Reid Medical Associates

What is OMT?

OMT is a set of hands-on techniques used by osteopathic physicians (DOs) to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury. Using OMT, a DO moves a patient's muscles and joints using techniques that include stretching, gentle pressure and resistance. When appropriate, OMT can complement, and even replace, drugs or surgery. In this way, DOs bring an important dimension to standard medical care.

Benefits of OMT

OMT can help people of all ages and backgrounds. The treatment can be used to ease pain, promote healing and increase overall mobility. Although often used to treat muscle pain, the treatment can also help patients with a number of other health problems such as:

• Asthma
• Sinus disorders
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Migraines
• Menstrual pain

Through OMT, physicians manually apply a specific amount of pressure to different regions in the body. These techniques can help:

• Treat structural and tissue abnormalities
• Relieve joint restriction and misalignment
• Restore muscle and tissue balance
• Promote the overall movement of blood flow throughout the body

Vaccines for Children Program

Drs. Chase and Megan Carpenter see patients of all ages for a variety of aliments. Reid Medical Associates also participates in VFC (Vaccines for Children). VFC is a federally funded program that provides vaccines at no cost to children who might not otherwise be vaccinated because of an inability to pay.

A child is eligible for the VFC program if he or she is younger than 19 years old and is one of the following:

• Medicaid-eligible
• Uninsured
• Underinsured
• American Indian or Alaska native

Children whose health insurance covers the cost of vaccinations are not eligible for the VFC program, even when a claim for the cost of the vaccine and its administration would be denied for payment by the insurance carrier because the plan's deductible had not been met.