Osteopathy

What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a practice of medicine with four main tenets:

1. The person consists of body, mind, and spirit.

2. The body is capable of self-regulation and healing.

3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated. 

4. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the above tenets.

The idea is, if we can keep our body, mind, and spirit healthy, then we can achieve our highest health potential. Osteopaths (DOs) go through all the same training as our allopathic counterparts (MDs) with the addition of 200+ hours of initial training in osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) which is a type of bodywork similar to chiropractics or massage. 

By fully understanding the body's anatomy and physiology we can work with our innate ability to heal ourselves without the need for pharmaceutical intervention.