Thank you for the heartfelt welcome!

Prior moving to Salzburg Square in Amherst, New Hampshire, NORTH SHORE OSTEOPATHIC, LLC established a unique presence with patients from New York City, as well as Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties (Long Island). Patient were regularly referred from Neurologists, Interventional Pain providers, health behaviour psychologists, Breast surgeons, Orthopedic surgeons, Neurosurgeons, massage and physiotherapists.

Currently, the new office is being built out. In the meantime, NORTH SHORE OSTEOPATHIC, LLC Team members are working across several sites.

At the current time, Dr. Behling is seeing patients within Salzburg Square inside Covellite Holistics located on the lower level of Building F. Please see Locations and Hours for more information.

PATIENT VISITS and services

REVIEW OF INFORMATION

• Imaging discs, reports and/or lab work

• Medical, surgical, social and family histories.

• Current dietary and exercise habits.

• Spiritual concerns, if applicable

• Personal support services, health advocate, etc.

• Personal quality of life measures

RE-EXAMINATIONS

• Follow-up visits for any condition managed via a procedure at the previous visit will require a short re-examination to determine whether procedures are warranted.

COUNSELING

• On how to best optimize your health given time restrictions, current fitness level, and financial constraints

• On safe initiation of exercise or starting you on individualized home exercise program (HEP)

• On Transitional Care as part of Palliative Care services if patient and family are not ready for Hospice Care options

• On ‘needs’ for imaging, medications, supplementation, dietary changes.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT

• Anxiety, insomnia and restlessness

• Optimal bowel and bladder function

• Muscle spasms and cramping

• Personalized pain and symptom management programs using non-pharmacological interventions, non-invasive and minimally-invasive treatment options.

MEDICATIONS AND OTHER PRESCRIPTIONS

• At each visit, there will be an opportunity to discuss current medication regimen and personal goals.

• Patients will be educated on the most effective evidence-based medication options, rotations, and/or regimens (in collaboration with existing providers).

• All prescriptions will be provided via electronic prescribing service directly to pharmacy.

• To ensure adequate time is available for controlled substance prescription evaluation and consent, a full 30-minute appointment must be scheduled to discuss all the risks, benefits and indications.

• Prescriptions for controlled substances will only be provided AFTER the NH PDMP (controlled substance prescription database) is reviewed for non-duplicate and/or inappropriate requests. The patient will be contacted for confirmation of prescription writing once database results have been confirmed.

• NO MORE THAN A 5-DAY REGIMEN of controlled substance will be prescribed at one time (unless a confirmed hospice or palliative care patient).

• A CONSENT FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES will be required for regimens more than 5-days in duration - OR - more than a total of four 5-day prescriptions (approximately 20 days) in less than six months.

• Please note that the State of New Hampshire restricts controlled substance prescriptions to less than 31 days so as to ensure necessity and appropriateness.

• CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS FROM URINE DRUG TESTING is also required by the State of New Hampshire prior to providing the initial prescription for controlled substances for MORE THAN 5 DAYS.

• Urine drug testing is collected on-site PRIOR to 5+ day regimen of controlled substances - AND - may be required at any time by a Provider for a minimum of twice a year, especially if there are concerns about misuse or inappropriate ‘sharing’ of medications.

• North Shore Osteopathic, LLC does NOT offer treatment options for THC/medical marijuana.

As a professional courtesy

Collaboration with other health professionals and practices (ex, Health Behavior Psychologist, Orthotists/Prosthetists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical and/or Occupational Therapists, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners and Therapists, Orthopedic and Spine surgeons, as indicated)

Your Primary Care Provider and/or other Specialist will likely be contacted PRIOR TO SENDING REFERRALS OR PRESCRIBING ANY MEDICATION so as to ensure open-communication and collaboration, and to minimize any concerns related to therapeutic options.