Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC

08/11/2025

Direct Primary Care 🩺💙

Direct Primary Care (DPC) is an alternative payment and practice model for primary care services. The focus of a DPC practice is putting the personal relationship back into patient care which includes access to an actual doctor. DPC doctors offer services for a flat monthly rate instead of a traditional fee-for-service arrangement. DPC doctors do not file insurance claims. DPC doctors work directly with the patient instead of the insurance corporations to offer increased access to care, faster scheduling, more time with your doctor, and better and more cost effective options for medications, labs, imaging studies, and more.

Dr. Zachary K. West is board certified in internal medicine and osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine and offers direct primary care services at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC.

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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08/11/2025

Tomorrow, Monday, April 11th from 6:00PM to 8:00PM is the last of our three Open House | Direct Primary Care Information Sessions!

Please be sure to stop out and learn about Direct Primary Care and all of the excellent services offered at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC!

- Please share with friends and/or family that might be looking for a new primary care doctor! 🩺💙

Our seamless booking system lets you make bookings easily from anywhere in this world. Make a booking with Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC

08/08/2025

🌟 Testimonial | Platelet Rich Plasma 🌟

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08/07/2025

🌟 Covered Service 🌟 | Music Therapy 🎵🎶

Music therapy uses music-based interventions to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of patients. Available with a Direct Primary Care Membership at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC.

Learn more about available direct primary care covered services: https://www.oiom.org/direct-primary-care/

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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08/07/2025

Happy Birthday Dr. Andrew Taylor Still! 🎈

Happy Birthday Dr. Andrew Taylor Still! On August 6, 1828, A. T. Still was born in Lee County, Virginia, to Rev. Abram Still and Martha Still. "I suppose I began life as other children, with the animal form, mind, and motion all in running order. I suppose I bawled, and filled the bill of nature in the baby life."- Opening words to chapter one of the Autobiography of A. T. Still

Learn more about The Old Doctor on the website: https://www.atsu.edu/museum-of-osteopathic-medicine/museum-at-still.
Photo: Andrew Taylor Still Sitting On Steps; No Date. Black and white photographic image of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still sitting on the steps at the end of the pathway leading from house of Charles E. Still, Sr., Dr. Still pictured holding a walking staff with an dark overcoat and hat. [2020.04.02]

08/07/2025

Happy birthday today to Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO. Born today in 1828, many of us would not be where we are doing what we do without his insight, leadership, and teaching of osteopathy to the world.

(Drawing of Still by AAO Secretary-Treasurer Dennis J. Dowling, DO, MA, FAAODist)

08/07/2025

Happy Birthday to A.T. Still, DO, founder of osteopathic medicine! Today, we celebrate your legacy and the principles that continue to guide our profession. Thank you, Dr. Still, for revolutionizing healthcare and inspiring generations of DOs for more than a century.

08/04/2025

👀 August is National Eye Exam Month 👓

August serves as a reminder to schedule a regular eye exam. 🗓🖊

Your eyes are a gateway to your overall wellness! 👁💙 Regular eye exams are essential for maintaining good eye health and detecting potential vision problems early.

Periodic eye exams are recommended every 2-4 years from the ages of 40 to 65 and every 1-2 years after the age of 65. During an eye exam an “eye doctor”, also known as an ophthalmologist, will check for various eye conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and dry eye syndrome.

Many eye diseases can develop silently and without symptoms. A routine eye exam can spot these issues early. High blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and even brain tumors can show up during an eye exam. Early detection and treatment of these conditions can help preserve vision and prevent serious eye health issues.

A comprehensive eye exam typically consists of: 1. Visual Acuity & Prescription Check: Reading a chart to assess how clearly you see. 2. Slit-Lamp Exam: A microscope that provides a close-up look at your eye’s structures. 3. Tonometry: Measuring intraocular pressure to screen for glaucoma. 4. Dilated Fundus Exam: Eye drops are used to widen the pupils, enabling the doctor to inspect the retina and optic nerve for signs of disease.

✅ Be sure to schedule your regular eye exam! 📝

At the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC we are committed to providing comprehensive primary care for our patients. We offer primary care services with an emphasis on the doctor-patient relationship.

Welcoming New Patients!
☎ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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08/04/2025

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A. T. Still had reservations about surgery; he acknowledged the necessity of it, but stressed surgery should be a last resort. Regardless, surgery was used in osteopathy from the beginning. As the A*O grew, the A*O Infirmary started being used as a hospital, and it quickly became clear that there was a need for surgical facilities. So, in 1898, the maternity hospital was converted into A. T. Still’s Surgical Sanitarium. Dr. William Smith was the Head of the Surgical Department, and the sanitarium had the latest equipment, such as an X-Ray Machine (now seen in the museum).

Photo: Andrew Taylor Still Surgical Sanitarium Photo. No date. [1977.195.07b]

08/04/2025

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine 🩺🤲❤️

Osteopathic physicians understand that every individual expresses health and disease differently. The absence of disease does not imply the presence of health. Osteopathic physicians are trained to recognize changes in body structure that alters function and contributes to disease. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is the application of osteopathic philosophy, structural diagnosis, and use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the diagnosis and management of an individual patient. OMT is the therapeutic application of manually guided forces by an osteopathic physician to improve physiological function.

Dr. Zachary K. West is board certified in osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine and offers osteopathic manipulative medicine services at the Ohio Institute of Osteopathic Medicine, LLC.

Welcoming New Patients!
☎️ Call: (567) 804-5777
📧 Email: info@oiom.org
🖱 Visit: www.oiom.org

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08/02/2025

A great article by Dr. Sulagna Misra! 🩺💙

Article: Coverage Collapse: Why Direct Primary Care May Be the Real Safety Net
Source: Doctors on Social Media
Date: July 29, 2025

Direct Primary Care…

We’re not backed by billion-dollar health systems. We’re bootstrapping care from the ground up.

We’re not in it for the volume. We’re in it for the value.

This is care that works — not because it’s flashy, but because it’s foundational.

Link:  https://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/coverage-collapse-w/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL7CNVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrl0_oHRScDa9ovSO_UXFWcMcw8K05JLPRnqPgyg1K1-5eEoy2-jmmfMNfx8_aem_eu20ujR5Dq-bj312j3FJwA

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Dr. Misra explains that while the Big Beautiful Bill promised to Make America Healthy Again, Direct Primary Care can actually deliver.