Treat All Levels of Illness
Whether someone is seriously ill or injured, or is just in for a check-up, the principles of treatment remain the same.
Between 1995 and 1999, Dr. Etemad studied Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. At the time, he had relatively little osteopathic experience, but as he encountered patients with many types and severities of illness, he was continually reminded of the breadth and depth of osteopathy.
The rehabilitation model seeks to maximize the function of the patient, rather than simply pushing against the disease process. Dr. Jealous notes that in Dr. Sutherland’s writings, he observed that Primary Respiration organizes form and function, as well as repair and repositioning. Over time, it became clear that the osteopathic model and rehabilitation model could work together.
With this thought in mind, Dr. Etemad began his practice of Osteopathic and Rehabilitation Medicine at St. Mary’s Spine Center in San Francisco in 1999. For four years, until 2003, he worked alongside Jerel Glassman, D.O., an osteopathic physiatrist who taught him how to artfully blend osteopathic and rehabilitation principles in patient care.