He concluded that the body contained all of the elements needed to maintain health, if properly stimulated. Still believed that by correcting problems in the body's structure, through the use of manual techniques now known as osteopathic manipulative medicine OMM , the body's ability to function and to heal itself could be greatly improved.
He also promoted the idea of preventive medicine and endorsed the philosophy that physicians should focus on treating the whole patient, rather than just the disease. These beliefs formed the basis of a new medical approach, osteopathic medicine.
Using this philosophy, Dr. Still opened the first school of osteopathic medicine in Kirksville, MO in Physicians licensed as Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine DOs , like their MD counterparts, must pass a stringent national or state medical board examination in order to practice medicine.
Osteopathic physicians use all of the tools available through modern medicine including prescription medicine and surgery. They also may use OMM techniques to diagnose illness and injury, relieve pain, restore range of motion, and enhance the body's capacity to heal. Reflective of the osteopathic philosophy of treating the whole person, many DOs serve in the primary care fields: family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics.
There is also a long tradition of osteopathic physicians establishing practices in rural and medically underserved areas. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website.
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