What to expect when having appointments at Blue Sky Osteopathy?

You can expect to be regarded with kindness and respect for your own unique path and expression of health manifesting at this time in your life. Appreciation of each patient’s unique aspects of health is offered in the context of Dr. Hiserote’s more than twenty years of Osteopathic medical practice and seasoned with his love and reverence for the truths and lessons of nature.

Blue Sky Osteopathy Center for Healing and Wellness is a quiet and peaceful clinic situated away from Sebastopol traffic and graced with numerous windows overlooking the Sebastopol Laguna and vistas of the Sonoma mountains to the East.

The first appointment with Dr. Hiserote is typically a one-hour face-to-face visit, with no computer between you. Dr. Hiserote will listen to your story and inquire throughout your life for clues to who you are and how you have come to this place of health. He initially assesses your overall function visually through how you talk, stand, walk, and a typical medical physical exam as appropriate. Integrated throughout the examination is the unique Osteopathic perspective that evaluates form and function. The evaluation commonly concludes on the treatment table while he uses his hands to gently assess areas of structural motion restriction, functional weakness, tenderness, or strain using Osteopathic palpatory skills.

During this visit and based on his findings, he will typically treat you utilizing a variety of Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques (OMT) which may be perceived as stretching, gentle pressure, structural positioning and light resistance. When treating, he will continue to consider the importance of appreciating the whole of you in the expression of health.

A new patient follow-up visit is typically scheduled a week after the initial visit. This half hour appointment is important for assessing how your body received and responded to the initial treatment. From this assessment, Dr. Hiserote will provide progressive OMT and next step recommendations as warranted, which may include frequency of visits, referrals, or prescription for other modalities, etc.

OMT may seem subtle, but the beneficial effects can be significant and long lasting. Many patients experience a deep physical and mental relaxation as well as an opening, loosening, or softening of restrictions and structural patterns during and after a treatment. Improved energetic changes are frequently experienced.

Effective OMT can support your body’s own healing process through:

• Increased joint, fascia, and muscle mobility

• Enhanced blood and lymphatic flow

• Balancing neurological signaling to respective tissues

OMT can be very effective for a variety of health concerns, and is considered safe, with rarely any adverse side effects. This makes it especially helpful when working with more sensitive patients.