TL;DR: Studies show they do the same things as and have the same effects as Medical Doctors.

  • CrackaAssCracka@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    A lot of DOs go to Osteopathic medical schools because getting into MD schools is crazy competitive. It’s just another path to becoming a doctor that’s an option if you don’t get into a US MD school. The medicine curriculum is basically the same between the two. Though I’ve worked with a bunch of DOs who believe in osteopathy and practice it.