osteopathic medicine
noun
: a system of medical practice that emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care and utilizes the manipulation of musculoskeletal tissues along with other therapeutic measures (such as the use of drugs or surgery) to prevent and treat disease
called also osteopathy
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The association supports all of the accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine, said Susan Devero, executive director of marketing, communications and community relations at the colleges.
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Monica Brich, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
Nassar and his attorneys also argued that his treatments entailed trigger-point therapy and osteopathic medicine medicine practices.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
According to the American Osteopathic Association, osteopathic medicine doctors practice in all medical specialities, including primary care, pediatrics, OBGYN, emergency medicine, psychiatry and surgery.
—Monica Brich, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
At a hearing last month by the state boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, Democratic state Rep. Rita Harris read off a list of 22 professional bodies, including the American Medical Assn., that opposed restrictions on young persons’ access to gender-affirming care.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
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Monica Brich, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
Nassar and his attorneys also argued that his treatments entailed trigger-point therapy and osteopathic medicine medicine practices.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
According to the American Osteopathic Association, osteopathic medicine doctors practice in all medical specialities, including primary care, pediatrics, OBGYN, emergency medicine, psychiatry and surgery.
—Monica Brich, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
At a hearing last month by the state boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, Democratic state Rep. Rita Harris read off a list of 22 professional bodies, including the American Medical Assn., that opposed restrictions on young persons’ access to gender-affirming care.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
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“Osteopathic medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteopathic%20medicine. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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