Dec
08
Introduction to Osteopathy & Osteopathic Medicine : History of Osteopathy
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Description: Learn about the history of Osteopathic Medicine, in this free video. Expert: Dr. Simcha Shapiro, DO Bio: Dr. Simcha Shapiro, DO is the Director of Listening Hands Institute and a physician trained in the USA at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Filmmaker: Karen Weisman
4 Comments
December 8th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
DOs are taught a very holistic approach to medicine, and want to treat the patient as a whole. Besides the problem at hand, they are thinking what other problem might be going on in the body, and try to prevent other interactions from occurring. I have heard from others that DOs have a great bedside manner and really care for the patient.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Good question. Well an osteopathic physician has additional training in OMM muscle manipulation, but identical training to an allopathic MD. Both are medical doctors, thus you may have a DO that is a plastic surgeon. Nowadays OMM is not that big, so a DO is basically just another degree name, like DDS is to DMD for dentistry. You do have DOs that like to use there OMM as an additional tool though.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
i’m confused about the difference between osteo and medical doctors.
December 8th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Been using an osteopath for years now. He is so much better than any other old MD I tried…