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Osteopathic Family Practice Specializing in:

Musculoskeletal pain and injury (neck, back, hip, knee & foot disorders, sciatica), headaches, head trauma, birth trauma, dental trauma, orthodontial support, neurologic, hormonal and immune disorders, musculoskeletal issues in pregnancy.

Who are Osteopathic Physicians (DOs)? 

Osteopathic physicians (DOs) are fully licensed physicians who have completed the same educational requirements as their MD colleagues, and in addition have received extensive training in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM). Both DOs and MDs prescribe medicine and perform surgery, and while many DOs are family practitioners, osteopathic physicians are found in the full range of medical subspecialties. Approximately 10% of osteopathic physicians choose to emphasize, or specialize in the hands-on approach to diagnosis and treatment of patients.

What is Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine?

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) is a method of hands-on medical diagnosis and treatment that can stimulate and facilitate the body’s natural healing processes. Positive effects of OMM extend to the nervous and musculoskeletal systems and all organ systems of the body. Osteopathic medicine is a complete, leading-edge approach to health care that combines osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) with the best of both conventional and complementary medicine.

What can Osteopathic Medicine do for you?

Osteopathic medicine offers additional benefits to both adults and children. Treatment is effective over a broad range of conditions such as injuries from falls and car accidents, birth trauma in infants, and all forms of physical and emotional stress. Treatment can reduce pain and offer relief to those who suffer from depression, allergies, recurrent infection, and other acute and chronic disease states. Typical discomforts of pregnancy are often greatly relieved with osteopathic care, and treatment during pregnancy and labor can significantly facilitate the birth process. Both before and after surgery, osteopathic treatment can decrease pain, speed recovery and reduce post-operative complications.

Integrating OMM into a person’s medical care can increase freedom of movement and circulation, improve organ function, boost vitality and strengthen the immune system, all of which strengthen the body’s ability to heal itself.

Who is Dr. Michelle Veneziano? 

Michelle Veneziano, DO, is a board-certified osteopathic family physician with twelve years intensive training and experience in the hands-on diagnosis and treatment methods of Osteopathic Medicine.  Her focus is Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (OCF) and integrative medicine.

Dr. Veneziano earned her BA from UC Berkeley and her DO degree from The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP). She is associate professor of Osteopathic Family Medicine at both COMP and Touro colleges of Medicine. She has published original research in osteopathy in the cranial field, is a peer reviewer for the acclaimed natural medicine journal Explore, The Journal of Science and Healing and has been interviewed on ABC TV concerning her successes in treating patients with chronic headaches. Dr. Veneziano is employed by the Coastal Health Alliance family of clinics in rural Marin, and she is also in private practice in Mill Valley. She is on staff at Petaluma Valley Hospital.

How do I learn more?

Click on "Info Osteoapthy" on the left panel of this web page to access a book chapter by Andrew Weil, MD detailing his encounter with Robert Fulford, DO and Dr. Weil's description of osteopathic priniciples and practice.