I'm glad you were able to get the care you needed.
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.
ForestOrca@kbin.social 6 months ago
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 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.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 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 6 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.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This analogy rocks, might make use of it next time the topic comes up offline.
qooqie@lemmy.world 6 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
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I think your first point, if true, says something important about their recognition of the validity of the practice. The second claim is challenging to prove or disprove. Anecdotally, I can tell you that my current doctor isn’t into any of that stuff but don’t have the academic history of every physician who has ever asked me to turn my head and cough in front of me.
qooqie@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It is true at least amongst the doctors I know. MDs and DOs learn the same curriculum DOs just have the not evidence based tacked on. A lot of DOs also prefer evidence based medicine and there’s not too much for at least half the osteopathic medicine techniques.