Talk:Osteopathy
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Nomenclature
editThe sentence in the lead, "People practicing osteopathy are referred to as osteopathic practitioners" is inaccurate and contradicts two of the cited sources (the link to the third source appears to be dead). Non-physician, manipulation-only practitioners of osteopathy are referred to as osteopaths. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine are referred to as osteopathic physicians. This is stated in the sources as well as the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine's website (http://www.aacom.org/become-a-doctor/about-om/US-vs-abroad). Both call themselves "DO's". In the United States, osteopaths are prohibited from referring to themselves as "DO's" to avoid being confused with osteopathic physicians.SympatheticResonance (talk)
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Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 10:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
This article has way too paragraphs without citations and too many maintenance tags, so I have to quickfail it. Medical articles have higher standards than other articles. --FunkMonk (talk) 10:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
Requested change to the opening paragraph of this article
editPlease could you change the opening paragraph:
Osteopathy (from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) 'bone', and πάθος (páthos) 'pain, suffering') is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones.
To remove the word 'pseudoscientific' so that it reads:
Osteopathy (from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon) 'bone', and πάθος (páthos) 'pain, suffering') is a system of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones.
The reasons the word should he removed are as follows:
- There are no other significant recognised healthcare professions listed on wikipedia which are described in this way. So it appears that Osteopathy has been unfairly singled out for a description which could be construed as making it equivalent to less reputable pseudoscientific medicine. Equivalent professions to Osteopathy include Chiropractic, Physiotherapy and Massage. - There are no other reputable online references which define Osteopathy using this word. - Non-American Osteopaths qualify with a 4 year university degree which includes many identical subjects to those learned by the medical profession including anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacy. So using the word 'psuedoscientific' as the opening description is misleading and inaccurate. - The opening paragraph also states that Osteopathy is an alternative medicine, which is sufficient in itself to allow the reader to understand that it sits apart from the central body of standard medical practice. Jonathan Boxall (talk) 13:57, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- Not done It's pseudoscience according to the article, and per WP:PSCI that needs to be flagged up prominently. Bon courage (talk) 14:01, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
- "- There are no other significant recognised healthcare professions listed on wikipedia which are described in this way. So it appears that Osteopathy has been unfairly singled out for a description which could be construed as making it equivalent to less reputable pseudoscientific medicine. Equivalent professions to Osteopathy include Chiropractic, Physiotherapy and Massage."
- Chiropractic is described as pseudoscientific in it's summary and twice in the introduction. Physiotherapy isn't pseudoscientific. Massage isn't necessarily pseudoscience. MaligneRange (talk) 17:16, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
Multi-Center Osteopathic Pneumonia Study in the Elderly - MOPSE
editStudy showed: Decreased length of stay in the hospital of approximately 1 day Decreased duration of IV ABx Decreased tachypneic resp rate Decreased incidence of respiratory failure Decreased incidence of death
Please include this in the efficacy area. 66.252.200.62 (talk) 14:36, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
- Sounds like primary research, so not WP:MEDRS. Bon courage (talk) 14:50, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
Canada
editit says it's not government regulated, then it says you need to register in private schools. If it's not regulated, you don't need any education, and could just teach yourself or make it up as you go... 64.110.254.75 (talk) 20:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
Training requirements
editDied of breast cancer, recently. And I learned she spent her time seeing an Osteopath, and the Article doesn't have prominently displayed something like REQUIRED EDUCATION. How much education does it take for some random quack to call himself "doctor"? A two-year degree? A course by mail from a matchbook cover? A certificate from some university in Belize? What's the difference in education between a medical doctor and this form of quack?2603:8081:3A00:30DF:FD49:B5B5:CF6D:BC59 (talk) 02:49, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Per WP:NOTAFORUM, I changed the section header, from "Quack Medicine and a Dead Friend". The issue of more content on education requirements is a reasonable one, so I wanted to leave that here. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- This is the wrong article. Here are the proper articles: Osteopathic medicine in the United States and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 18:39, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- But I wonder whether it would be useful here to have anything more about the lack of training requirements? --Tryptofish (talk) 18:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- The "criticism" section deals with some of the problems. The issue is when certain methods are used for conditions where modern medicine is more appropriate. For example, OMT / HVLA manipulation is not an appropriate treatment for allergies and asthma. It may have some limited legitimacy for certain musculoskeletal complaints of a purely mechanical nature. Note that "limited"!! Modern DOs recognize this, and that's why very few of them continue to use OMT at all. They have learned of its limitations and the superior results from modern medicine. Some osteopaths still "over" depend on OMT, and we rightly call them quacks. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 00:43, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- But I wonder whether it would be useful here to have anything more about the lack of training requirements? --Tryptofish (talk) 18:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
False information on osteopathy
editPlease update with current information about American Osteopathic Medicine which is becoming quite widespread and mainstream in modern medicine. Most American osteopaths practice in primary care positions such as family and internal medicine directly alongside and in practices with allopaths equally. One in 4 medical school graduates are osteopathic physicians. Here is more information from the American osteopathic association. https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/ Mjreillydo (talk) 19:01, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Already covered at Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:47, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
Regulation and legal status
editCurrent article: New Zealand In New Zealand a course is offered at the Unitec Institute of Technology (Unitec). Australasian courses consist of a bachelor's degree in clinical science (osteopathy) followed by a master's degree. The Unitec double degree programme is the OCNZ prescribed qualification for registration in the scope of practice: Australian qualifications accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council are also prescribed qualifications.
Correction: In New Zealand a course is offered at Ara Institute of Canterbury. The Bachelor of Musculoskeletal Health [1]https://www.ara.ac.nz/products/programme/ch4063-stru-bachelor-of-musculoskeletal-health/) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Osteopathy ([2]https://www.ara.ac.nz/products/programme/ch4064-stru-postgraduate-diploma-in-osteopathy/) programmes is the OCNZ prescribed qualification for registration in the scope of practice: Australian qualifications accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council are also prescribed qualifications.
Osteopaths are health practitioners working under the Ministry of Health ([3]https://www.health.govt.nz/regulation-legislation/health-practitioners/responsible-authorities). Osteopaths are Accident Compensation Corporation providers ([4]https://www.acc.co.nz/im-injured/what-we-cover/treatment-we-pay-for). Osteopaths New Zealand (ONZ) [5]https://osteopathsnz.co.nz/ represents osteopaths in New Zealand. ONZ is a member of Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand ([6]https://www.alliedhealth.org.nz/). JustineGu (talk) 19:34, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
- Does your proposed change really belong on this page, or at Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine? --Tryptofish (talk) 19:38, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
- Good question. I would think the latter. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 22:52, 26 October 2024 (UTC)
- When will the article be corrected please? JustineGu (talk) 05:08, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- You need to respond to the comments above. Have you looked at the other article? We have TWO very different articles on the topic of osteopathy. Are you in the right place? -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 15:16, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- When will the article be corrected please? JustineGu (talk) 05:08, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- Good question. I would think the latter. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 22:52, 26 October 2024 (UTC)