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A question for all my fellow skeptics out there- would anyone recommend going to an osteopathic doctor? I've read a bit about it but am still a bit confused as to what one actually is/does. This is mainly for a basic overall health check-up but also finding the root of (& hopefully fixing/managing) some back pain, caused by some minor lifting injuries and middle age.
I am extremely wary of basically everything and everyone and do not take kindly to having my money or time wasted on any woo-woo 'energy medicine' stuff. Been there & done that... (NO more!!) I try to have an open mind- but my open mind has been taken advantage of.. so more than anything, I firmly believe in evidence-based medicine and real actual results (not just 'placebo' B.S.).
So what do you all think..? Can someone help explain, and has anyone had REAL results, and do you think they are legit? I mean obviously there's good & bad docs & everything in-between, in every field. But do they really practice medicine in a solid, grounded, scientific way? I do believe in massage & chiro.. so that's great if that is a part of their treatment.. but what else are they known for, really?
I went to an osteopath aka D.O. from my 30's into my 60's and my D.O. was old school and did manipulations for my back. I loved this guy. He's the one who after 10 yrs with an MD for thyroid and NO HELP, the D.O. called in for Armour thyroid and no labs etc...he saved me.
Today's D.O.'s as I see it do not work on back issues etc. We have an osteopath here who does it all back work and whatever a patient needs BUT takes no insurance. So I can't go to him, I've tried believe me.
For me, today's conventional MD's just don't do it. I don't want a bunch of drugs and for the most part am my own doctor as best I can be. See an integrative MD for a couple scripts and bloodwork.
My old time D.O. worked PT into his 90's....I miss that man.
More on osteopaths. My daughter who is 52 has a collapsed tendon in her foot. She does not know why this has happened...She has seen a conventional surgeon and they offer surgery which is major longtime rehab and then who knows. She's alone and raising two teens. Anyway the other day talking to a holistic healing consultant at our major alternative pharmacy, the woman gave her the name of an osteopath to check with before any major surgery, which when electing should be last resort.
OP, I'm not clear on why you ask about these type doctors but here where I live we have a good number to check out. I would think larger cities have more osteopaths.
One of my doctors is an osteopath and the other is an MD. There's no difference. Years ago, there was a difference, but no more.
so true; years ago they were more into message theory and natural healing. Now the only difference an MD gets a degree from a medical school and an osteopath from an osteopathic school. Many universities have both programs, they are the same number of years. I am, right now, about to switch from my primary care doctor to an osteopath. One of the leading cardiologist we have in our area and very popular is an osteopath, as is his wife. They practice at all our hospitals and take most insurance, just like an MD.
so true; years ago they were more into message theory and natural healing. Now the only difference an MD gets a degree from a medical school and an osteopath from an osteopathic school. Many universities have both programs, they are the same number of years. I am, right now, about to switch from my primary care doctor to an osteopath. One of the leading cardiologist we have in our area and very popular is an osteopath, as is his wife. They practice at all our hospitals and take most insurance, just like an MD.
My primary doc here is a DO, as is the opthalmologist who did my cataract surgery. The cardiologist is an MD ( he cut down on my meds when I was first referred to him), he is in group practice of both MDs and DOs. I like them all.
As I said above, the D.O. I saw for years saved me with thyroid support that no doctors could/would do for over 10 yrs.
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