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re: What is an osteopathic Doctor?
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:02 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:02 pm to athenslife101
The doctor that delivered me thirty something years ago is an Osteopathic physician, as is my kid's pediatrician. My primary care doctor is an Allopathic physician.
They all make more money than I do.
They all make more money than I do.
This post was edited on 9/27/16 at 10:03 pm
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Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:14 pm to athenslife101
They're basically the equivalent of an MD with a slightly different though comparable approach to medicine. They're similar enough to be invited to apply to MD residencies and within the next few years, they'll have a single, common board governing the two's standardized exams.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:16 pm to tiger rag 93
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would trust an MD residency trained DO in primary care settings
Why just primary care? The are DOs in every field from Peds/IM/FM all the way up to neurosurgery with every stop in between.
Residency is where you learn to be a doctor. I'd trust them if they went to any accredited allopathic residency, completed it, and became board certified.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:19 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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The DO is going to have a "mind, body, spirit" sort of philosophy vs. the MD's "medications and procedures" philosophy
Any good doctor uses both these approaches regardless of credentials.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:23 pm to athenslife101
You know, I am not a business man. I'm a holistic healer.
It's a calling, it's a gift.
You see, it's in the best interest of the medical profession that you remain sick.
You see, that insures good business. You're not a patient. You're a customer.
It's a calling, it's a gift.
You see, it's in the best interest of the medical profession that you remain sick.
You see, that insures good business. You're not a patient. You're a customer.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:40 pm to Hopeful Doc
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Any good doctor uses both these approaches regardless of credentials.
Agree completely. I didn't mean to imply differently. I was mainly trying to get at the differences in philosophy that drive the differences in their early training.
This post was edited on 9/27/16 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:50 pm to TigerstuckinMS
You're eating too much dairy.
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:54 pm to athenslife101
It's a physician who not only practices the standard medical model but also a more holistic or shall we say a client centered approach.
They take more consideration of the clients environment and other factors besides illness
With that said any physician should use both models
They take more consideration of the clients environment and other factors besides illness
With that said any physician should use both models
This post was edited on 9/27/16 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 9/27/16 at 10:54 pm to TigerstuckinMS
This is true
Posted on 9/27/16 at 11:03 pm to BRgetthenet
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You're eating too much dairy.
But cheese is fricking delicious!
Posted on 9/27/16 at 11:07 pm to TigerstuckinMS
You see, you are in disharmony.
The throat is the gateway to the lung.
Tonsillitis, adenoiditis, is, in Chinese medical terms, an invasion of heat and wind.
The throat is the gateway to the lung.
Tonsillitis, adenoiditis, is, in Chinese medical terms, an invasion of heat and wind.
Posted on 9/28/16 at 12:16 am to BRgetthenet
Lol, so much ignorrance and misunderstanding in this thread. Not surprising though considering LA was the last state to accept independent practice by osteopaths.
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