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Home of the Ontario Osteopathic Association
www.ontarioosteaopaths.com |
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Events & Announcements
We are proud to announce the establishment of the Ontario Osteopathic Association website. We really appreciate it if you could send us your comments and suggestions. |
What is Osteopathy? What is Osteopathy? Osteopathy is a profession that makes extensive use of manual diagnosis and treatment guided by the principles set forth by its founder, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still. What is an Osteopath? Osteopaths are educated and trained to work exclusively without the use of drugs or surgery by using manual methods for diagnosis and treatment. This is the predominant method of education worldwide outside of the USA and it is what is currently present in Canada. An Osteopath in this context is different from an Osteopathic physician. What is an Osteopathic physician? Osteopathic physicians are educated in schools of Osteopathic Medicine and are licensed and credentialed to an unrestricted scope of medical practice in the USA. This is the only country in the world offering a recognised medical degree in Osteopathic medicine. Most of these practitioners work in medical settings in much the same way as an M.D. does, practicing in almost all medical specialties. Additionally, these practitioners may be eligible for medical licensing in many countries outside the USA. |