What Is Omm

[kaybam20]

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Can someone pls explain.

 

[Amy B]

Osteopathic Manipulation Medicine.
http://www.aacom.org/om/manipulative.html


Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM)
Doctor Brian F. Degenhardt, D.O. Writes about Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in the 21st Century.
Books about OMM
Overview

Osteopathic medical students spend approximately 200 hours of training in the art of osteopathic manipulative medicine in addition to their other medical school courses. This system of hands-on techniques helps alleviate pain, restore motion, support the body’s natural functions and influence the body's structure to help it function more efficiently.

One key concept osteopathic medical students learn is that structure influences function. Thus, if there is a problem in one part of the body's structure, function in that area and in other areas may be affected. For example, restriction of motion in the lower ribs, lumbar spine and abdomen can cause stomach pain with symptoms that mimic irritable bowel syndrome. By using osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques, D.O.s can help restore motion to these areas of the body, thus improving gastrointestinal function, oftentimes restoring it to normal.

Another integral tenet of osteopathic medicine is the body's innate ability to heal itself. Many of osteopathic medicine's manipulative techniques are aimed at reducing or eliminating the impediments to proper structure and function so the self-healing mechanism can assume its role in restoring the person to health.

There are several different types of techniques aimed at resolving a variety of issues. Osteopathic manipulation is applicable to all areas of the body and to virtually every illness and injury. Anytime the body is not functioning at its peak capacity, osteopathic manipulation may be used to help restore the body to normal and to help the person heal.

 

[Dr JPH]

Can someone pls explain.

Excellent post by AmyB

 

[Old_Mil]

Can someone pls explain.

Now that Amy's given you the official doctrine according to the AOA, here's how it works itself out in real life:

OMM tends to be an inaccurate, less efficacious version of chiropractic manipulation with some massage techniques and nonsense about adjusting skull bones thrown in for good measure.

 

[Ifellinapothole]

I rub my osteopathic protuberance at least 3-4 times per week...it really helps me go to sleep and unwind.

 

[It'sElectric]

Can someone pls explain.

And the award for laziest post of the year goes to...........Drum roll please...................................KAYBAM20. COME ON DOWN!

 

[CanadianDVM]

does any body know if Canada has an equivlent DO degree (or are American DOs lisenced to practice in Canada)? Just curious.

 

[Ifellinapothole]

does any body know if Canada has an equivlent DO degree (or are American DOs lisenced to practice in Canada)? Just curious.

i believe a canadian veterinarian can perform OMM on animals and humans in Canada w/ little or no training...

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

i believe a canadian veterinarian can perform OMM on animals and humans in Canada w/ little or no training...

This is correct as I was looking into it.

 

[FutureNavyDOc]

i believe a canadian veterinarian can perform OMM on animals and humans in Canada w/ little or no training...

Yeah, but the reimbursements suck.

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

Yeah, but the reimbursements suck.

Not really. Ive been doing a lot of reading and it seems DVMDOs make about 1/10 of what DVMs or MDs make. That seems like a pretty fair trade considering that our school is significantly easier to get into and through.

 

[danclear]

Now that Amy's given you the official doctrine according to the AOA, here's how it works itself out in real life:

OMM tends to be an inaccurate, less efficacious version of chiropractic manipulation with some massage techniques and nonsense about adjusting skull bones thrown in for good measure.

Are you an osteopathic student or have you attended an osteopathic medical school? I ask this as you have managed to attack OMM without any foundation for your argument. You are likley basing this on a negative experience you had involving OMM, or you are a drone that believes everything they read on the internet. I could state by the same logic you have used to judge OMM that you are a complete idiot that could not manage to get into medical school let alone graduate from college. On the other hand, if I got to actually know you I might find you to be a brilliant individual, insightful and caring, and a fine future physician. So I am not calling you an idiot, but by your post you are writing like one.

