Osteopathic medicine is everything this country wants right now. There is such a zeitgeist of green. First, our logo is green. Seriously though, this movement for organic foods. For healthy lifestyle. For preventative care. The ritual of physical exam. To be a free agent capable of creating a canvas that facilitates an environment, an organism, a body to heal itself quickly, efficiently, and peacefully. This is what America wants. This is a need. Osteopathic medicine is the best kept secret in healthcare.
Abraham Verghese: A Doctor’s Touch from TED Talks.
Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.
