This answer applies to osteopathic physicians in the United States: That is hard to answer, because there are so many specialties that an osteopathic physicians can pursue, from family practice to plastic surgery. Since more osteopathic physicians enter primary care, which often has a lower salary than sub-specialized care (such as anesthesiology-pain management), the overall salary of D.O.'s in the United States is less than M.D.'s. However, a D.O. with the same specialty as an M.D. will make the same exact salary. That said, as of 2007, the average osteopathic physician's salary was $185,000. Remember, this is an overall figure, in which general practice D.O.s make around $120,000 while neuro surgeon D.O's can make more than triple that.
Sure, an osteopathic physician, AKA Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, can definitely help with sciatica. There are osteopathic physicians out there who work in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery or physical medicine & rehabilitation and can help you with this problem.
DO after a doctor's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Please stop trolling WikiAnswers. Grow up. You would see an osteopathic physician for the same reasons you see an allopathic physician.
they shouldn't be working...WAtered down medicine...
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) are fully-trained physicians.
DO after a physician's name stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
There are no courses specifically needed to become an osteopathic physician, but to get into most medical schools, you have to complete (and do well in) core science courses such as biology, chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, etc. Typically, you have to earn a bachelor's degree in undergraduate college, which usually takes about four years although some people manage to get it done in three. After that, you have to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and get into osteopathic medical school and finish four years of osteopathic medical school to earn the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree to become an osteopathic physician.
Absolutely! A physician with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) or Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) can admit patients to a hospital.
If they go to medical school and earn the degree, then yes. At that point, however, they would no longer be a nurse, they would be an Osteopathic physician.
The letters DO after a physician's name stand for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
The average wage is 10.50 Minimum wage is 7.25