Unfortunately, @EdzardErnst is buying into an unfortunate narrative I've seen that uses the Larry Nassar case to paint DOs as potential sexual predators based on things they no longer practice, at least not in the US. 3/
-
Show this thread
-
There isn't, as far as I've been able to tell, any difference in the propensity of DOs vs. MDs to diddle their patients. The problem is not Nassar's DO. It's his privilege as a physician that let him sexually assault his patients and get away with it for decades. 4/
2 replies 1 retweet 16 likesShow this thread -
Do you think it was only DOs who knew what Nassar was being accused of and did nothing. He was faculty at MSU's College of Medicine, NOT its College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. 5/
1 reply 1 retweet 13 likesShow this thread -
It's damned certain that it was not just Nassar's fellow DOs who ignored or downplayed allegations of sexual abuse against him over two decades. You can be damned sure if was MDs too. 6/
1 reply 1 retweet 11 likesShow this thread -
The problem is not Nassar's DO. It is the culture of medicine that lets predators like Nassar get away with sexually assaulting patients for decades under the guise of treating or examining them. 7/
1 reply 3 retweets 17 likesShow this thread -
And it's not as though MDs are innocent. There are, unfortunately, MDs who are sexual predators like Nassar too. 8/
1 reply 1 retweet 14 likesShow this thread -
Focusing on Nassar's being an osteopathic physician misses the point. In the US, there is no practical or functional difference between MDs and DOs. 9/
2 replies 3 retweets 18 likesShow this thread -
Indeed, most DOs whom I know are a bit embarrassed by the osteopathic manipulation they learned in school and don't use it. 10/
3 replies 1 retweet 17 likesShow this thread -
It saddens me to say it given my level of admiration for him, but
@EdzardErnst screwed up here. His denial at the end that he's "not implying that all osteopaths are criminal perverts" doesn't change that. 11/112 replies 1 retweet 11 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @gorskon @EdzardErnst
Having taught at an osteopathic school, I can say that the vast majority of the students don’t buy into some of the manipulation quackery. Those that do are typically the weaker ones in terms of the biomedical sciences. About 20% of the manipulation is validated with evidence. 1
2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
You know what I like to say about chiropractors and osteopaths doing osteopathic manipulation? They are incompetent physical therapists with delusions of grandeur. My point, of course, is that the manipulation that works becomes incorporated into evidence-based physical therapy.
-
-
Replying to @gorskon @EdzardErnst
The other thing it does is take away from the depth and breadth of material we can teach in the biomedical sciences simply because of the hours taken away. I really wish the AMA would use its political clout to stomp out non-evidence based quackery before it takes stronger root.
0 replies 1 retweet 2 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.