The Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Podcast

Enjoy this round table discussion on the journal article: “Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy on Generalized Anxiety Disorder”

His life evolves around love, love for self and love for the patient in front of him. One of his mentors the great Robert Fulford, DO said love holds everything together. All people are loveable because of their inherent health however great or little it may be. The person’s health, according to Dr. Friedman is vastly more intelligent than the provider. In his practice the provider is to be in tune with health or in tune with what may be lacking inherent motion. This health is perceived through “Stillness”. Perception, he says, is not a projection. Perception is not willed. Perception should be of what is true. Enjoy this conversation which bounces between the physical and spiritual.

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He is an artist, neuroscientist with synesthesia who has a unique view and experience of the world. He brings this experience to his medical practice. Rooted in his knowledge of human anatomy, osteopathic techniques and understanding the human condition allows his perception of the person to guide him to where and how he should treat. For him osteopathy is this dance of two biological systems fighting chaos. While treating he does his best to get out of the way, meeting the person where they are, listening to what the patient says, paying attention to nonverbal cues and being empathetic. He is an expert in acupuncture, using it as a means to help patients who manifest psychosomatic problems. He believes in the importance of breathing, sharpening your mind, healing your body and bolstering your spirit as a way to help your treatments be more effective. He is a researcher pushing the specialty of OMM forward. Enjoy this dynamic and informative conversation with Dr. King, DO an osteopathic healer.

Dr. Fremarek began her path to practicing Osteopathic Primary Care Sports Medicine with a Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences from the University of Illinois. She continued her passion for looking at patient care from a 360perspective at Kansas City University where she completed the DO/MBA dual degree program. In addition, she was selected for the undergraduate OMM Fellowship at KCU where she able to pursue multiple passions including teaching and dancing for the Major Arena Soccer League team, the Kansas City Comets. She completed her Family Medicine residency at University of Michigan Health-West while participating in both the Osteopathic Medicine and Sports Medicine tracks. During her time in Grand Rapids, she served as the peer-nominated Chief Resident of Research, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety for two years in addition to Co-Chief Resident of the Family Medicine Residency during her third year. She then transitioned to Edward Via College of OsteopathicMedicine/Virginia Tech where she completed her Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine residency and is currently completing her Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship.

She credits her family, friends, and mentors to her achievements like being selected as KCU’s AT Still Medallion Memorial Award recipient at graduation and the American Academy of Osteopathy’s 2023 Osteopathic Resident of the Year. She has a strong passion for ensuring the art of osteopathic medicine is not lost by continuing to teach current and future osteopathic physicians. She has also used her undergraduate minor in Spanish to visit the Dominican Republic and Guatemala for multiple global medicine trips where she performed and taught primary care and osteopathic medicine for this underserved patient population. Her interests include: osteopathic medicine, sports medicine, academics, global health, orthobiologics, and integrative medicine.

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David Risov, DO is a graduate of MSUCOM where he was highly involved in the student OMT clinics as a medical student. In his final year of medical school he received “The Fred L. Mitchell, Sr., DO, FAAO Memorial Award” for exceptional achievement in the field of OMM. Currently he is in the final year of his PM&R residency at Georgetown University/MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, in Washington, DC where he founded the PM&R Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Club. In 2023 he presented Case Report at the AAO Convocation on “An Osteopathic Approach To Refractory Sternal Pain.” He has also presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting on “Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in the Treatment of Lower Back Muscle Spasms Prior to Epidural Steroid Injection for Lumbar Radiculopathy.” He is the Primary Investigator on a research study looking at - Hypermobility as an alternative explanation for fibromyalgia symptomatology. He is an advocate for our specialty of Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. Enjoy this conversation with David Risov, DO.

She is a wife, mom of a 17 year old, physician leader and educator who has a keen awareness of diversity, equity and inclusion. Throughout her medical practice she has found many of her patient’s hold their life stress in their trapezius, jaws, stomach and head. She doesn’t ignore these areas of restriction but also understands the person has spirit and mental health is an essential component of wellbeing. She strives to create an environment for patients in her office to open up about their lives and heal from their pain. Through her eyes OMM is much more than a medical treatment, it makes more empathetic physicians who create a level of comfort and confidence with their patient’s. Enjoy this conversation with a special physician leader, educator and President of the AAO Millicent Channell, DO.