Has anyone been to an osteopath?

[snickers]

Was your experience good or bad? I am seriously considering it, but I don't know much about them.

[StormyDixon]

our family dr is a DO, we love her

[StormyDixon]

Other than teaching manual medicine, the medical training for an M.D. and D.O. is virtually indistinguishable. D.O. physicians complete conventional residencies in hospitals and training programs, are licensed in all states, and have rights and responsibilities, such as military service, that are identical to M.D. physicians and surgeons.

[leancuisine]

I have seen MDs and DOs for regular primary care stuff and there really isn't a difference. DOs go through the same residencies that MDs do. I'm sure there are individual docs out there who aren't great, but that can happen with an MD or a DO.

[MrsAxilla]

A good OMM doc is worth her weigh in gold. Unfortunately, they are hard to find.

[MrsAxilla]

Jul 11, 2013 9:40:02 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

A good OMM doc is worth her weigh in gold. Unfortunately, they are hard to find.

I felt the need to clarify.  Very few DOs do OMM, unfortunately, that's why they are hard to find.  Not that very few are good.  

[pooh8402]

I loooove DOs. Pretty much all of my favorite docs (that I've worked with or seen as a patient) are DOs.

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[snickers]

A friend of mine swears by them, so I was thinking of trying them to see if I could get some relief for my back. I will try anything. Thanks ladies

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Our vet does osteopathy on our arthritic cat and it makes a huge difference for him

[open24hours]

When I was a teenager my doctor was a DO. It was great when I got pneumonia because my spine was all wonky from all the coughing. The doc was able to fix that with manual manipulations.