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What is a D.O.?

Woman D.O.

Osteopathic Physicians (D.O.) are fully-licensed to prescribe medicine and practice in all specialty areas including surgery. D.O.s are trained to consider the health of the whole person and use their hands to help diagnose and treat patients. Read More

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My D.O. Changed My Life

Amber

"When I was seven months pregnant, I began experiencing a numbness and tingling on the left side of my body.  During a trip to the emergency room, I was told they couldn’t take x-rays because of the pregnancy and that I would have to deal with the pain until my child was born.  Not happy with this answer, my midwife instructed me to visit a D.O.Read Amber's full story.

Kathy

"For the last 12 years, I have been suffering from migraine headaches and maxing out my medication dosages daily to deal with the pain. An osteopathic physician (D.O.) resident training at my physician’s office suggested trying osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to see if it might give me relief from the migrainesRead Kathy's full story.

Maria

"A few months ago, I fell down the stairs at home. X-rays showed no broken bones or other injuries, but I suffered severe, lower back pain. Unable to deal with the pain, I called an osteopathic physician (D.O.).Read Maria's full story.





 
 

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