 

[Dr Who]

Are you an osteopathic student or have you attended an osteopathic medical school? I ask this as you have managed to attack OMM without any foundation for your argument. You are likley basing this on a negative experience you had involving OMM, or you are a drone that believes everything they read on the internet. I could state by the same logic you have used to judge OMM that you are a complete idiot that could not manage to get into medical school let alone graduate from college. On the other hand, if I got to actually know you I might find you to be a brilliant individual, insightful and caring, and a fine future physician. So I am not calling you an idiot, but by your post you are writing like one.

ehh.. so basically you are calling him an idiot without calling him an idiot? 🙄

 

[danclear]

ehh.. so basically you are calling him an idiot without calling him an idiot? 🙄

As Dave Chappelle so eloquently put in his "Killing Them Softly" routine: I could put on a police uniform and walk down the street. If someone comes up to me and says, "Officer, please help, you have to come with me!," I could say, "hey, just because I am wearing this does not mean that I am a police officer!" Which is true. So I am not saying that this guy is an idiot, but he is writing like one.

 

[CanadianDVM]

Not really. Ive been doing a lot of reading and it seems DVMDOs make about 1/10 of what DVMs or MDs make. That seems like a pretty fair trade considering that our school is significantly easier to get into and through.

Actually, i asked my question not because i'm considering doing osteopathic veterinary medicine, but because i've never seen a Canadian DO - and was just wondering if the DO degree is recognized in Canada, or if we have any Canadian schools offering a DO program. As far as i know, there are no osteopathic veterinary schools in Canada, and there is a current push for provincial veterinary medical associations (and the CVMA) to tighten up on what procedures non-DVM's can do (eg. Equine dentists and 'osteopathic veterinarians'). Whether this is right or not - well that's up to individual people to decide.

 

[It'sElectric]

Actually, i asked my question not because i'm considering doing osteopathic veterinary medicine, but because i've never seen a Canadian DO - and was just wondering if the DO degree is recognized in Canada, or if we have any Canadian schools offering a DO program. As far as i know, there are no osteopathic veterinary schools in Canada, and there is a current push for provincial veterinary medical associations (and the CVMA) to tighten up on what procedures non-DVM's can do (eg. Equine dentists and 'osteopathic veterinarians'). Whether this is right or not - well that's up to individual people to decide.

Please tell me that you're just playing along with Buckeye, and you're not being serious.

 

[Ifellinapothole]

Please tell me that you're just playing along with Buckeye, and you're not being serious.

Let me refer you to:

1) What is written under his name

2) his join date

3) his number of posts.

 

[It'sElectric]

Let me refer you to:

1) What is written under his name

2) his join date

3) his number of posts.

Thank you. Still, all I can say is wow. Pre-Vet students have nothing better to do than troll around in osteo forums?? I gotta say that is completely mind-boggling. I didn't even realize there were pre-vet forums on SDN. Sometimes I feel mildly pathetic spending any time on SDN....I can only imagine what it feels like for those that spend time trolling around in forums that literally have no impact on their lives.

 

[CanadianDVM]

Thank you. Still, all I can say is wow. Pre-Vet students have nothing better to do than troll around in osteo forums?? I gotta say that is completely mind-boggling. I didn't even realize there were pre-vet forums on SDN. Sometimes I feel mildly pathetic spending any time on SDN....I can only imagine what it feels like for those that spend time trolling around in forums that literally have no impact on their lives.

Firstly, I didn't mean to offend anybody with my question. Secondly, I didn't realize that DO students were so hyper-sensitive regarding questions about their degree. My mistake - wont happen again.

Finally, for the record, i'm a 2nd year vet student, and I was unaware of some unwritten rule that this board is exclusive to DO and pre-DO students.

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

Firstly, I didn't mean to offend anybody with my question. Secondly, I didn't realize that DO students were so hyper-sensitive regarding questions about their degree. My mistake - wont happen again.

Finally, for the record, i'm a 2nd year vet student, and I was unaware of some unwritten rule that this board is exclusive to DO and pre-DO students.

Doesnt matter what you thought or didnt think. You are Canadian, and for that, you are docked 10 points.

 

[Ifellinapothole]

Firstly, I didn't mean to offend anybody with my question. Secondly, I didn't realize that DO students were so hyper-sensitive regarding questions about their degree. My mistake - wont happen again.

