What Is A DO?
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, are
• fully licensed physicians and
• complete extensive postgraduate and clinical training before practicing.
◦ DOs can practice in every medical specialty, surgery to family practice.
Osteopathic medicine is one of the fastest-growing health care professions in the country
• 1:4 medical students enrolled in an osteopathic medical school.
DOs practice medicine according to the latest science and technology,
• and also consider options to complement pharmaceuticals and surgery.
• complete additional training in Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, a hands-on tool used to help diagnose, treat and prevent injury and illness.
DOs look beyond your symptoms to understand how lifestyle and environmental factors impact your well-being.
Philosophy
- Whole person – body mind and spirit – 33 elements of health
- Body has own innate intelligence – self-healing, self-directing – goal is to work with the body’s intelligence to create harmony/healt
- Touch/OMM – structure and function are reciprocally interrelated – valuable diagnostic tool as well as tool of connection and healing for patient
- Preventive medicine – rational treatment is based on understanding of all these principles, look beyond your symptoms to understand how lifestyle and environmental factors impact your wellbeing, setting up lifelong health behaviors
- Liberty, Truth, and Health – Dr. Still welcomed women and men into medical college straightaway upon opening college – rebels for pursuing the most conservative, effective approach to health – willing to follow the science and results even if it is counter to popular opinion, always respecting the individual wellbeing of each human being
