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By: Helen Wilson-Welsh

Helen Wilson-Welsh — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:07:18 +0000

What a great article name – making something old new again – my father in law is a physicist and occasionally my husband will tell me they have proven that something works and I’ll think to myself, duhhh, I know that. However, it must be exciting for those who discover the proof that it works in a scientific way. Classical osteopathy, which I study in Canada, was originally discovered here in the US and my experience before moving to Canada was that Osteopaths were Family Doctors, Cardiologist, Ob-Gyn’s, etc., and that they did a little manipulative practice but not much. In Canada I found a whole new world, my daughter was knock-kneed, pigeon toed and sway backed and at 18 months they wanted me to consider leg braces or surgery. The classically trained Osteopathy I went to in Nova Scotia, who had not yet finished her schooling (we start seeing patients in year one there), saw my 20 month old daughter held her head in a 30 minute appointment and her feet went straight. I was blown away – it looked like magic. The next year I was enrolled in the prerequisite program and started the program as soon as I could. The original Osteopath, Andrew Taylor Still, was run out of town for being a “witch” and today his work lives on and his students who went to Europe trained people who trained me in Canada. I am excited that there seems to be a resurgence in the states now, a going back to basics, with more Osteopathic Schools in the US turning out Osteopaths who want to do classical Osteopathy. I still drive to Canada to get a full hour of hands on Canadian College of Osteopathy treatments 3-4 times a year and look forward to being able to get similar style treatments here in the US again – just like in the olden days?.

By: Sarah Worsham

Sarah Worsham — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:51:20 +0000

Cleo,

I wasn’t aware of the Osteopathic school at MSU – after seeing Helen once, I’m a big believer. Being an engineer, I’m very skeptical of any “new” science, but the science behind the medicine really makes sense.

Thanks for taking the time to comment… Have a great weekend!
-Sarah

By: Sarah Worsham

Sarah Worsham — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:49:51 +0000

Stacy,

You’re right… DO’s are fairly uncommon here in the states. And yes, FASHION does exactly this quite a bit. It’s interesting to think about what companies do that are really just old things made new again. And I think there are things the businesses can think about that have already been done – instead of trying to re-invent the wheel all the time.

Thanks for your comment!
-Sarah

By: Cleo

Cleo — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:01:25 +0000

Michigan State actually has one of the most respected schools of Osteopathic Medicine in the country. My nueurologist is an osteopath – I started seeing him for my repetitive stress (typing) injuries – no need for surgery for my carpal tunnel with his help. I learned that if I mentioned ANY physical problem when I went in, he could make it better, arm/shoulder related or not through manipulation, acupressure and exercises. Highly recommended!

By: Stacy Lukas

Stacy Lukas — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:57:56 +0000

My doctor is a D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine) and I had no idea until I read this that “osteopathy” was that uncommon. Unless I’m missing something here . . .

But to the point of your article, I was thinking about this the other day, and FASHION is famous for this. Every so many years “everything old is new again” . . . like bellbottoms.

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