Talk:Osteopath

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how did this article regress to this shyte????????????

de Mennato (talk) 15:23, 5 December 2008 (UTC) added a citation –doesn't show up.... cant understand why. will try to get back to it later.

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The term osteopath is legally recognised and regulated in the UK. It is not a "slang noun", and it would be both misleading and professionally insulting to suggest such a thing. See. As for the AOA's attitude toward the term, they use it themselves - - in relation to countries outside the USA. From their own glossary: "osteopath: 1. A person who has achieved the nationally recognized academic and professional standards within her or his country to independently practice diagnosis and treatment based upon the principles of osteopathic philosophy. Individual countries establish the national academic and professional standards for osteopaths practicing within their countries (International usage). 2. Considered by the American Osteopathic Association to be an archaic term when applied to graduates of U.S. schools." 

It is a worldwide recognised term. It is, however, considered by the AOA to be an archiac term as applied to graduates of US schools.  SilkTork  *YES! 13:03, 29 December 2008 (UTC)