Naturopathic Medicine Primary Care:
Naturopathic physicians (NDs or NMDs) are general practitioners trained as specialists in natural medicine. In practice, naturopathic physicians perform physical examinations, laboratory testing, gynecological exams, nutritional and dietary assessments, metabolic analysis, and allergy testing. They may order x-ray, ultrasounds, other imaging procedures, and other diagnostic tests. They are the only primary care physicians clinically trained in the use in the following wide variety of natural therapeutics.

Clinical Nutrition:
Naturopathic physicians understand that what you eat is the basis for your health. Adopting a healthy diet is often the first step towards correcting health problems. Many medical conditions can be treated more effectively with foods and nutritional supplements than they can by other means, but with fewer complications and side effects. Naturopathic physicians may use specific individual diets, fasting, and nutritional supplements with their patients.

Functional Medicine:
Functional medicine is anchored by an examination of the core clinical imbalances that underlie various disease conditions. Those imbalances arise as environmental inputs such as diet, nutrients (including air and water), exercise, and trauma are processed by ones body, mind, and spirit through a unique set of genetic predispositions, attitudes, and beliefs. The fundamental physiological processes include communication, both outside and inside the cell; bioenergetics, or the transformation of food into energy; replication, repair, and maintenance of structural integrity, from the cellular to the whole body level; elimination of waste; protection and defense; and transport and circulation. At the Naturopathic Synergies Health clinic, we can provide comprehensive functional assessments through the use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis testing, Biological Cellular Analysis and use of indicated functional lab testing available through Great Smokies Diagnostics Laboratories. To learn more about Functional Medicine, please visit the Institute of Functional Medicine website at www.functionalmedicine.org.

Homeopathic Medicine and Biotherapeutic Drainage Therapies: Homeopathic medicine is a gentle yet effective system of medicine is more than 200 years old and is based on the principle that Like cures Like. Homeopathic medicines are very small doses of natural substances that can stimulate the body's self-healing response without side effects. Some conditions for which conventional medicine has no effective treatments will respond well to homeopathy. Dr. Osman is trained in classical homeopathy as part of his training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and specializes in using Biotherapeutic drainage therapies which utilize the use of individual homeopathic remedies, UNDA numbers, gemmotherapies, tissue salts and oligoelement therapies. Biotherapeutic drainage remedies focus on opening the primary (liver, kidneys, skin, intestines, mucous membranes, lymphatic system) and secondary (nose, lungs, stomach, pancreas, bladder, genitals) emunctories (drainage routes) in the body and discharging of toxic accumulations through the available vehicles of transport mainly the blood, lymph, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, air and water.

Mind and Body Medicine:
Mental attitudes and emotional states can be important elements in healing and disease. Dr. Osman received stress management education during his training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and further extended his training under Dr. Herbert Benson of the Mind Body Institute at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Osman is trained in many stress-reduction techniques from autogenic training, guided imagery, meditation, progressive relaxation, and cognitive restructuring. He customizes a stress management approach through nutrition, diet, botanicals and stress reduction techniques according to each patient.

Botanical Medicine:
Plants have powerful healing properties. Many pharmaceutical drugs have their origins in plant substances Naturopathic physicians use plant substances for their healing effects and nutritional value. NDs are also trained in pharmacology and help tailor and personalize the use of botanical medicines to avoid possible drug-herb interactions, toxicities and contraindications. Since Dr. Osman is closely affiliated with many MDs and treats many patients who are interested in combining both natural and herbal treatments with prescription medications provided by MDs. As a ND, Dr. Osman is best suited to advise patients on the combined and integration of natural medicines with prescription medications without fearing possible adverse reactions through his guidance. Furthermore, Dr. Osman is an adjunct faculty member of Herbology at the Holistic Health Masters program at the College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis, MN.

First-line Therapy:
Dr. Osman is certified as a First Line Therapy Educator. FirstLine Therapy is a therapeutic lifestyle program,which means that this program will help you live your life in a way that improves your health. A therapeutic lifestyle means making choices everyday that will enhance your health and prevent disease, enabling you to achieve a full, healthy life. FirstLine therapy is based on extensive scientific research demonstrating that many of the chronic diseases associated with aging are largely caused by lifestyle choices. These diseases include:

• Heart disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• High cholesterol
• Stroke
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Osteoporosis

If you have any of the above conditions, an individualized diet, lifestyle, stress management and fitness program can be customized to help you manage and prevent against these illnesses.

Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Naturopathic physicians are trained in the fundamentals of oriental medicine and diagnosis. They use acupuncture, acupressure, and Chinese dietary and herbal medicine to promote healing. Dr. Osman mainly uses Traditional Chinese medical diagnostic techniques such as tongue and pulse diagnosis in his assessment and prescribes Chinese dietary and herbal protocols based on his assessment and patient needs.

Physical Medicine and Pain Management:
Naturopathic medicine includes methods of therapeutic manipulation for muscles and bones. Naturopathic physicians also employ therapeutic exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, gentle electrical therapies, ultrasound, and heat and cold. Dr. Osman is certified as a practitioner and specializes in the use of Frequency Specific Microcurrent, which is a new and gentle therapy targeted for pain management syndromes. To learn more about Frequency Specific Microcurrent please visit the website at www.frequencyspecific.com.

The Original Bowen Technique:
The Bowen technique or Bowtech allows the body to reset and heal itself. A Bowen session consists of a series of gently moves on skin (or through light clothing), with the client usually lying on a bed or treatment couch. A session usually lasts from half an hour to an hour and frequently results in a deep sense of overall relaxation, allowing the body to recharge and balance itself. The Bowen Technique encourages a gentle response which empowers the body's own resources to heal itself. Bowen moves are, in themselves, a study in delicacy, being light, gentle and very precise. The Bowen Technique is not necessarily a 'long-term' program. Most clients find that a small number of sessions are adequate even for long-standing complaints.

Conditions That Can Be Helped with BowenTechnique:
Musculoskeletal problems such as Frozen Shoulder, Shoulder Pain, Tennis Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Arthritic Pain, Sporting Injuries, Headaches, TMJ Syndrome, Scoliosis, Migraine, Postural problems, Gait Disorders, Leg Length Discrepancies, Plantar fasciitis, Shin Splints, Fibromyalgia, Foot and ankle problems, Hernia, Knee and hip restrictions, Pelvic problems, RSI / OSS, Sciatica
Respiratory problems such as Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Sinusitis, Allergies Digestive problems such as Constipation, Colic, Crohn's Disease, Indigestion, bowel problems
Also Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Balance Problems, Tinnitus, Bed Wetting in Children, Prostatic Problems, Hemorrhoids, Earache and ear infections.

To learn more about the Bowen technique, please visit the website at www.bowtech.com.