Boulder Osteopathic Center

Traditional Osteopathic Treatment

For more details about osteopathy as defined by the Cranial Academy CLICK HERE

A quick summary as defined by the Cranial Academy: In the United States, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) are fully trained physicians, licensed to practice the entire range and scope of medicine and surgery. US trained DOs attend their own medical schools, receive the same post-graduate training as their MD colleagues, and receive additional education in the principles of osteopathy, applied in practice as osteopathic manipulative treatment. Osteopathy is a system of medicine that recognizes the dynamic relationship of structure and function in health and disease. Only US trained DO’s can be licensed to practice osteopathic medicine in the USA.

Osteopathic Principles focus on the natural motion within the body's structure and its relationship to function. The DO learns how to restore health by applying osteopathic principles in the practice of hands-on treatment. Osteopathic knowledge and treatment considers the musculoskeletal system to be an extremely important but often neglected aspect of total health. It must also be emphasized that osteopathy considers the inter-relationships of all physiologic systems (e.g., neurological, respiratory, digestive, etc.).

To learn more about the history of Osteopathy please ask for a handout describing osteopathy when you come in for your next visit!

Medical Acupuncture

Cranial Osteopathy combined with Medical Acupuncture
In addition to his osteopathic training, Keith Swan D.O., DABMA is certified by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture.

For a list of conditions commonly treated by medical acupuncture CLICK HERE

Homeopathic Treatment

Cranial Osteopathy combined with Homeopathic Treatment
In addition to her osteopathic training, Sharon Stanley D.O. is certified as a Homeopathic Practitioner as well.

What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a highly systematic, scientific method of therapy based on the principal of stimulating the patient's own healing processes in order to accomplish cure. In homeopathy each of us is a total, complete individual, no aspect of which can be separated from any other. Each patient is evaluated as a whole person, and the prescribed remedy is based on the unique patterns found on all levels.
Dr. Stanley gathers as much as possible about the totality of the symptoms to understand how your body is already trying to heal itself. The remedy then stimulates the body in the same way it's already behaving thereby enabling it to overcome even chronic disease. This is the famous "Law of Similars": Whatever substance produces symptoms in a healthy person will cure those symptoms in a sick person.
In order for the doctor to prescribe correctly, she needs to know virtually every aspect of your being, so the more explicit you are the more accurate the remedy will be.

For more detailed description regarding Homeopathy and how it works CLICK HERE

Frequency of use: Please request the specific amount per serving and frequency you should take your remedy from Dr. Stanley at the time of your homeopathic consultation.

Antidotes for the Remedy (Interferes with the remedy):

Do not expose the remedy to sunlight

Do not touch the remedy with your hands- drop under tongue from lid or packet directly without touching with your body

Coffee: Do not drink coffee at all when taking homeopathic remedies

Camphor: Avoid anything w/ Camphor including deep heat rubs, liniments, Vicks, Ben Gay, Tiger Balm, some massage compounds, some cosmetics, many lip balms, some Chinese candies, most cough lozenges, and others.

Allopathic Drugs: Avoid unless in severe emergencies in which case mention to Dr. Stanley. Do not stop taking allopathic drugs on your own.

Routine Dental Work: Should be avoided while taking remedies unless an emergency occurs.

Other Treatments: It's best to avoid any other treatments of any kind.

Miscellaneous: Mothballs, Electric blankets, Hot Springs, Australian Tea Tree Oil, Swedish bitters, Pau d'Arco tea, Hair permanents and nail polish should be avoided while taking homeopathic remedies.

Please ask for a handout from the front desk at your next visit to our office for more information regarding homeopathy.