Is it legit? if it really works, how come MD's aren't doing it too? I go to an osteopathic school, and I'm going to learn it, but it doesn't seem very scientific. ha
Research behind OMM?
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OMM as a whole has long been regarded an empirically based field/practice.
Those who do it or receive it generally do so because they personally or someone they know benefit from it. On the other side of it, I've never heard a DO practice it for the "science" behind it.
Some research does exist but more so on the scale of a "does it work: yes or no" than a "what is the physiology going on behind it" . I'm not saying it's pseudo-science (some of the MS stuff is well supported) but others like cranial are historically more accepted on faith.
Those who do it or receive it generally do so because they personally or someone they know benefit from it. On the other side of it, I've never heard a DO practice it for the "science" behind it.
Some research does exist but more so on the scale of a "does it work: yes or no" than a "what is the physiology going on behind it" . I'm not saying it's pseudo-science (some of the MS stuff is well supported) but others like cranial are historically more accepted on faith.
It's not scientific at all. They'll try to teach it in a way that it sounds "scientific" and basically make simple concepts overly complicated. Its pretty much pseudoscience. So are you in dental school or DO school?
Dental school. I see the DO students do it all over campus. Dental students only learn head and neck OMM. I couldn't find much research behind it, and I don't want to ask the med students, because I feel like they might get offended. I might try and respectfully bring it up to the faculty when I take the class...
