[Magdalen] Drug research.

[Jay Weigel]

I find that DOs are much more open to alternative approaches in treatment
than a lot of MDs are. Not saying all MDs by any means, but DOs seem to be
the ones practicing "integrative medicine" and referring people to
nutritionists, athletic trainers, massage therapists, etc. instead of just
prescribing medications. Perhaps it comes from their training.

Students from the DO program at Lincoln Memorial University just across the
Tennessee line had a station at the RAM Clinic in Wise, VA where I
volunteered. It was kitty-corner from med triage where I was. They were
offering massage and spinal manipulation. It was pretty popular, from what
I could tell. The governor, when he visited, went in for a treatment and
pronounced it "wonderful!" and said he felt great afterwards. I wanted to
check it out but I stayed busy most of the day.

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My uncle was was a DO in Seattle.  The only medical assistance I ever got
> from him was his lancing a blister for me.
>
> Then a couple of years ago when I had an emergency appendectomy, I found
> out (after the fact) that my surgeon was a DO.  I was very pleased, and we
> had a wonderful conversation about the expanding role for them.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/29/2016 12:04:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > polycarpa3 at ckt.net writes:
> >
> > When I  was a child, more than sixty years ago, the doctor to whom my
> > parents  would take me was a DO, not an MD.  He
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Back in the day, there used to be a big difference made between the
> > two degrees and their separate approaches.  DO's usually didn't  have
> > hospital privileges and they were mostly generalists.  It was my
> > impression that they were looked down upon by many MD's.
> >
> > Then California examined the situation and the training and decided
> > there was essentially no difference in abilities between DO's and  MD's,
> > and made equality between them the law.
> >
> > As goes California, goes the country in matters like this, and soon  it
> > was a done deed nationally.  Further, DO's were admitted into  specialty
> > training just as MD's, and as a result the DO's are much more
> diversified
> > now than in the past.
> >
> > I had a good friend and fellow dermatologist when I was in  Frankfurt/M
> > (He ran the Military clinic at the Augsburg, Germany Army Hospital).
> > He was very well trained.  He suffered, however, from  narcolepsy,
> > and would fall asleep at the oddest times.  Driving was obviously  a
> > problem.
> >
> >
> > David S. - Who would like to have slept through some work  days.
> >
>