Osteopathy is a drug-free, non-invasive manual therapy that aims to improve health across all body systems by manipulating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework.

An osteopathic physician will focus on the joints, muscles, and spine. Treatment aims to positively affect the body’s nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic systems.

Manual medicine means that both diagnosis and treatment are carried out with the hands.

Osteopathy uses a drug-free, non-invasive form of manual medicine that focuses on the health of the whole body, not just the injured or affected part. The osteopathic physician focuses on the joints, muscles, and spine.

Osteopathy takes a holistic, whole-body approach to healthcare.

It uses manual ‘hands-on’ techniques to improve circulation and correct altered biomechanics, without the use of drugs.

An osteopathic physician does not concentrate only on the problem area, but uses manual techniques to balance all the body systems, and to provide overall good health and wellbeing.

Diagnosing and treating conditions using these techniques is called Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM).

Techniques include stretching, gentle pressure, and resistance, known as osteopathic manipulative medicine.

An osteopathic physician may also issue prescription medicine and use surgical methods to support the holistic, manual treatment.

Many osteopathic physicians as primary care physicians in fields such as family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics.

Osteopathy can provide relief and treatment for a wide range of conditions.

These include

arthritis foot, ankle, hip, and knee pain

Osteopathic physicians can also detect conditions that are not treatable through osteopathy, to refer patients to other specialists.

back pain, neck pain,       hand, shoulder, and elbow pain headaches tennis and golfer’s elbow postural problems due to pregnancy, sports injury, driving or work strain, or digestive issues neuralgia

Last Updated on: Jul 03, 2024