Wednesday 27 February 2019

Dr Salvatore Zavarella, DOs, Neurologists And Neurosurgeons

By Betty Miller


A number of Doctors of Osteopathy DOs are now focusing residencies on that of neurosurgery. One of these specialists is that of Dr Salvatore Zavarella which now practices medicine in West Islip, New York and Houston, Texas. As such, Osteopaths can provide services related to the specialty as well as provide neurological care and surgery to those in need.

While neurology focuses on the mind, osteopathy focuses on the body. As such, DOs combine different aspects of chiropractic, holistic and Western medicine. Whereas, neurologists and neurosurgeons are more concerned with diagnosing conditions based on how the brain controls, effects and interacts with the body.

Most students, whether just enrolling in medical school, having become a DO or changing careers have a strong desire to learn more about these connections between body and mind. For, all bodily functions are actually controlled by different areas of the brain. As a result, those working in both areas are often more educated in this area than those whom just focus on one specialty or the other.

One reason this is the case is that DOs can become more aware of symptoms associated with different neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and how these conditions effect bodily function. In doing so, it can often be easier to provide a diagnosis and prognosis of various conditions, diseases and illnesses. Whereas, when practitioners know how different parts of the body are being effected, it can also be easier to know which types of treatment might be best suited at the time of diagnosis and in the future.

Beyond the medical aspects, the field of neurology also attracts women due to the field offering more reasonable work hours than others. In addition, the field is growing, so too the need for neurologists to treat baby boomers as conditions such as seizures, strokes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's continue to rise. As such, the field offers a lot in the way of job security across the United States.

As most of these conditions can only be controlled rather than cured, neurologists are now attempting to do so with oral medication. For, while some of the conditions have responded well to medical marijuana, the drug remains illegal in a number of states. As such, a number of individuals have no choice other than to move to a legal medical marijuana state, or try oral medications which have the ability to calm nerves associated with different conditions.

Unlike osteopaths, neurologists and neurosurgeons practicing prior to the 1990s, those practicing today have more authority when it comes to providing different types of treatment. For, these individuals have more interventions and options for treating pain, sleep disorders, movement disorders, stroke and epilepsy than in the past. Whereas, while it can often be hard to diagnose Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and MS, there are oral medications which can at least be provided to calm symptoms of all these and other mysterious neurological conditions.

Before registering for a residency in neurology, it is important to have a love for neuroscience. For, those whom do often make incredible neurologists and neurosurgeons. Whereas, individuals whom do not share this passion will often fair better in the field of osteopathic medicine and other specialties.




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