Osteopathy ah-stee-AH-pah-thee is an approach to wellness that focuses on reawakening the body's inherent capacity for healing. It is a holistic medical practice pioneered in the late 1800's by a medical physician named Andrew Taylor Still. Dr. Still 1828-1917 developed a system of health care which incorporated the use of manual medicine.
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D.O.s ( Doctors of Osteopathy or Osteopaths) and M.D.s (Doctors of Medicine or Allopaths) are the only two professions considered complete Physicians. Our education is almost identical. We both attend a four-year, fully accredited medical school with academic and clinical emphasis on medical education.
D.O. stands for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, also known as an Osteopath. D.O.s and their allopathic counterparts, M.D.s (Doctor of Medicine), are both fully qualified physicians licensed to perform surgery and prescribe medication. These are the only two professions considered complete physicians.
Osteopathic manipulation is a form of treatment in which Osteopathic physicians use their hands to bring about improvement in the condition of the body. We recognize that all of your body systems are interrelated, and know that the musculoskeletal system can dramatically affect health through its influence on the nervous, circulatory and immune systems.
These are copies or synopses of actual patient letters or notes. I am grateful to each of these people for the lessons they have taught me and for allowing me to be a part of their healing process. She sat and explained what she was doing step by step. I continued to see her after I got out of the hospital.
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Audrey C.
Dec 04, 2017
I have seen Dr. Gentile a couple of years ago when I had issues with my shoulder and knee and she helped relieve me of pain when cortisone shots and other treatments did not help. I am back to seeing her again when my Internal medicine Dr. gave me meds and sent me to PT. I am not a fan of taking too much meds and the physical therapy helped a little bit, but I am still getting pain in my neck and back areas. Thankfully, my insurance covers a certain amount of visits and I have started to feel better after seeing her again.
Heather O.
Feb 16, 2012
I have seen a wide array of doctors, including chiropractors and DOs, through both Kaiser and private health insurance like Blue Cross. Dr. Genile is the worst doctor that I have ever seen. She spent the first 20 minutes of our visit - while I was in severe back pain - complaining about the lack of coverage for D.O.s and writing down the names of the various departments across the state who I should write to "demand" coverage of D.O.s.
When she finally got to treating me, she was not at all gentle and rather jerked me around on the table. Needless to say, I did not feel any better after I left. But it didn't end with the physical treatment. Unfortunately, my insurance company did a switcheroo and decided not to cover the visit. While appealing the claim, I also requested of Dr. Gentile to consider reducing the charges if I had to pay out of pocket (as I had already paid a $40 co-pay AND spent the first 20 minutes listening to her frustrations about coverage).
There was no interest in that option, stating that if she did so it would be "insurance fraud." Hogwash. I have yet to work with a doctor who truly cares about her/his patients who has not incorporated a sliding scale or discount for patients who need the financial help. Like I said, she and her office provided the worst care I have ever experienced.
When she finally got to treating me, she was not at all gentle and rather jerked me around on the table. Needless to say, I did not feel any better after I left. But it didn't end with the physical treatment. Unfortunately, my insurance company did a switcheroo and decided not to cover the visit. While appealing the claim, I also requested of Dr. Gentile to consider reducing the charges if I had to pay out of pocket (as I had already paid a $40 co-pay AND spent the first 20 minutes listening to her frustrations about coverage).
There was no interest in that option, stating that if she did so it would be "insurance fraud." Hogwash. I have yet to work with a doctor who truly cares about her/his patients who has not incorporated a sliding scale or discount for patients who need the financial help. Like I said, she and her office provided the worst care I have ever experienced.
