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Osteopathy

  
 

This type of medicine recognizes how the body's systems, particularly the bones and muscles, work together and influence each other.

A doctor of osteopathy (DO)…

  • can prescribe medicine and perform surgery.
  • may take a "whole person" approach to primary care, encouraging patients to live in a way that prevents illness.
  • may specialize in a certain aspect of medical care.


  

 
 

Related Resources

Doctor of osteopathy (DO)

Osteopathy

Primary care providers

  

Locations

United Hospital: Doctors (including osteopathy)

  

 

Source: Allina Medical Clinic; American Osteopathic Association

First published: 03/14/2007
Last updated: 06/21/2010

Reviewed by: Steven Bergeson, MD, medical director of quality, Allina Hospitals & Clinics; J Richard Sheely, MD, medical director, Quello Clinic