: 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 : osteopathic medicine
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Recent Examples on the WebStudents at Noorda and Rocky Vista graduate as doctors of osteopathy — D.O.s — rather than doctors of medicine, or M.D.s. Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2021 Doctors of medicine and osteopathy are starting side jobs, from selling stick-on nail colors to dog walking. Monya De, STAT, 17 Feb. 2020 Okay, but is there any scientific evidence to back up cranial osteopathy? Leah Groth, Health.com, 29 Oct. 2019