The full title of an osteopath is “Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.” From a quick Google search, “An osteopath is a licensed physician who practices medicine using both conventional treatments and osteopathic manipulative medicine”
Having been to one, I found the manipulation to be unhelpful. She quickly zoomed into the trouble spot, but the treatment did nothing for me. But at least it didn’t actively harm me. I later received proper medical treatment from a neurosurgeon and physical therapy, because that’s what I needed instead of a manipulation.
So a bullshit artist who should know better and hides behind a real license for a faint whiff of legitimacy? No thanks, evidence-based medicine only please.
It’s basically a car mechanic that also do crystal healing and claim changing the car battery and placing a piece of quarts on the dashboard had equal parts in fixing the car.
Many many DOs never actually practice osteopathic medicine because they know it is generally hit or miss at best. You probably have been seen by a DO if you’re in the US and never knew it
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How about a doctor instead?
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
The full title of an osteopath is “Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.” From a quick Google search, “An osteopath is a licensed physician who practices medicine using both conventional treatments and osteopathic manipulative medicine”
Having been to one, I found the manipulation to be unhelpful. She quickly zoomed into the trouble spot, but the treatment did nothing for me. But at least it didn’t actively harm me. I later received proper medical treatment from a neurosurgeon and physical therapy, because that’s what I needed instead of a manipulation.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
So a bullshit artist who should know better and hides behind a real license for a faint whiff of legitimacy? No thanks, evidence-based medicine only please.
Fisk400@feddit.nu 9 months ago
It’s basically a car mechanic that also do crystal healing and claim changing the car battery and placing a piece of quarts on the dashboard had equal parts in fixing the car.
qooqie@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Many many DOs never actually practice osteopathic medicine because they know it is generally hit or miss at best. You probably have been seen by a DO if you’re in the US and never knew it
ForestOrca@kbin.social 9 months ago
I'm glad you were able to get the care you needed.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
This thread is showing me that a lot of people really don’t like knowing that an osteopath is a licensed medical doctor.