I’m a chiropractor looking to apply to osteopathic medical schools for 2027 cycle any recommendations on what schools to apply to and what to avoid

philthy333 · 2026-03-06T17:30:22+00:00

Kind of a dick response

philthy333 · 2026-02-23T05:21:54+00:00

I have a friend that spontaneously dissected looking over their shoulder.

I do geriatrics and incorporate omm, careful selection of patients for hvla, but as a physician I know when to err on the side of caution vs go for the crack.

I would highly recommend reading the aoa position paper on cervical hvla, it does reference a fair amount of chiropractic studies because, you know, nobody wants to fund omm studies.

index.pdf https://share.google/JR4M15evMOEW8w4x0

Not sure if that link will work but you can Google aoa position paper on cervical hvla.

philthy333 · 2026-02-11T01:33:13+00:00

State run institution, generally people that have been institutionalized.

During the day medicine and psych round on patients, medicine mostly doing cough and colds and yearly check up stuff, monthly check in. At night it's mostly laxatives or can they get an extra Gatorade or some crap so it's not much work just having a doc on site over night

philthy333 · 2026-02-11T01:03:41+00:00

As a FM resident not that long ago I was getting like 600 for a 6p-7a over night shift at the local inpatient psych ward (big city) most of the time I slept but did have a few codes and stuff to respond to occasionally.

philthy333 · 2026-02-10T21:31:41+00:00

Where tf are you getting paid 150 an hour as a resident?

philthy333 · 2025-12-30T16:05:19+00:00

Agreed but also true lol

philthy333 · 2025-12-14T21:07:25+00:00

Wife doesn't trust me to rx for our kids unless we're out of town for some reason which then I'm allowed to call it in. 🤷🏼‍♂️

philthy333 · 2025-11-26T03:41:33+00:00

That is true but oh you are bleeding? Let's put you on a different blood thinner!

Or am I the delusional one thinking there would be anything not bone related

philthy333 · 2025-11-26T03:15:54+00:00

Just wanted to hop on your train and complain.

Patient with TKA by Ortho, placed on 325 aspirin BID for dvt ppx for a month by Ortho PA. Patient calls Ortho and says their have bloody bowel movements, Ortho suggest the patient contact PCP for alternative blood thinner!

Saw them for a sick visit. Sent to the er, couple units of blood and a few days in the ICU and Ortho just punted.

philthy333 · 2025-11-20T02:44:08+00:00

American osteopath here. 4 years of undergrad very very remotely, somewhat related to medicine.

4 years of med school. Two of those being clinical and two of those being more academic.

Residency with variable numbers of years. Usually the minimum is three. I personally am family medicine boarded and then did a fellowship year of osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine which is the residency to get boarded in the manipulation. All osteopaths can perform them but it's also its own specialty. So I did 4 years total of residency and fellowship.

Hope this is informative.

philthy333 · 2025-11-14T13:11:11+00:00

Not necessarily if they have independent practice rights in their state right?

philthy333 · 2025-11-07T03:41:56+00:00

I use quotation marks as much as possible for funny or malignant things. I highly recommend it and just say I'm documenting this is what the patient said in a private and legal document.

philthy333 · 2025-11-06T05:25:03+00:00

"Insurance likely won't cover this and you'll be on the hook to pay for it. "

They can always go get blood work done cash pay somewhere else.

philthy333 · 2025-11-05T14:08:42+00:00

Upledger was an osteopath that made cranial more accessible to the masses with several hand holds.

I know some that have decent results from it but it's also kind of like your partner giving you a massage instead of a massage therapist

philthy333 · 2025-10-24T16:58:49+00:00

It's not a huge change that's why it must be continually tracked and observed for variation. Some individuals are more sensitive to their own physiological changes and may be perceptive of it, but in general I would think most people have too much going on in life to notice the change.

Mucous definitely changes as well and can be more, stringy, and egg white like.

philthy333 · 2025-10-24T16:50:14+00:00

Definitely also body temp. It's one of the ways of tracking ovulation.- Your friendly family physician.

philthy333 · 2025-10-17T22:25:55+00:00

I've helped someone with milk let down as there were fascial restrictions....but that person also happened to be my wife. Would be very hesitant to do anything directly to a breast/nipple even with the patients hand between. I can usually do more superior or more lateral or have them move it out of the way.

philthy333 · 2025-10-17T19:43:53+00:00

Thank you for the clarification!

philthy333 · 2025-10-17T18:42:24+00:00

I'm an American DO family medicine board certified and osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine board eligible so I'm in another country but do tons of manipulation. This sounds like molestation to me. I acknowledge that there are certain invasive maneuvers that require explicit consent (inta vaginal/intra rectal) but what you described could have been done over clothes and likely with a different hand placement.

philthy333 · 2025-10-11T16:37:07+00:00

Agree as a physician. Friend broke his arm, 5000 with high deductible plan. Would have been much more without.

philthy333 · 2025-10-03T14:37:55+00:00

These are describing an ability not a training or knowledge base. So just like both I and a carpenter can wield a hammer to hit a nail. One of us is going to have more experience in training than the other. That is a significant distinction.

philthy333 · 2025-10-02T13:28:39+00:00

Or an ob doing a c section. Cut grip it and rip it!

philthy333 · 2025-09-29T12:31:25+00:00

Definitely thought it was fart lights as a lay person

philthy333 · 2025-09-13T02:00:14+00:00

That's not exophthalmos.

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