What is osteopathy?
Is osteopathy a new treatment?
How does osteopathy work?
How does osteopathy work with orthodox medicine?
What is the scope of osteopathic practice? Where can osteopathy help?
What happens on a first visit to a registered osteopath?
How do registered osteopaths treat their patients?
Do I need to be referred by my doctor?
What if I need a sick note?
What training has a registered osteopath received?
Does osteopathy work?
Recognition of osteopathy?
How much will I have to pay for treatment?
Why is the body framework so important to health?
Osteopathy does not conflict with conventional medical teaching. The conventional medical profession is in fact an amalgamation of two professions - that of physician and that of surgeon. Put simply, the primary skill of the surgeon belongs to the operating theatre; the primary skill of the physician is concerned with the prescription of therapeutic drugs. The primary skill of the osteopath is concerned with correcting faults in body mechanics. Until recently, the medical profession had not appreciated that abnormal mechanical function can cause symptoms without conventionally recognizable tissue changes.
The osteopathic approach is now accepted as an effective method, which can be used either independently or in conjunction with medical treatment. Osteopaths do not offer an alternative treatment, but are able to widen the scope of health care available to the public.
The osteopathic approach is now accepted as an effective method, which can be used either independently or in conjunction with medical treatment. Osteopaths do not offer an alternative treatment, but are able to widen the scope of health care available to the public.