Dr. Poulin is a skilled and compassionate osteopathic physician dedicated to providing personalized care to each and every patient. Her goal is to help you achieve optimal health and wellness through a holistic approach to medicine. We look forward to working with you and supporting you on your journey to better health.
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“The preferred term for a complete system of medical care practiced by physicians with an unlimited license that is represented by a philosophy that combines the needs of the patient with the current practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics. Emphasizes the interrelationship between structure and function, and has an appreciation of the body’s ability to heal itself.”
Giusti, Rebecca. Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology, Third Edition (p. 42). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Osteopathic medicine is a distinct branch of medical practice in the United States. The osteopathic philosophy of medicine sees an interrelated unity in all systems of the body, with each working with the other to heal in times of illness.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, are fully licensed physicians who practice in every medical specialty. DOs practice a whole-person approach to medicine, focused on looking beyond your symptoms to understand how lifestyle and environmental factors impact your wellbeing.
The profession is one of the fastest growing segments in health care today, with one out of every four medical students enrolled in an osteopathic medical school.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) is a field of medicine compromised of physicians that have completed 3 years of an accredited AOA or ACGME residency program. ONMM physician residency accreditation is now exclusively under the purview of the ACGME. Board certification for ONMM physicians is granted under the authority of the AOA.
“The osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine residency program is a primary residency disciplined in the neuromusculoskeletal system, its comprehensive relationship to other organ systems, and its dynamic function of locomotion. The principle focus of the discipline is osteopathic and patient centered; specifically, it embodies structural and functional interrelation, body unity, self healing, and self-maintenance.”
Giusti, Rebecca. Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology, Third Edition (p. 42). (Function). Kindle Edition.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is a medical procedure performed by a physician.
“The therapeutic application of manually guided forces by a physician to improve physiologic function and/or support homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction.”
Giusti, Rebecca. Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology, Third Edition (p. 36). (Function). Kindle Edition.
"Impaired or altered function of related components of the body framework system: skeletal, arthrodial and myofascial structures, and their related vascular, lymphatic and neural elements. It is characterized by positional asymmetry, restricted range of motion, tissue texture abnormalities, and/ or tenderness. The positional and motion aspects of somatic dysfunction are generally described by: (1) The position of a body part as determined by palpation and referenced to its defined adjacent structure, (2) The directions in which motion is freer, and (3) The directions in which motion is restricted. Somatic dysfunction is treatable using osteopathic manipulative treatment.”
Giusti, Rebecca. Glossary of Osteopathic Terminology, Third Edition (p. 65). (Function). Kindle Edition.
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