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Osteopathic Medicine
"You can return to normal or you can choose to be better."
Steve Paulus, DO, MS
My office is OPEN for in-person appointments.
I HAVE REMAINED OPENED DURING THIS ENTIRE PANDEMIC SEEING PATIENTS FOR MEDICAL & OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT.
The DELTA Variant Surge
I have changed my basic office safety guidelines to reflect the increase in Covid-19 due to the Delta variant. Instructions will be posted in the office when you arrive.
YOU HAD YOUR VACCINE, NOW WHAT?
I have developed a NEW handout that answers key questions and offers suggestions on what to do after you have been fully vaccinated. Go to the handout section for the PDF of this important article.
"DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR SHOT"
I have developed a new handout on how to increase the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine. This handout is detailed and filled with practical information that will make your vaccine work better. Go to the handout section for the PDF of this scientific article.
Our bodies are a wilderness. We are connected inseparably to the natural world.
Become an environmentalist for your precious life.
Steve Paulus, DO, MS
I have received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
I encourage all of my friends and patients to get the coronavirus vaccine and help stop this pandemic.
CORONAVIRUS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
I have NINE essential handouts relating to prevention and management of coronavirus by using evidence-based supplements. I would suggest printing all eight handouts. The Introduction-Part One is essential to understanding my basic clinical philosophy. Please go to the HANDOUTS section of this website for more information.
BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT: Please Read These Notices
- IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY INFECTED WITH AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION, KEEP YOUR APPOINTMENT. I will evaluate you medically and send you to one of the free pop-up testing sites for a coronavirus test.
- If you have a definitive exposure to someone with coronavirus then KEEP YOUR APPOINTMENT. I will insist that you get tested for coronavirus.
TESTING FOR CORONAVIRUS
WHERE TO GET TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS IN VERMONT UPDATED
I have created a comprehensive handout "Where to Get Coronavirus Testing in Vermont." Please go to the HANDOUT section of this website.
OFFICE SAFETY and CLEANLINESS
I AM PREPARED: Protecting you and me.
- I regularly clean exposed surfaces with disinfectant throughout the day.
- Hand sanitizer is available for all patients.
- Face masks are available for all patients.
- I have a industrial-grade, high quality HEPA air filters in the waiting room and treatment room of my office.
- I regularly run a high intensity UVC light in both rooms of my office to further disinfect hard to clean surfaces. UV light kills airborne and surface viruses.
- I maintain the CO2 levels in my office below 1000 ppm.
- I maintain the relative humidity in my office between 30-60%.
- I use a hand-held UVC light disinfector to additionally clean keyboards, stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, pens, and other hard to reach areas.
- I open the windows between patients to bring in fresh air to the office.
- I wash my hands between all patients and more frequently when necessary.
- If necessary I wear gloves, a face mask, and eye protection depending upon the level of clinical risk.
- MY LEVEL OF OFFICE CLEANLINESS EXCEEDS THE STANDARDS CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED FOR OUTPATIENT MEDICAL OFFICES.
- See the HOW I PROTECT YOU AND ME in the CONTACT section for my detailed protocols.
Health as a Reference Point
Osteopathy is different than other healing arts. Osteopathy does not utilize disease as a reference point, but actively engages what is healthy and vital as the therapeutic organization for healing. Healing emerges from the health in the body not from the disease.
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