OSTEOPATHY

Osteopathy was founded by Dr Andrew Taylor Still in Kansas a midwestern state in the USA. Osteopathy aim is to stimulate the body's own healing mechanism, rather than trying to destroy or suppress a particular disease process. 'Osteopathy is a philosophy of health not just a series of techniques applied to the body. This philosophy acknowledges that in health the body should be able to automatically adapt to different demands, and maintain itself in a state of balance and harmony. The body is always doing its best to maintain a state of balance, and can recover from or adapt to many traumatic events. However its resources for coping are not endless, and sometimes events occur that are too much for the body to correct without assistance. This is where osteopathy can help. (Hayden, 2000)'... An osteopath helps the body heal itself by initially diagnosing the cause and nature of the complaint and then using manual techniques to address the structures involved in the dis-ease/ pain...

Also known as: Osteopath