerve health in the targeted areas.

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Is Osteopathic Manipulation the Same as Physical Therapy?

Both OMT and PT are medically supported therapies. Both of these therapies believe that the function of a body’s different systems depends on the underlying structures of that system. Both use movement and physical manipulation as part of their treatments.

However, the biggest difference that sets OMT apart from PT is who is licensed to perform it. OMT can only be performed by DOs, who are fully trained, licensed and practicing physicians. Physical therapists are not medical doctors. Though a physical therapist can obtain a doctorate in PT, they cannot write prescriptions and perform the other duties of a fully licensed medical doctor.

What Can Osteopathic Manipulation Treat?

OMT is remarkable and can treat just about any pain condition. At Meeting Point Health, we commonly treat the following with OMT with great success:

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ)
Migraine and headache
Sports injuries
Dizziness
Chronic back pain
Fibromyalgia
Musculoskeletal Pain
Lyme Arthritis
Neurological Mold Illness Symptoms

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Does Meeting Point Health accept insurance?

No, we do not accept insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid; however, we do take HSA/FSA, cash and credit cards. We also work with CareCredit if you choose to finance.

Our practitioners and staff fully understand and empathize with the challenges that patients face as they make financial decisions for proper health care. Our practice is very different from a conventional medical practice in many ways, and the time spent with each patient is usually 30-90 minutes. Visits with a physician covered by insurance generally allow for less than 10 minutes total! Conventional medical practices that take insurance maintain brief office visits and high patient loads for this reason. We cannot provide the expert care that every one of our patients deserves under those circumstances.

Insurance also dictates the types of treatments and order of treatments patients can receive for a particular condition. For example, if you visit your physician for chronic knee pain, they will likely start with a steroid injection because insurance requires that you exhaust steroid injection efforts before discussing other options, which may possibly impair your overall chances of recovery. Not good!

Opting out of insurance allows the patient and the doctor to maintain their medical autonomy, which is imperative to ensure you get the right treatment at the right time and the right dose.

Can I get an insurance reimbursement?

Good news! If you have out-of-network insurance benefits, you can submit your receipts for potential reimbursement. Depending on your plan, you may receive a percentage of the cost of your visit back either as a reimbursement check in the mail from the insurance company (or an equivalent amount applied to your out-of-network deductible, if applicable). Some plans reimburse up to 80%! All you have to do is ask the front desk for an insurance receipt after your visit.

How do I get started with Meeting Point Health?

Getting started at Meeting Point Health is simple. Schedule an initial discovery call online or call our office to connect with a New Patient Onboarding Specialist. During your first visit, we’ll take a deep dive into your health history, symptoms, and goals, and may recommend advanced testing or imaging to uncover the root causes of your concerns. From there, our team will design a personalized treatment plan tailored to your body’s unique needs—whether that includes regenerative therapies, functional medicine, IV therapy, or longevity care. It all begins with a single step toward feeling your best—Click to schedule a free discovery call with one of our Patient Onboarding Specialists today!

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