A learning disability is not a single disorder. It is a term that refers to a group of disorders. A learning disability is a neurological disorder that affects the brainâs ability to receive, process, store, and respond to information. The term âlearning disabilityâ is used to describe the seeming unexplained and unexpected difficulty a person has in acquiring basic academic skills.
What is osteopathic medicine? Osteopathic medicine emphasizes overall health and the relation among the body's nerves, muscles, bones, and organs. Osteopathic physicians (also called doctors of osteopathic medicine, or DOs) base diagnosis and treatment on the idea that the body's systems are interconnected.
For diseases of the bone, see bone disease and osteology. Osteopathy is a type of alternative medicine, also called pseudomedicine, that emphasizes massage and other physical manipulation of muscle tissue and bones. People practicing osteopathy are referred to as osteopathic practitioners.