Danto Osteopathic
Self Care
One of Dr. Danto's mentors, Phil Greenman, DO, is considered the 'father' of the "Exercise Prescription" for the specialty of Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. The specifics of the Exercise Prescription that guided Dr. Greenman were the result of his study and collaboration with healers around the world, including osteopathic physicians, physical therapists, European manual medicine specialists, and others.
Mentors such as Robert Ward, DO, Phil Greenman, DO, Fred Mitchell, DO, Robert Fulford, DO and Jay Sandweiss, DO inspired Dr. Danto's approach to patient care and implementing the Exercise Prescription. To make this more accessible to both physicians and patients Dr. Danto wrote and published Normalization of Muscle Function in 2005. Since that time he's continued to refine and learn from continued study and through experience gained through patient care. The videos linked through this website contain some of those lessons.
Before starting any of our recommended self-care routines we advise consulting with your peronsal physician.
Exercise Prescription Making Headlines
On August 12, 2022 the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy published a meta-analysis (which roughly translates into a "super study") trying to pin down the most beneficial exercise treatment for chronic low back pain. The "mega study" contained over 18,000 patients.
The results indicated that stretching alone was not very helpful in alleviating the back pain. However, the study found that exercise that emphasize motor control and stabilization training were very helpful. This is not surprising news to the many of us who utilize this approach in treatment. It is the foundation of the Exercise Prescription.
Study Information: Daniel Niederer, Matthias Weippert, Martin Behrens. "What modifies the effect of an exercise treatment for chronic low back pain? A meta-epidemiologic regression analysis of risk of bias and comparative effectiveness." Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online: August 12, 2022, Pages1-32 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2022.11149
