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By 1923, Osteopaths secured licensing in forty-six states and about half of those states created separate osteopathic boards. Osteopaths established a secure foothold in America and have never relinquished it. Contrarily, after the major sects established unified boards and the AMA admitted Irregulars to its ranks, Eclecticism and Homeopathy began their slow decline. Osteopaths successfully transformed themselves from a small Midwestern medical sect into physicians in the eyes of both the public and the law.
Today, Osteopaths and MDs are virtually indistinguishable. During the 20th Century, Osteopaths have almost abandoned the teachings of slowly moved away from Andrew Still 's drugless treatments. Medical licensing allowed osteopaths to transform the sectarian medical doctrine that had defined osteopathy at the end them and still be distinct from MDs. Instead of being subsumed by the 19th century and moved away from drugless treatmentsregulars, Osteopaths were allowed to transform their medical practices. Currently, there are over 34 American Osteopathic medical schools and over 130,000 osteopaths practicing medicine across the United States.
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