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RE: Educating Steem on Medicine: A Snap Shot of Osteopathic Manipulation
My question is similar to @cy21. What are the differences in training between a DO and a DC, as well as the differences in techniques? And what are the differences between someone who calls themselves just an osteopath, and a DO? Or are they the same? A chiro once told me that the difference is a philosophical one - that chiros manipulate structure to free trapped nerves, but osteos have more of an emphasis on structure for it's own sake. Would you say that is true?
Thanks for reading! Read my first post on DO to grasp the training compared to a MD....they are equivalent but distinct.
This link provides more on the differences between DOs and DCs
"The primary difference between chiropractors and osteopathic physicians is that D.O.s are fully trained physicians, entitled to practice in all states and in every branch of medicine. Both D.C.s and D.O.s are trained to take a holistic, wellness-oriented approach to patient care, using manipulation to remove impediments to the body's ability to heal itself. In practice, some osteopathic physicians use manipulation techniques frequently while others treat their patients through more conventional methods. Chiropractors depend primarily on manipulation, because their narrower scope of practice prevents them from prescribing medication or practicing medicine in the broader sense."
http://work.chron.com/osteopath-vs-chiropractor-6842.html
As far as techniques, I would need to study what chiropractors use more to compare. The techniques used in my article were designed by osteopathic physicians.