William H. Devine, DO
Active Life Pain Center
Dr. William Devine has always had an interest in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). He comes from a family of osteopathic physicians, including his father and two uncles. He was born at the maternity hospital on the campus at Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine where he delivered his first as a medical student. After osteopathic medical school he expanded his interests in osteopathic manual medicine along with interests in medical education, medical history, medical research, and medical health policy. He integrated osteopathic concepts and philosophy into his present osteopathic manual medicine practice as it relates to Osteopathy. He is nationally and internationally known and respected as a lecturer and author of topics in osteopathic manipulative medicine.
He left his active osteopathic family practice 1996, to become one of the original founders of the new Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine campus and served for 26 years achieving the rank of Clinical Professor. At MWU and presently he continues postgraduate osteopathic teaching and a private practice He has presented at workshops, keynote presentations at the AzAO, AAO, AOMA and internationally in the UK, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Turkiye, Denmark and Norway. He has been honored with many awards over the years for his service to osteopathic medicine and teaching with the most prestigious Andrew Taylor Still Medallion of Honor Award conferred by the American Academy of Osteopathy in 2025.
Today he is recognized by many medical organizations nationally and internationally in his medical specialty of Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM and OMM). He has co-authored two textbooks on Clinical Counterstrain Osteopathic Manipulation and has written and coauthored chapters in five medical textbooks, and many research papers. He has presented nationally and internationally with keynote addresses, workshops, and lectures. He is board certified in family medicine and OMT, as well as neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. He had Fellowship training at the Research Center in Fort Worth, Texas. His private practice in now is focused on neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine.
And he continues to teach post graduate medical education as a Clinical Professor at Midwestern University, Arizona Post Graduate Medical Education program and he teaches at ATSU SOMA, as faculty in the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, and continues to teach at state, national and international presentations.
