I'm not sure how many people still read this blog after 150 posts, and I don't normally ask a lot of those of you who do. But if everyone who reads this post could do me a favor and take a few minutes out of your day to read this post on DoctorFishypants.com, I would really appreciate it. We don't need to start a long discussion about it, but I am curious how many people have ever heard of osteopathic medicine in the United States. I hadn't before I applied to medical school a few years ago.
I say United States, specifically, because osteopathic medicine outside of this country is a completely different entity. Most D.O.s that practice worldwide are trained only in osteopathic manipulative treatment. The scope of their practice does not usually include traditional medicine. (See the comments section of my previous post for more information.)
Anyway, thank you to those who take the time out to read the article or post a comment. I would post it here on GameSpot, but it doesn't really have anything to do with video games. I try to keep most of the posts on this blog at least somewhat related to the industry. And even if no one comments here or on DoctorFishypants, at least I'm getting the word out about osteopathic medicine for anyone who might have the slightest interest in applying to medical school 
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Just from the word itself, I would assume the term essentially means 'bone doctor', but in my head, osteopathy and homeopathy are jumbled and I get the terms confused. I know you're not getting your homeopathic medical degree, though
ps - Rocket Riot is a blast.
Osteopathic medicine used to be called osteopathy when it was first founded and didn't include traditional allopathic medicine. It's all very needlessly confusing. The only time I would ever really using the manipulative treatments in practice is if a patient came in and happened to be complaining of back or neck pain or sore muscles.
I haven't played Rocket Riot for a few days. I think I just needed a break after finishing endurance mode. That thing took me an entire day. Still an awesome game though. I also picked up the Namco Museum disc for $8, even though the only game I'm apparently missing is Galaga Legions. So we can try out Mr. Driller if you want.
I would be really interested to know specific examples of how treatment with DOs differs from other doctors!
| DrFish62 wrote: |
| Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that treats people with heavily diluted preparations of agents that, in normal amounts, would cause disease symptoms. |
@DrFish62 - @spazzx625 - just a heads up for anyone interested - the scope and science of homeopathy is far larger, and decidedly more esoteric, than the desciption above, which could easily be applied to the "mainstream" concept of vaccination.
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