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Osteopathic Medicine as founded by Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., on June 22, 1874, is a philosophical approach to the human condition, with emphasis on health to the whole person - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT. Osteopathic physicians and surgeons ( D.O.) practice a "whole person" approach to medicine. Rather than emphasizing disease-state diagnosis and treating symptoms, D.O.'s concentrate on evaluating you as a whole person, diagnosing and prescribing the appropriate treatment for your condition encompassing BODY, MIND & SPIRIT.
D.O.'s evaluate how all the body's systems are interconnected and how each one affects the other. They focus special attention on the musculoskeletal system, which reflects and influences the condition of all other body systems.
D.O.'s are complete physicians. They are trained and licensed to practice medicine, prescribe medications and perform surgery. D.O.s and M.D.'s (allopathic Physicians) are the only two types of complete physicians. Chiropractors (D.C.) and Podiatrists (DPM) are limited license practitioners by state law.
D.O.'s practice in all branches of medicine and surgery, from anesthesiology to neurosurgery. However, more D.O.'s are Family Practitioners than any other specialty. Some are specialists in osteopathic manipulative medicine like Dr. Feely who specializes in neuromusculoskeletal medicine; such as soft tissue injuries and chronic back pain.
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