Understanding the DO Difference
D.O.s receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system—your body’s interconnected system of nerves, muscles, and bones that make up two-thirds of its body mass. This training provides osteopathic physicians with a better understanding of the ways that an injury or illness in one part of the body can affect another.
Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is incorporated in the training and practice of osteopathic physicians. With OMT, osteopathic physicians use their hands to diagnose injury and illness and encourage your body’s natural tendency toward good health. By combining all available medical procedures with OMT, D.O.s offer patients the most comprehensive care available in medicine today.
