Major Medical Treatments: Osteopathy

What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a form of medicine that treats the whole person, with a special focus on the bones and muscles. Doctors of osteopathy (DOs) believe the well-being of the bones and muscles is important to all of the body's systems. Osteopathy is used to treat and prevent illness and injury.

DOs and medical doctors (MDs) are the only two kinds of doctors who practice in the U.S. They must pass similar state licensing exams. Like MDs, DOs prescribe drugs and do surgery. Most DOs are primary care doctors, but DOs practice in all branches of medicine. DOs represent 6% of the total U.S. doctors, and 8% of all military doctors.

 History of osteopathy