IMPORTANT 

As of 8/1/24 this practice is closed. If you were a patient, or are a provider and have a need/question, please email Dr. Crout at DrCrout@WholePersonWellnessDSM.com.

For other OMM providers please check out the following resources:

Dr. Kate Heineman (515-339-8016) and Dr. David Musgrave (515 457-7124) for adult and pediatric patients

Des Moines University - for pediatric patients, Dr. James Philson

515 271-1722

American Osteopathic Association

findado.osteopathic.org > Find Your DO > zip code > Specialty > OMT/OMM

Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association - they do not have a directory of physicians based on specialty but may still be able to help.

515 282-8192

The Osteopathic Cranial Academy

cranialacademy.org > Find a Physician

Thank you,

Dr. Crout, DO

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
with
Dr. Shannon Crout, DO

“I became a physician because I saw a lot of suffering in the world, and I wanted to alleviate some of that suffering.”

 

What is OMM?

(and other frequently asked questions)

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (also called Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) is a form of medicine that was founded in 1874. The founder of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Andrew T. Still, MD, DO envisioned OMM as an integrated part of every osteopathic physician’s practice. Simply put it is using skilled hands to diagnose and treat the body. Structure and function are interrelated so if structure (body) is improved, function (illness/disease) can improve.