An Osteopathic Approach to Mental and Emotional Trauma

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TOMA/TXACOFP 17th Annual Convention

We are taught in osteopathic medical school that a person is a combination of the body, mind, and spirit, and that dysfunction in any one category can cause problems in the others. What if what we thought of as mental, emotional, and spiritual dysfunction was only the tip of the iceberg? What about the mental, emotional, and spiritual component in all of our patients that aren’t clinically depressed or anxious? We all have mental, emotional, and spiritual struggles, and these can manifest as both mental and physical disease. Learn how to better address mental and emotional trauma in your patients to more fully encompass the osteopathic approach to patient care.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Understand how mental, emotional, and spiritual dysfunction can impact the body
2. Learn how to release unprocessed emotions
3. Learn how to incorporate emotional release into an osteopathic manipulative treatment