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How childhood psychological traumas impact patients’ ability to heal from physical ailments

By The DO Staff

08.22.24

Throughout my almost 60 years practicing osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) as a physician, I spent a considerable amount of time in Oklahoma. This is where I had one of my first hands-on experiences with allostatic load.