What is Osteopathic Medicine?
By Lori Denny, LECOM
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When it comes to good health, we all know what we "should" be doing, but often are sidetracked by other pursuits such as work, family and friends. Osteopathic physicians have exceptional training to partner with patients to achieve improved health and quality of life.
What is osteopathic medicine? The short answer is D.O.'s, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, are fully trained physicians who treat the whole person using medicine, surgery and manipulation to assist the body's ability to prevent illness and heal disease. In a world where too often medicine is freely dispensed to treat symptoms, osteopathic physicians practice art of listening to and working with patients on mind, body and spirit to help the body heal itself.
Osteopathic medicine is the best-kept secret, and fastest growing segment, in American healthcare. "Much of what is considered to be healing is nothing more than a physician assisting the body to perform the functions that are already inherent and integral parts of our being. The osteopathic physician will, when possible, assist the body to fight disease by bolstering the body's own self-healing mechanisms before introducing foreign substances (medicines) to fight the disease." Thomas A. Quinn, D.O.
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No matter what kind of health care professional you're looking for, the Alliance is home to quality businesses from a number of different fields.
The following are members listed in the Dental, Chiropractic, Eye Care, Hospitals, Hypnosis, Medical, OB/GYN and Other
categories in our Member Directory.
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Dental
Baker Orthodontics Dr. Matthew Baker 5911 North Honore Ave., Suite 222 Sarasota, FL 34243 910-355-3808 Website
Cooper Creek Dental Shelly McAvoy 8460 Cooper Creek Blvd University Park, FL 34201 941-366-1010 Website
Smile Smart Dental Center David Ashley 7270 East 55th Ave Bradenton, FL 34203 3941-755-8480 Website
Lakewood Ranch Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Shepherd Frenchman 8430 Enterprise Circle, Suite 100 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941-730-1870 Website
Chiropractic
Adjust Your Life Chiropractic Colleen Ford 10910 SR 70 E Suite 101 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941-302-1180 Website
Discover Chiropractic and Wellness Kristin Kulju 1859 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, FL 34211 941-749-8552 Website
Health Source of Manatee East Dr. Mark Lewis 6156 State Road 70 East Bradenton, FL 34203 941-755-9355 Website
Pinnacle Chiropractic Matthew Morris 8450 Cooper Creek Blvd Suite 104 University Park, FL 34201 941-822-8828 Website
The Roots Chiropractic Drs. Logan and Laura Swaim 8209 Natures Way Unit 115 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941-877-1507 Website
Eye Care
Center For Sight Julie Peirce 5409 University Parkway University Park, FL 34201 941-330-2020 Website
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Coastal Eye Institute Michelle Hange 217 Manatee Avenue E Bradenton, FL 34208 941-748-1818 Website
InFocus Family Eye Care Ashley Masuga 8120 Lakewood Main St; Suite 101 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941-362-2020 Website
Hospitals
Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Charlene DeMers 6015 Pointe West Blvd. Bradenton, FL 34209 941-792-1404 x3160 Website
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Kristin King 5731 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34233 941-342-1010 Website
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Richard Fletcher 8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941-782-2100 Website
Sarasota Urgent Care Kathleen Cucci 6272 Lake Osprey Dr Sarasota, Fl 34240 941-907-2800 Website
Hypnosis
Dani Fox Hypnosis Dani Fox 8470 Enterprise Circle, Suite 309 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941-681-0117 Website
Medical
AltMed, LLC David Wright 6151 Lake Osprey Drive, Suite 318 Sarasota, FL 34240 941-373-1432 Website
Care Net Manasota East Shirley Fenton 10940 SR 70 East Bradenton, FL 34202 941-751-1966 Website
HealthSouth Marcus Braz 6400 Edgelake Drive Sarasota, FL 34240 941-921-8610 Website
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Florida Digestive Health Specialists, LLP
Terri Zahn
10920 Technology Terrace
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211
941-757-4810
Website
Lakewood Ranch Plastic Surgery & Skin Care
Joshua Kreithen 941-365-8679
One South School Avenue, Suite 800
Sarasota, FL 34237
Website
Neuro Challenge Foundation, Inc
Judith Bell
5602 Marquesas Circle #211
Sarasota, FL 34233
941-626-6413
Website
Sarasota Orthopedic Associates
Sandi Wall
2750 Bahia Vista St., Suite 100
Sarasota, FL 34239
941-951-2663
Website
Sarasota Sports Medicine
Dr. Ken Kaufman
8134 Lakewood Main Street
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
941-927-0546
Website
Silverstein Institute
Jennifer Moss
8433 Enterprise Circle, Suite 140
Lakewood Ranch, FL 342102
941-365-0367
Website
OB/GYN
Lakewood Ranch Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jennifer Swanson
8340 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Suite 140
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
941-907-9298
Website
Other
A Lash Above, LLC
Beverly Katzenberger
4516 Del Sol Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34243
941-321-9093
Website
Rodan & Fields
Karen Conkel
9040 Town Center Parkway
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
941-224-8664
Website
The Perfect Peel USA
Todd Jensen
Bradenton, FL 34212
941-241-8888
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