Manipulation is Good Medicine (Doctor's of Osetopathy)

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Here's a link to an article about D.O.'s and manipulations. Hugs, Chelle http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/46/26.cfm

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What's the difference between manipulation with a DO vs. a chiropractor?

Melinda

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Melinda,

One of the differences (and I asked my Pain Management doctor

about this too because she's a DO) is that the work that DOs do

is much more gentle than that of chiropractors.

I had to have her put a couple of things back in place in the

past 6 months or so. One of them my sacrum.

Kristy

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Thanks for the answers re: DO vs. chiropractic. I love my chiropractor

but see what you mean now that you explain it. Have never been able to

find a DO near me.

Melinda

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Melinda,

DOs specialize in different areas just like MDs. They can

specialize in anything from General Surgery (yep, some DOs do

surgery too) to Pain Management to Rheumatology just to name

some examples.

The second difference with DOs also has to do with a difference

between them and some MDs. Even though DOs do make use of

conventional treatments they also use alternative treatments in

addition to bodywork when called for to help the patient.

In your phone book, can't remember if you are close to a big

city or not, in the physician section the DOs will be listed

first in the book and there will be a listing of their

specialties, and then the last section is the MDs section and

the breakdown for their specialties.

Just wanted to mention this in case you ever decide to consider

one for another opinion but am glad that you like your

chiropractor. I went to one as a kid and I won't go back

especially since my Pain Management doctor can do the same

things and much gentler which is important to me since

fibromyalgia is one of my many health problems.

Kristy

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