osteopathic medicine
Holistic musculoskeletal treatment
Osteopathic medicine is a branch of medical practice that emphasizes the musculoskeletal system's role in health and disease.
Osteopathic physicians (DOs) receive training parallel to MDs but with additional focus on hands-on manipulation of bones, muscles, and joints.
In the United States, DOs have full medical licensing and practice in all specialties: She sees an osteopathic physician for her back problems.
- primary care physicianMain healthcare provider
- mind-body connectionIntegration of mental and physical
- craniosacral therapyManual therapy targeting cerebrospinal rhythm
- holistic careTreatment addressing all aspects
- residency trainingGraduate medical education period
structural integrity · lymphatic drainage · board certification · patient-centered care · clinical rotations · licensing exams · healing touch · geriatrics · pediatrics · physical rehabilitation · psychiatry · neurology · body mechanics
osteopathic medicinefaith healing
Treatment through religious practice
shamanism · spiritual healing · evidence-based medicine · folk medicine · quackery
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