1.) Can I fill out the new patient paperwork before I come in for my first appointment?
Yes. You can download the paperwork here.

2.) What medical and wellness services do you offer at your center?

• Anti-aging medicine
• Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)
• Homeopathic Pain Formula Injections
• Comprehensive Weight Loss Program
• Acupuncture

3.) Tell us what services you offer in your medspa.
Please visit our medspa page for more details.

4.) What are your office hours?

Mon. Tues. & Fri.: 9am-5pm
Wed.: 9am-12:30pm
Thursday: 11pm-7pm
Sat.: 10am-2pm by appointment (only for medspa patients)

5.) Where is your center located?
Our center is located in the Palma Ceia Neighborhood of South Tampa. Find us close to the Palma Ceia Golf and country club. Our address is 1502 S. MacDill Avenue, which is south of Kennedy Blvd. and north of Bay to Bay Blvd. Please visit our contact us page and enter your address in order to view the best directions.

6.) Tell us how your weight loss program is different from other programs.
Every one who comes to our center enjoys personal, one on one attention with our staff and our doctor. The 1st office visit is a comprehensive interview; a history and physical exam with the patient.

Our experienced Nutritionist will supervise and coach you through your weight loss obstacles. She will customize your diet based on your current lifestyle and current food preferences. We encourage you to call our office to learn more about our packages. We train you to make lifestyle changes that will take you way beyond reaching your weight loss goals. Our program offers nutritional fat burners. Dr. Allen will prescribe appetite suppressants, if needed, to get you started on your path to wellness.

7.) Tell us about your doctor's unique approach to treating patients with chronic pain.
Dr. Allen continues to successfully help patients with their chronic pain where many other physicians have failed to do so. Dr. Allen starts with a comprehensive medical and diet history as well as a detailed physical exam. X-rays, MRI studies and blood work are ordered as needed.

In her treatment plan, Dr. Allen will start by addressing the patient's diet, lifestyle and habits. She may advise nutriceutical supplements, herbs and enzymes. She often will use FDA approved homeopathic pain protocols when indicated. Prescription muscle relaxants and pain medications are used selectively to help manage acute pain as needed.

Homeopathic Injections are composed of multiple remedies to treat the problem site. Traditionally, pain specialists use steroid blocks to treat areas of recurrent refractory pain. It will give the patient at least temporary pain relief for a period of months to possibly even a year. It will however wear off and when it does, the pain will often return just as severe as it was originally.

Homeopathic Remedies will correct the energy disturbances one level at a time so that the patient will see improvement with each visit. The pain protocol is 2 injection visits per week for 2 weeks, then weekly until pain is relieved either partially or completely. Often, our patients see significant results in 4-5 visits. These patients are very thankful to be able to return to their lives. They felt isolated, sometimes "home bound" because they could never feel comfortable enough to sit for long periods of time out in public. The pain had prevented them from being able to exercise as before. Some of the patients we have seen complained of having their pain for up to 10, 15 or more years. When these patients arrived in our center, they were almost in tears from their frustration and aggravation. They did not know where to go.

8.) Does Dr. Allen treat patients who suffered injuries from a motor vehicle accident or other accident?
Yes. Dr. Jean Allen may use muscle relaxants, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, osteopathic manipulation and/or homeopathic injectable pain formulas to restore musculoskeletal imbalances. Patients often do not know where to go after their accident to get the help they need. Dr. Allen manages and supervises their overall treatment plan. Dr. Allen gets patients back to work quicker than most others, preventing the possible loss of their job. Her program works! She also treats athletic injuries successfully within her program.

9.) What is Homeopathy? How does a doctor treat using Homeopathic Remedies?
Homeopathy is the medical science of "like treats like".It treats a patient by correcting energy disturbances within a single organ or multiple organs of the body. It treats the underlying cause instead of suppressing abnormal symptoms the patient may have at that time.

10.) What are bio-identical hormones? Who will benefit from the balancing and replacement of the hormones? Bio-Identical Hormones are produced using soy or wild yam. This raw material is bio-engineered to resemble the molecular structure of the native hormone. These hormones may be used to treat several deficiencies which may appear with menopause or andropause. Hormone deficiencies may appear in a woman, possibly as early as in her thirties. This woman may complain about "feeling moody", anxious or bloated. She may complain of worsening of facial acne, onset or worsening of depressive symptoms, breast tenderness, migraine headaches among other symptoms. These symptoms are more noticeable or more severe the 10 days prior to her menstrual cycle. These symptoms are often associated with progesterone deficiency or estrogen dominance.

As a man or woman approaches andropause or menopause, he or she may experience symptoms associated with multiple hormone deficiencies. These symptoms may include increasing fatigue, decreasing sex drive, depression, anxiety, or insomnia. A woman additionally may experience hot flashes or vaginal dryness.

