Idaho Joint and Spine

Osteopathic Medicine • Boise, ID

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Idaho Joint and Spine in Boise, Idaho offers osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for patients of all ages, treating conditions including chronic pain, back and neck pain, joint pain, and headaches. Dr. Whitaker integrates OMT with personalized home exercise programs, medications or injection therapy, and posture and biomechanics assessments to provide musculoskeletal care using a hands-on, least-invasive-first approach.

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Clinic Type

Osteopathic Medicine

Address

Idaho Joint and Spine, PC

Phone

208-322-5922

Email

info@IdahoJointandSpine.com

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.idahojointandspine.com/idaho-joint-and-spine-services/osteopathic-manipulation-omt-omm/

Services Offered

Osteopathic Manipulation (OMM/OMT)
Osteopathic manipulative treatment
Pain relief
Musculoskeletal care
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)
Home exercise programs
Medications or injection therapy
Posture and biomechanics assessments

Technology & Equipment

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM/OMT)
Home exercise programs
Biochemical/biomechanical assessments

Team

Dr. James Whitaker, DO, Osteopathic Medicine, PM&R residency (University of Missouri) — Osteopathic Physician / DO

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

English

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Ratings.MD (Dr. Joshua Chong): 4.9/5 (194 ratings) (194)
Birdeye (Dr. Louise Ye-Liew): 4.6/5 (9 ratings) (9)
WebMD (Dr. Ronald Higginbotham): 4.5/5 (16 ratings) (16)
Healthgrades (Dr. Theresa Weiland): 2.6/5 (5 ratings) (5)
Healthgrades (Dr. Lois Niska): 2.7/5 (12 ratings) (12)

Patients praise

appreciation for thorough, "whole-person" care approaches
praise for compassionate and attentive bedside manner in well-rated practices
effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative techniques for pain relief and wellness
professional and experienced support staff at certain clinics

Common complaints

reports of condescending, rude, or dismissive bedside manner
complaints about poor communication regarding test results and billing transparency
difficulties with scheduling or long wait times reported in some practices

"Dr. Chong takes the time to really listen to you without dismissing anything you have to say. Very thorough and takes the time to go over everything with you in a way that you can understand."

— Ratings.MD

"She was condescending, acts like your are taking up her time, was not interested in any of my issues... I left her office in tears."

— Healthgrades

"Dr. Ye is a phenomenal doctor who is compassionate with elderly patients and the challenges that often come with aging."

— Birdeye

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].