Maidengurl, I believe a D.O. is a Doctor of Osteopathy.
(ETA: Well, that seems to settle that....)
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
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Fred Pete - Oct 06, 2005 6:11:54 am PDT #6751 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Sparky1 - Oct 06, 2005 6:15:43 am PDT #6752 of 10001
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Lexine, osteopaths are licensed doctors. They can prescribe all the medicines and do surgery the same as MDs. Different philosophy. It is the accepted medical track in my family for some reason, so if anyone needs a good doctor in Waterville, ME...
eta: Woof, my typing is slow this a.m.
SuziQ - Oct 06, 2005 6:16:52 am PDT #6753 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Osteopathy is what? I know, I could google. I will google.
Apparently my mom's attending doc is a D.O. She told him she wanted a second opinion, so he said something about getting the head of cardiovascular surgery to review her chart. Mom's response - "Oh, Chris? Sure, he is good." As I said, she knows enough key people that everyone else SHOULD be careful.
Susan W. - Oct 06, 2005 6:24:39 am PDT #6754 of 10001
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{{{Anne}}} I'm so sorry.
dw - Oct 06, 2005 6:29:16 am PDT #6755 of 10001
Silence means security silence means approval
Osteopathy is what?
The opposite of allopathy. Allopathy treats a local disease locally, while osteopathy treats the whole body.
Osteopaths have generally been more accepting of alternative medicine and medical practices outside of the normal sphere of doctordom (chiropractic medicine, acupuncture), but they are real, licensed doctors with degrees from medical colleges of osteopathy.
Zenkitty - Oct 06, 2005 6:33:53 am PDT #6756 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
How would I go about finding a local osteopath?
SuziQ - Oct 06, 2005 6:34:02 am PDT #6757 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Strange that he seems to be treating the blood clot issue separately from her kidney failure/dialysis issues then.
Connie Neil - Oct 06, 2005 6:36:54 am PDT #6758 of 10001
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Loves me some osteopaths. They can do spinal manipulations and such, but they don't have the weird reputation that chiropractors do. Mostly because they'll admit that there might be something wrong with you that's not related to your spine being out of whack.
Sparky1 - Oct 06, 2005 6:37:56 am PDT #6759 of 10001
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dw - Oct 06, 2005 6:39:56 am PDT #6760 of 10001
Silence means security silence means approval
Oops, I had something scrambled there.
Osteopathy believes that certain manipulative techniques can speed healing, similar to chiropractic stuff.
And it's a chiefly American thing born of the post Civil War retreat from traditional medicine, emerging a decade or so before Graham's crackers and Kellogg's cereals.