Osteopathic medicine

Scholl TO Univ of Medical/Dental NJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ This prospective study will allow the investigators to examine lead mobilization from bone turnover in stillgrowing, adolescent and mature mothers National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences... 

Department of Biomedical Sciences Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg, Virginia 24060... 

Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine 800 West Jefferson Street Kirksville, MO 63501... 

G. G. LYLE—Department of Pharmacology, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Denton, TX 76203... 

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine 2002 78 Accelerated... 

Andrew Cohen, Class of 2004, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine... 

The medical establishment has mostly gone out on a limb to the effect that supplemental nutritional factors play no significant role in our ills, for example, vitamins, minerals, and herbs (and such therapies as laetrile, etc.), as cures, remedies, or preventions. On the whole, osteopathic medicine — and, we may add, chiropractic — appears more receptive to the role of nutrition than does its MD. counterpart. 

Associate Dean for Basic Sciences Associate Professor of Pharmacology Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine PikeviUe, KY... 

Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific... 

Guy a. Cabral Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Nissar a. Darmani Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA... 

Department of Biochemistry, University of North Texas/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft Worth, Texas 76107 USA... 

Osteopathic medicine is a branch of medicine that holds that the entire human being, not just the illness, should be treated. It emphasizes the relationship between the organs of the body and the musculoskeletal system. Osteopathic doctors use the body s self-healing abihties in their treatments. They are trained and licensed physicians with the ability to prescribe medication and to perform surgery. The majority of osteopaths are primary care physicians who focus on comprehensive family care and serving the medical needs of the community. 

Osteopathic medicine is not considered alternative health care, as this form of medicine has a 125-year history. It is recognized as a complete system of medical care founded on the philosophy of treating the whole patient—the body and the mind. The predominance of the musculoskeletal system within osteopathic medicine is also fundamental to chiropractic medicine, which is considered a separate but related health discipline. 

American physician Andrew Taylor Still founded the first school of osteopathic medicine in 1892, based on a theory he had developed in 1874. He theorized that the musculoskeletal system wreis the primary component of good health. Still believed that the structures that supported the nervous system— the skull and vertebrae—influenced the enei that flowed through it. This energy flow could be altered by any musculoskeletal defect, thereby producing disease. To cure the disease, therefore, the physician needed to restore the supporting structures to their natural state through adjustments. 

In the early 1900 s, osteopathic medicine increasingly incorporated the practices of allopathic medicine, while retaining the whole-person approach and manipulation techniques. In 1950, a court decision in Missouri recognized the basic equivalency of an osteopathic doctor (D.O.) and medical doctor (M.D.) and their right to practice and perform surgery in a... 

Craniosacral therapy and cranial osteopathy are two separate practices with different training backgrounds. Although the two are based on similar principles, craniosacral therapists are not doctors but rather an unlicensed group of individuals who perform such therapies. Cranial osteopaths, however, are fully licensed doctors of osteopathic medicine. They have graduated from a medical school and passed medical boards, so they are significantly more qualified than a craniosacral therapist. 

In addition to the United States, osteopathic medicine is recognized in most of Canada and forty-six additional countries. 

Individuals interested in osteopathy need to understand that those practicing osteopathic medicine must have a genuine concern for people. For that reason, prospective applicants should observe an osteopath at work and, if possible, perform volunteer work in a hospital or clinic to determine if they have or can develop the skills needed to interact with people. 

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine http //www.aacom.org... 

Former Associate Professor Stanley Schiowitz Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine New York College of Osteopathic Medicine New York Institute of Teohnology Old Westbury, New York Deoeased... 

The uniqueness of osteopathic medicine lies in the application of osteopathic philosoplty and concepts. Osteopathic medical practitioners follow accepted methods of physical and surgical diagnosis and treatment they are also trained to expertly evaluate the neuromusculoskeletal system and seek to achieve normal body mechanics through the use of manual manipulative medicine. Osteopathic physicians recognize the body s ability to regulate itself and mount its own defenses against most pathologic conditions. 

Osteopathic medicine thus recognizes the neuromusculoskeletal system as cracially important to the full expression of life. The viscera subserve the neuromusculoskeletal system by providing nourishment to it and by removing its wastes. As George Northup noted in Osteopathic Medicine, An American Reformation ... 

Another important principle in osteopathic medicine is that stracture and function are intimately interrelated. An abnormality in the stracture of any body part can lead to abnormal function, whether ejq)ressed locally or distantly from the deranged structure. To correct the mechanical disorders, the osteopathic physician undertakes therapeutic osteopathic manipulation. This... 

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