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TexasTowelie

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4. Yes, they are allowed to write prescriptions.

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 08:10 AM

Jul 2018

Actually, when I had some lower back pain about ten years ago the doctor emphasized strength building exercises, sent me for an MRI to check whether I had any disk problems and prescribed plenty of hydrocodone. There was no massage involved.

One of the things about DOs compared to MDs is that there is more emphasis on addressing the causes to medical issues rather than merely treating the symptoms. I've only had two relationships with DOs and I would say that it really depends on who you get. One of the DOs was better than average while the other was slightly below average.

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Rural Texas is Struggling to Keep Doctors. A Proposed Medical School Wants to Change That. [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2018 OP

The answer is simple: subsidize rural healthcare workers. Girard442 Jul 2018 #1

So many rural areas have problems keeping doctors. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #2

Osteopathic? Medicine?? Farmer-Rick Jul 2018 #3

Yes, they are allowed to write prescriptions. TexasTowelie Jul 2018 #4