Osteopath =/= Doctor

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Reanalyse

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#306456 24-Jul-2023 16:24

Reading the article in NZ Herald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/matilda-star-jimmy-karzs-new-look-after-quitting-hollywood-becoming-doctor/VDLED3X6EVC2LGORVNFSANI7CM/ I am fairly sure that he is not a "doctor", I believe the NZ equivalent of an Osteopathic is a sort of unofficial Physiotherapist.

Rather a lot of hyping of the role ?

yitz

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#3107635 24-Jul-2023 16:49

It's a medical degree granted in the United States, it's accepted by the Medical Council of NZ and you can undergo registration to become a General Practice doctor in NZ (I'm not saying it's limited to that).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Osteopathic_Medicine

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#3107666 24-Jul-2023 19:02

They may be qualified, and it may be recognised but there is absolutely no scientific basis for osteopathy itself.

They may employ practices that are of a more general medical nature, so we could consider them a medical practitioner still. However if they're up selling on osteopathy then they're a scam artist no different than some wild west snake oil salesman.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/osteopathy/