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What is osteopathic medicine?

Osteopathic medicine is a field in which physicians can utilize both standard medical techniques that a regular MD would use as well as manual manipulations of the musculoskeletal system to treat some conditions. It is also a philosophy in that we view the body as a whole and that the body heals itself and it is our job to assist it in the process.
There are a few misconceptions about osteopathic medicine:
1. we are not bone doctors. we are licensed to practice in any area of medicine and do. Some DOs (doctors of osteopathy) are in specialties like dermatology that never address bone issues.
2. We are not chiropractors. Osteopathic medicine predates chiropractic. In addition, we use manipulations as part of a larger practice, where chiropractors are limited to manipulative treatments only.
Often people have DOs as their physicians and do not notice any different. Some people prefer to see only DOs. And of course, some people have no idea we are out there. Source(s): current osteopathic medical student

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Osteopathic medicine (formerly known as osteopathy) is "a complete system of medical care with a philosophy that combines the needs of the patient with current practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics. The emphasis is on the interrelationship between structure and function, and has an appreciation of the body鈥檚 ability to heal itself."
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Well, if you break down the term "osteopathic", Osteo means bones or relating to bones; pathic means pathology. So, osteopathic medicine deals with bone pathologies or bone diseases.