Check out a D.O.

[David Werner]

Hi Mark and everybody else.
I've noticed a lot of advice to see chiropractors for injuries but a great alternative if available is to see a doctor of osteopathic medicine. We're trained as a regular physician plus we learn how to perform many varieties of spinal/body manipulation. Not all DO's stay current on their manipulation skills but if you find one that does they can medically manage you and provide a ton of relief as well as quicken healing times. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask.
D.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I'd much rather refer to a DO, frankly. But the majority of them graduate from osteopathy school and immediately start a medical practice. We don't have any good ones here. I have learned my best therapy stuff from osteopaths.

[quagmire]

But the majority of them graduate from osteopathy school and immediately start a medical practice.

Why is this a problem?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Because they stop practicing osteopathy.

[DCP]

Because they stop practicing osteopathy.

Pretty much. I'm a second year at a DO school and 90 percent of the class are here because they were rejected from MD programs. I think something like 10 percent of us will use any of the osteopathic manipulation techniques we learn after residency and in the future it might be even less since most DOs enter the MD residency route. It's a shame because while there is some silly bullshit we are taught a bunch of it is really useful for musculoskeletal stuff. I have a 4mm disc bulge at L5-S1 that I got treated for which was causing excruciating pain to walk on, but within a day I felt the symptoms dampening and noticeable improvement.

[risepmj]

is osteopathy can affect for unbalanced bone structure?

[David Werner]

Yeah, Unfortanatly most DO graduates just set up a typical medical practice and don't use there osteopathic skills. But there are still many out there that practice, especially if their around a DO medical school.

Here's a link to find Sports Med DO's:
Sports Medicine Specialist: http://www.aoasm.org/find-a-do/

Also if a DO is NMM credentialed it means they specialize in osteopathy.

[pkelly54]

Because they stop practicing osteopathy.

My son is a D.O. in emergency medicine. There is not much difference in the protocol of an MD or a DO in emergency medicine, but he has been informed by lawyers on several occasions, as well as the hospitals, the best way to avoid a malpractice lawsuit is to follow the protocol. A good D.O. is willing to adjust the treatment to the specific patient, especially in non-emergency cases, but risks legal exposure if there is no recognized protocol to follow. It only takes one out of a thousand people to sue and ruin your day and punish you for being creative, even if they have no case.

[Mark Rippetoe]

is osteopathy can affect for unbalanced bone structure?

Is bad question. Ask better.

[macorn63]

Yeah, Unfortanatly most DO graduates just set up a typical medical practice and don't use there osteopathic skills. But there are still many out there that practice, especially if their around a DO medical school.

Here's a link to find Sports Med DO's:
Sports Medicine Specialist: http://www.aoasm.org/find-a-do/

A whopping 6 in TX.

Does this show a need .... or a lack of?