[Osage Orange]

You wrote:

"Do these DOs have anything to do with osteopathy? (basically the Dr. that women reaching menopause see who are worried about the detioration of their bones?)"

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You appear to be confusing the condition, "osteoporosis" with the profession of osteopathy. You might go here..www.academyofosteopathy.org and learn about DO's here in the States.......

DO's can be anything from Cardiac Surgeons to GP's....They most certainly could be specialists ( my experience is they have been Radiology or Ortho Drs..) in osteoporosis also.......

FWIW

[Spirited]

There are very fine Osteopathic hospitals as well.
Osteopaths are fully qualilfied in every way as an MD is. Both are Doctors. Both are licensed to write prescriptions, for example.

In many fields the Doctor of Osteopathy can outdo the MD. What they are not is glorified chiropracters. Many no longer do manipulation, more's the pity. If they do manipulation it is done differently from chiropractic and each has it's own strengths.

Our problem in the USA is that the public has been brain washed by the doctor's union, the AMA and the for profit chemical producing corporations like Merck et al to believe all kinds of half-truths and lies so that your health care can be "managed" by those who can profit most from your enormous monetary contribution along with the contribution of other tax payers.