What I wish other doctors knew about NMM/OMM - American Osteopathic Association

By The DO Staff

09.08.22

There is quite a lot of confusion around the specialty of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM/OMM). As faculty at an osteopathic medical school in the department of NMM/OMM, one of the questions I get often from our medical students is how to pursue NMM/OMM as a specialty. In a similar vein, many of my colleagues are confused as to why there is a specialty in something we all learn in school, or when to refer patients to NMM specialists as opposed to when to do the treatment themselves. I’m hoping to clear up some of that confusion.

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