How does Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine differ from chiropractic treatment and massage therapy?
Health care providers who utilize manual medicine and manual therapy (MM/MT) in their work include individuals who hold the D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine), M.D. (Medical Doctor), D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic), P.T. (Physical Therapist) degrees as well as individuals with training in body work and massage. Those who hold the D.O. and M.D. degree have an “unlimited scope of medical practice” license, which is not the case with chiropractors, physical therapists or massage therapists who hold licenses with a significantly more limited scope of practice. In the case of a D.O. provider, the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine would include the manual treatment which may be integrated with the prescription of medication and the provision of surgery; this integration is unavailable to the practice of chiropractic and physical therapy.
