Guest guest Posted March 8, 1999 Report Share Posted March 8, 1999 In a message dated 3/8/99 11:36:21 PM !!!First Boot!!!, mjannah@... writes: << Homeopathy is part of what osteopaths have aways practiced, though they themselves have not been too popular in this country. Now that they are getting together with the MD's in practices they are becoming well known. >> The main difference between MD's & DO's was the use of spinal manipulation. Most DO's are getting away from that and are now essentially mainstreamed into " established " medical practice. Chiropracters still use spinal manipulation as their mainstay treatment but several recent " controlled " scientific studies have revealed many chiropractic treatments as useless, e.g. low back pain, migraines, asthma in children. RAINBOWPED@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 1999 Report Share Posted March 8, 1999 In a message dated 3/8/99 11:36:21 PM !!!First Boot!!!, mjannah@... writes: << Homeopathy is part of what osteopaths have aways practiced, though they themselves have not been too popular in this country. Now that they are getting together with the MD's in practices they are becoming well known. >> The main difference between MD's & DO's was the use of spinal manipulation. Most DO's are getting away from that and are now essentially mainstreamed into " established " medical practice. Chiropracters still use spinal manipulation as their mainstay treatment but several recent " controlled " scientific studies have revealed many chiropractic treatments as useless, e.g. low back pain, migraines, asthma in children. RAINBOWPED@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 1999 Report Share Posted March 9, 1999 Well, I'm going to have to jump in on this osteopaths business. I have worked in health care and hospitals for over 25 years. In Missoui there are two Osteopathic medical schools so we have a fair number of working osteopathic physicians. The medical staff of the hospital where I last worked was about 50% MD and 50% DO. Osteopaths are licienscienced physicians, and can practice in the same environments and do the same things as medical doctors. They also go through medical school, and pass state licience, same as MD's. Their schooling covers the same stuff, but osteopaths get additional training in " spinal manipulation " . The truth is that very few of the younger osteopaths today utilize that technique in their practice, so if you want a " treatment " you had better find an older physician. Osteopathic schools tend to emphasize family practice rather than specialities. However, I have know many osteopathic physicians who took advanced speciality training (residencies) in the same programs along with MD's. You will find more osteopaths doing primary care after they get out of school. Ten or more years ago MD's and DO's were very segregated in their practice of medicine, they had their own separate hospitals, DO's referred to DO's, and MD's NEVER referred patients to DO's. That has really changed as more osteopath physicians have taken advanced training beside MD's and the onset of managed care. In some ways it is sad that they have lost the spinal manipulation. I grew up with an osteopath family physician, and the few times I have had back problems they were better with one or two trips to the doctor. Now physicians give you drugs, and send you for days of physical therapy. Jo from Mo, still in warm sunny Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 1999 Report Share Posted March 9, 1999 Well, I'm going to have to jump in on this osteopaths business. I have worked in health care and hospitals for over 25 years. In Missoui there are two Osteopathic medical schools so we have a fair number of working osteopathic physicians. The medical staff of the hospital where I last worked was about 50% MD and 50% DO. Osteopaths are licienscienced physicians, and can practice in the same environments and do the same things as medical doctors. They also go through medical school, and pass state licience, same as MD's. Their schooling covers the same stuff, but osteopaths get additional training in " spinal manipulation " . The truth is that very few of the younger osteopaths today utilize that technique in their practice, so if you want a " treatment " you had better find an older physician. Osteopathic schools tend to emphasize family practice rather than specialities. However, I have know many osteopathic physicians who took advanced speciality training (residencies) in the same programs along with MD's. You will find more osteopaths doing primary care after they get out of school. Ten or more years ago MD's and DO's were very segregated in their practice of medicine, they had their own separate hospitals, DO's referred to DO's, and MD's NEVER referred patients to DO's. That has really changed as more osteopath physicians have taken advanced training beside MD's and the onset of managed care. In some ways it is sad that they have lost the spinal manipulation. I grew up with an osteopath family physician, and the few times I have had back problems they were better with one or two trips to the doctor. Now physicians give you drugs, and send you for days of physical therapy. Jo from Mo, still in warm sunny Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 1999 Report Share Posted March 9, 1999 Well, I'm going to have to jump in on this osteopaths business. I have worked in health care and hospitals for over 25 years. In Missoui there are two Osteopathic medical schools so we have a fair number of working osteopathic physicians. The medical staff of the hospital where I last worked was about 50% MD and 50% DO. Osteopaths are licienscienced physicians, and can practice in the same environments and do the same things as medical doctors. They also go through medical school, and pass state licience, same as MD's. Their schooling covers the same stuff, but osteopaths get additional training in " spinal manipulation " . The truth is that very few of the younger osteopaths today utilize that technique in their practice, so if you want a " treatment " you had better find an older physician. Osteopathic schools tend to emphasize family practice rather than specialities. However, I have know many osteopathic physicians who took advanced speciality training (residencies) in the same programs along with MD's. You will find more osteopaths doing primary care after they get out of school. Ten or more years ago MD's and DO's were very segregated in their practice of medicine, they had their own separate hospitals, DO's referred to DO's, and MD's NEVER referred patients to DO's. That has really changed as more osteopath physicians have taken advanced training beside MD's and the onset of managed care. In some ways it is sad that they have lost the spinal manipulation. I grew up with an osteopath family physician, and the few times I have had back problems they were better with one or two trips to the doctor. Now physicians give you drugs, and send you for days of physical therapy. Jo from Mo, still in warm sunny Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 1999 Report Share Posted March 10, 1999 Jo: Thanks for the clarification. Actually, I think we're in complete agreement. (I know you feel better knowing that. :-) ) Did your cat recover? As someone who used to be owned by a cat, I know how important they can be. Take care, Hal ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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