What Are Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Roles?

Osteopathic manipulative medicine jobs focus on providing treatment to patients using manipulative medicine techniques. In osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM), a doctor of osteopathy (D.O) treats a patient by putting gentle pressure, stretching, or otherwise moving joints, bones, and muscles. Your duties and responsibilities as a D.O. who performs OMM include examining the patient, conducting a medical consultation, and providing treatment. An osteopath can specialize in manipulative procedures, but you also can deliver other healthcare services as well. You can work in a clinic, hospital, or private office. 

What Are the Qualifications to Get an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Job?

The qualifications and skills that you need to get an osteopathic manipulative medicine job include a degree in osteopathy, a license to practice, and knowledge of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) techniques. To earn a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, you must attend medical school and undertake a course of study that is very similar to a doctor of medicine (M.D.). Osteopaths study manipulative medicine as well as other medical topics, and they can further specialize in OMM during their internship and residency after obtaining a D.O.

Healthcare Team:

For the last 130 years, osteopathic physicians have been practicing medicine.[2] Although the understanding of osteopathic medicine has dramatically increased, it is still poorly understood by healthcare workers and patients. It is vital for members of a team, including nursing providers and staff, to understand OMT and what it can provide to patients. This way, the patients know what options are available and may receive increased relief for their ailments in addition to allopathic medicine. Outcomes and patient satisfaction will improve. OMT is also very safe, and if some issues are treatable with OMT alone, it will also increase patient safety.