November 2025 Still PointAuthor: Saylor Filippo Chapter: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine Description: In rural communities, life unfolds in open fields and long days, where people pour their hands and hearts into the land, their animals, and everyone around them. Osteopathic medicine meets them exactly where they are—offering compassionate, whole-person care of mind, body, and spirit. This image reflects that promise: a quiet moment at sunset, where a treatment table stands beside the machinery of daily labor. It symbolizes being the calm in the storm, bringing stillness to lives that rarely pause. Here, healing does not wait for clinic doors or polished hallways. It happens wherever it is needed. Just as these hands cultivate the earth, our hands work to restore balance, ease strain, and help patients continue the work that sustains their families and communities. In the heart of rural life, hands-on healing is not just a practice—it is a shared language, a connection, and a commitment to meet people exactly where they stand.
Hands-On Healing Beyond Clinic Walls |