Finally, for the record, i'm a 2nd year vet student, and I was unaware of some unwritten rule that this board is exclusive to DO and pre-DO students.

keep trolling, canadian vet. I love a good troll- especially in the osteo forum where the students get strangely defensive about their degree, OMM and cranial all the time....

 

[It'sElectric]

Firstly, I didn't mean to offend anybody with my question. Secondly, I didn't realize that DO students were so hyper-sensitive regarding questions about their degree. My mistake - wont happen again.

Finally, for the record, i'm a 2nd year vet student, and I was unaware of some unwritten rule that this board is exclusive to DO and pre-DO students.

That's odd. Where in any of the responses to your inane post were people acting hypersensitive??

Finally, it's certainly not exclusive to DO and pre-DO students. We just do our best to exclude the unintelligible and asinine individuals that occasionally show up.........and an occasional Canadian.

 

[CanadianDVM]

Whats odd is that nobody can, or just flat out refuses to, answer my question. I've done a search for Canadian universities that offer osteopathic medical degrees and found none - so i simply asked if any of you knew if they existed, and if the US DO degree was recognized in Canada.

 

[It'sElectric]

Whats odd is that nobody can, or just flat out refuses to, answer my question. I've done a search for Canadian universities that offer osteopathic medical degrees and found none - so i simply asked if any of you knew if they existed, and if the US DO degree was recognized in Canada.

Maybe you need to re-read your 2nd post. You either are a troll as it suggests below your name, or you are completely incapable of understanding sarcasm.

 

[CatsandCradles]

And the award for laziest post of the year goes to...........Drum roll please...................................KAYBAM20. COME ON DOWN!

I can see the audience clapping already

 

[Taus]

I haven't read most of this thread....as I'm sure its rediculous....but anyway.....no..there are not any US-style DO schools in Canada. Other countries have DO schools, but the training is entirely different and not a full medical curriculum...it is just manual medicine. US trained DO's have rights that vary by location in Canada. There is a link to US-trained DO international practice rights in the FAQ section.

 

[CanadianDVM]

I haven't read most of this thread....as I'm sure its rediculous....but anyway.....no..there are not any US-style DO schools in Canada. Other countries have DO schools, but the training is entirely different and not a full medical curriculum...it is just manual medicine. US trained DO's have rights that vary by location in Canada. There is a link to US-trained DO international practice rights in the FAQ section.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[Old_Mil]

Are you an osteopathic student or have you attended an osteopathic medical school? I ask this as you have managed to attack OMM without any foundation for your argument. You are likley basing this on a negative experience you had involving OMM, or you are a drone that believes everything they read on the internet. I could state by the same logic you have used to judge OMM that you are a complete idiot that could not manage to get into medical school let alone graduate from college. On the other hand, if I got to actually know you I might find you to be a brilliant individual, insightful and caring, and a fine future physician. So I am not calling you an idiot, but by your post you are writing like one.

I'm the second cousin of Sam Still's great-great-grandson. I channel A.T.'s spirit on the weekends when I get bored. In fact, I'm in the process of writing a new textbook on osteopathic techniques that will soon be incorporated into the curricula of DO schools everywhere...it consists solely of knowledge that our dear leader has imparted to me from beyond the grave.

 

[yanky5]

I'm the second cousin of Sam Still's great-great-grandson. I channel A.T.'s spirit on the weekends when I get bored. In fact, I'm in the process of writing a new textbook on osteopathic techniques that will soon be incorporated into the curricula of DO schools everywhere...it consists solely of knowledge that our dear leader has imparted to me from beyond the grave.

I'm sure it will be a good catch! There is a legend that the prophet AT Still will one day appear to a student in a dream and teach him those lost secrets of palpation.

To channel his spirit, do you hold a big leg bone like AT Still is always pictured with?

 

[danclear]

I'm sure it will be a good catch! There is a legend that the prophet AT Still will one day appear to a student in a dream and teach him those lost secrets of palpation.

To channel his spirit, do you hold a big leg bone like AT Still is always pictured with?

Actually, with Halloween approaching, you can summon A.T. by chanting the Four Principles of Osteopathy three times in a mirror.