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Originally Posted by ubertuber
I'd much rather go to a D.O. or M.D. that was open to alternative treatments. I think that doctors (to a degree) can lose sight of some of the holistic nature of bodily function - but I also wouldn't trust my health to a holistic healer that didn't have medical school under their belt.
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That's why I go to a D.O. Not only are they as fully trained as a regular M.D., they're also trained in osteopathic manipulation, which I've found very helpful for my back and neck problems.
Take the treatment my D.O. gave me for my back and neck problems, all posture-related:
1) a nutrition program to follow so I could lose weight
2) she sent me to the physical therapist
3) she provided me with osteopathic manipulation until my back/neck improved with the PT
I'd been to M.D.s with this problem before this and all I'd received in return was a demand to lose weight (no help in how to do it) and muscle relaxants. Yeah, real helpful.