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[โ€“] Atropos 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I was not familiar with this term and had to look it up. From my brief search, it also seems like snake oil, and I don't know why someone would not go to a real physical therapist instead.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not saying anything about the source, but https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/osteopathic-medicine

I absolutely had a PT after a car accident that used spinal manipulation and it seemed to help. She also had me using elastic bands for stretching and hydrotherapy, so there's that

[โ€“] Atropos 4 points 6 months ago

Fair, I do have a number of MD DO consultants. The initial look I had was not within the DO licensing.