About Our Doctors
 M. Larry Copeland, DO, FAOAO, FACOS, FAOASM
Christopher J. Copeland, DO
Mitchell T. Copeland, DO
Richard A. Knackendoffel, DO
Patrick A. Sillix, DO
Kennan Vance, DO
 What is a DO? What is an MD?
DO's and MD's are alike in that they both utilize all scientifically accepted methods of diagnosis and treatment, including use of drugs and surgery. Educational requirements are the same, and in most instances, DOs and MDs are examined by the same state licensing board.
One has an MD (doctor of medicine) degree, and the other has a DO (doctor of osteopathic medicine) degree.
So what's the difference?
The difference is that the osteopathic physician receives additional training in what the osteopathic profession believes to be the most significant factor in comprehensive health care.
The DO recognizes that the musculoskeletal system (the muscles, bones, and joints) is interdependent, and a disturbance in one causes altered function in other systems of the body. DOs use structural diagnoses and manipulative therapy of the musculoskeletal system, along with all of the other more traditional forms of diagnosis and treatment, i.e., drugs and surgery, to care more effectively for patients and to relieve their distress.
The DO is not something else, but something more.
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