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The DO

Is there value in the osteopathic approach to care?

By The DO Staff

06.16.22

In my last column, I tried to make the case that osteopathic medicine, as envisioned by A.T. Still, DO, MD, is defined by an emphasis on the self-healing capabilities of the body given the proper environment—what we today are calling lifestyle medicine—and the incorporation of the mind, body and spirit into a whole-person approach to care, what might be called mind-body care today.