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Shawn Tepper-Levine, D. O.
Traditional Osteopathy & Integrative Medicine - NJOsteopath.com

Where Osteopathy Meets Integrative Medicine

In addition to her specialty in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Dr. Shawn has over fifteen years of experience treating complex chronic illness. Her work integrates hands-on osteopathic care with a deep understanding of how infection, inflammation, toxicity, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation interact.

Osteopathic manual treatment is often a vital part of supporting these complex conditions, helping to restore motion, circulation, and balance throughout the body’s interconnected systems.

Conditions Treated

Vector-borne infections such as Lyme disease and co-infections
Biotoxin and mold-related illness
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
PANS/PANDAS and other neuroimmune dysregulation syndromes
Chronic fatigue, post-infectious syndromes (like Long-COVID), and other immune-mediated conditions
Acute and chronic pain and injuries

Her approach bridges Traditional Osteopathy, Functional and Integrative Medicine, and trauma-informed care, addressing both the root causes of illness and the regulatory systems that support healing.

Listening to the Body’s Story
Every body carries a story. By listening, we can uncover the patterns that shape illness and open the pathways back to health.

Understanding the Terrain
Illness rarely arises from a single cause. Over time, the body keeps score of what it has endured. Events such as birth trauma, concussions, surgeries, chronic infections, environmental exposures, or emotional loss all contribute to the body’s allostatic load, the accumulated burden of adaptation. When these experiences are not fully processed or integrated, the nervous system can remain on alert, the immune system can become dysregulated, creating a terrain more susceptible to chronic illness or pain.

Early Programming and the Nervous System
Early childhood experiences also shape how the nervous system learns to respond to challenge. When the body’s default is an exaggerated fight, flight, or freeze state, each new insult, whether a toxin, infection, or emotional stressor, can further amplify the survival response. Over time, this defensive physiology can impair detoxification, immune regulation, and cellular repair.

Genetic and Biochemical Individuality
Each individual carries a unique genetic and biochemical blueprint. Variations in genes that regulate methylation, detoxification, inflammation, and neurotransmitter balance influence how the body processes infection, toxins, and stress.

A Personalized, Integrative Approach to Treatment

By understanding the body’s story and combining it with targeted, cutting-edge functional testing, Dr. Shawn designs individualized treatment plans that address the physical, biochemical, and emotional layers of illness. Each plan is tailored to restore balance, reduce inflammation, and support the body’s natural capacity to heal.

Treatment may include a combination of:

Osteopathic Manual Treatment (OMT): Gentle, hands-on techniques that restore motion, circulation, and alignment throughout the body.
Nutritional and Dietary Guidance: Personalized nutrition to reduce inflammation, stabilize energy, and support detoxification and repair.
Western Medical Therapies: When appropriate, integrative use of prescription or conventional treatments to manage infection, inflammation, or hormonal imbalance.
Herbal and Peptide Protocols: Targeted support to modulate the immune system, reduce inflammation, and optimize cellular communication.
Mitochondrial Restoration Program: Nutrient and lifestyle strategies to improve energy production, detoxification, and cellular resilience.
Somatic Practices and Nervous System Regulation: Tools and awareness exercises that calm the stress response and support emotional integration.
Physical Exercises for Pain and Mobility: Gentle movement, stretching, and strengthening tailored to each patient’s capacity to improve function and comfort.

Each element is chosen to engage the body’s innate intelligence, helping patients move from survival to restoration and experience healing that unfolds from within.

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