Welcome To Osteopathic Family Medicine, LLC
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To better serve our current patients, we are not taking new patients.
Call our office at 401-284-4555 for an appointment.
Our fax number is: 888-781-7202
Spring 2025 Newsletter
🌸 Spring Newsletter | Osteopathic Family Medicine, LLC – Wakefield, RI
Compassionate, Preventative, Whole-Person Care for Every Season
🌿 Welcome Spring with Better Health!
As the days get longer and flowers begin to bloom, it’s the perfect time to take stock of your health and make plans to stay well through the year. At Osteopathic Family Medicine, we’re here to support you with personalized, evidence-based care. This season, we’re excited to announce new services and upcoming group visits to help you stay proactive about your wellness.
👥 Group Visits – Now Forming!
We're offering new group medical visits to support patients with common health conditions. These visits provide education, shared discussion, and personalized guidance in a supportive environment. Ask us about joining an upcoming group!
- Living Well with Diabetes: Nutrition, glucose monitoring, medications, and lifestyle tips
- Heart Health & Hypertension Management: Understanding blood pressure, diet, activity, and stress
- Women’s Wellness Conversations: Topics include perimenopause, hormone changes, preventive screening, and more
👉 Interested? Let our front desk or your provider know you'd like to be contacted when sessions open!
🌼 Featured Topic: Managing Spring Allergies
If you're one of the many dealing with sneezing, itchy eyes, nasal congestion, or fatigue during springtime, you may be experiencing seasonal allergic rhinitis.
Tips to Help Manage Symptoms:
- Limit outdoor exposure on high pollen count days—especially mid-morning and windy days
- Shower and change clothes after spending time outside
- Use air filters at home and keep windows closed on high pollen days
- Nasal saline rinses and OTC antihistamines or nasal corticosteroids can reduce symptoms
- Talk to your provider about prescription options or allergy testing if symptoms persist
We’re happy to help you develop a personalized allergy management plan.
🔬 Featured Services – Office-Based Procedures and Testing
Our practice offers a variety of in-office procedures to support your ongoing care needs. These services save time and often reduce the need for referral or hospital visits.
Women’s Health Care
- Pap smears and pelvic exams
- IUD insertions and contraceptive counseling
- Clinical breast exams
- Care for perimenopausal and menopausal concerns
Minor Surgical Procedures
- Cryosurgery or excision of warts, moles, and skin tags
- Treatment of subungual hematomas (blood blisters under nails)
- Laceration repair (stitches)
- Abscess incision and drainage (I&D)
Joint and Musculoskeletal Injections
- Cortisone injections or aspiration of fluid from swollen joints
- Common areas: knees, shoulders, elbows
- Trigger point injections for muscle pain
On-Site Special Testing
- Cognitive screening for memory and thinking concerns
- EKGs for heart rhythm evaluation
- Rapid strep, COVID-19, and flu testing
- Urinalysis and pregnancy testing
- Long-term heart monitoring (Holter monitor)
- IV hydration for dehydration or illness recovery
📅 Schedule a Spring Check-Up
Spring is a great time to update your preventive care, including your annual wellness visit, vaccines, and screenings. We’re here to guide you every step of the way with a whole-person, osteopathic approach.📞 Call us at 401-284-4555 or click on the patient portal link to book your appointment.
Wishing you a healthy and joyful spring,
Dr. Aaron Way and the Team at Osteopathic Family Medicine, LLC
About
Personalized, Quality, Primary Healthcare for your entire family
Founded by Dr. Aaron Way, an experienced osteopathic physician (DO), OFM has been serving the Southern Rhode Island community since 2008. At our practice, we prioritize treating the whole patient, embracing a comprehensive approach to healthcare. We invite you to explore our website for valuable information and encourage you to reach out to schedule an appointment to meet with our team.
To learn more about our providers, please visit the Providers link on our website. Additionally, as part of the largest independent physician organization in the state, we are proud to be affiliated with the Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation. For further details, we invite you to visit their website.
What sets DOs apart? Osteopathic physicians are fully licensed to prescribe medication and practice in all specialty areas, including surgery. They approach medicine with a focus on the whole person, emphasizing preventive healthcare. DOs undergo additional training in the musculoskeletal system, which comprises the interconnected network of nerves, muscles, and bones that make up a significant portion of the human body mass.
To find a DO near you, we recommend visiting http://www.osteopathic.org, where you can locate qualified practitioners in your area.
Meet our Providers
NCQA/PCMH Certification
“Recognition shows that Osteopathic Family Medicine, LLC has the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.
About the NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Patient-Centered Medical Home Program
- The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and others.
- It was developed to assess whether clinician practices are functioning as medical homes and recognize them for these efforts.
- The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.