A blood or saliva test may be used to test hormone levels. Once results are available, a patient's hormone deficiencies may be treated. Symptoms may improve if not totally resolved after taking the prescribed natural hormones over a month or more. The patient's thyroid and adrenal hormone levels must also be tested prior to beginning treatment.

11.) How does your doctor treat chronic pain?
Dr. Allen starts with a complete history and physical exam. She takes an extensive diet, nutritional and lifestyle history from the patient.

Dr. Allen will make recommendations which may include specific nutriceutical supplements, herbs, enzymes and homeopathic remedies. She may also choose Homeopathic pain protocols which are all FDA approved. The homeopathic remedies she prescribes are scientifically and extensively researched. They give reproducible results. She may also use muscle relaxants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs short term as needed. In select cases she may also use pain medications when needed to reduce acute pain.

12.)What is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)?
If you're like most people, you've been going to a physician ever since you were born and perhaps were not aware whether you were seeing a D.O. (osteopathic physician) or an M.D. (allopathic physician). You may not even be aware that there are two types of complete physicians in the United States. The fact is that both D.O.s and M.D.s are fully qualified physicians licensed to prescribe medication and perform surgery.

Is there any difference between these two kinds of physicians?
Yes and no. D.O.s and M.D.s are alike in many ways: Applicants to both D.O. and M.D. medical colleges typically have four-year undergraduate degrees with an emphasis on scientific courses. Both D.O.s and M.D.s complete four years of basic medical education. After medical school, both D.O.s and M.D.s obtain graduate medical education through such programs as internships and residencies. This training typically lasts three to six years and prepares D.O.s and M.D.s to practice a specialty. Both D.O.s and M.D.s can choose to practice in any specialty area of medicine-such as pediatrics, family practice, psychiatry, surgery or obstetrics. D.O.s and M.D.s must pass comparable examinations to obtain state licenses. D.O.s and M.D.s both practice in fully accredited and licensed health care facilities. Together, D.O.s and M.D.s enhance the state of health care available in America. D.O.s, however, belong to a separate yet equal branch of American medical care. It is the ways that D.O.s and M.D.s are different that can bring an extra dimension to your family's health care.

More Than a Century of Unique Care
Osteopathic medicine is a unique form of American medical care that was started in 1874 by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O. Dr. Still was dissatisfied with the effectiveness of 19th century medicine. He believed that many of the medications of his day were useless or even harmful. Dr. Still was one of the first in his time to study the attributes of good health so that he could better understand the process of disease. In response, Dr. Still developed a philosophy of medicine based on ideas that date back to Hippocrates, the father of medicine. That philosophy focuses on the unity of all body parts. Dr. Still identified the musculoskeletal system as a key element of health. He recognized the body's ability to heal itself and stressed preventive medicine, eating properly and keeping fit. Dr. Still pioneered the concept of "wellness" more than 130 years ago. In today's terms, D.O.s evaluate each patient's personal health risks-such as smoking, high blood pressure, excessive cholesterol levels, stress and other lifestyle factors. In coordination with prescribing appropriate medical treatment, osteopathic physicians act as teachers to help patients take more responsibility for their well-being and to change un-healthy patterns.

21st Century, Frontier Medicine
Just as Dr. Still pioneered osteopathic medicine in 1874, today's osteopathic physicians serve as modern-day medical pioneers. They continue the tradition of bringing health care to areas of greatest need: Approximately 65% of practicing osteopathic physicians specialize in primary care areas, such as pediatrics, family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, and internal medicine. Many D.O.s fill a critical need for physicians by practicing in rural and other medically underserved communities. Today osteopathic physicians continue to be on the cutting edge of medicine. D.O.s are able to combine today's medical technology with their ears, to listen caringly to their patients; their eyes, to see their patients as whole persons; and their hands, to diagnose and treat injury and illness.

D.O.s bring something extra to medicine:
Osteopathic medical schools emphasize training students to be primary care physicians. D.O.s practice a "whole person" approach to medicine. Instead of just treating specific symptoms or illnesses, they regard your body as an integrated whole. Osteopathic physicians focus on preventive health care. D.O.s receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system-your body's interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones that make up two-thirds of your body mass. This training provides osteopathic physicians with a better understanding of the ways that an illness or injury in one part of your body can affect another. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is incorporated into the training and practice of osteopathic physicians. With OMT, osteopathic physicians use their hands to diagnose illness and injury and to encourage your body's natural tendency toward good health. By combining all other available medical options with OMT, D.O.s offer their patients the most comprehensive care available in medicine today.