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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
PAs and NPs are fine, I’ve employed a bunch of them. DOs tend to have failed to gain admittance to a real medical school, but some are good. It’s the “holistic approach” that’s crap
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You are misinformed. Most MDs tend to treat symptoms. Osteopathic Doctors concentrate concentrate on root cause.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and Doctors of Medicine (MDs) have many similarities, but they also have some key differences:
Training
Both DOs and MDs complete four years of medical school, a year of internship, and up to seven years of residency. However, DOs also receive an additional 500–1,000 hours of training in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), which is a hands-on method for diagnosing and treating patients. OMT focuses on musculoskeletal conditions, and DOs use their hands to feel tissues and diagnose problems.
Philosophy
DOs take a holistic approach to patient care, considering the patient's entire life, including their emotions, environment, mind, and spirit. They develop individualized care plans that support the body's natural tendency toward self-healing, which may include lifestyle modifications, medications, and OMT. MDs, on the other hand, take a more allopathic, or illness-based, approach. They often use diagnostic testing, such as X-rays or ultrasounds, to determine the cause of an issue, and then create treatment plans that may involve surgery, medication, or physical therapy.
Specialties
DOs are more likely to go into primary care medicine and work in rural and underserved areas. In 2020–2021, nearly 57% of DOs practiced in primary care specialties, including family physicians, internists, and pediatricians