This blog periodically lists news and interesting facts about Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.Osteopathic manipulative treatment, or OMT, is hands-on care. It involves using the hands to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury. Using OMT, your osteopathic physician (D.O.) will move your muscles and joints using techniques including stretching, gentle pressure and resistance This website is meant simply for learning and spreading the word about OMT. Reader input is highly encouraged.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
DOs are complete physicians
D.O.s are "complete" physicians; they can prescribe medication, perform surgery, and are found in all branches of medicine. D.O.s have similar academic training, internship, residency, and licensing requirements as M.D.s. Thus, a D.O. designation simply means that a physician has additional education in osteopathic medicine, and is not practicing a "different" kind of medicine.
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