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Founded by Andrew Still, osteopathy is a system of therapy that emphasizes normal body mechanics and manipulation to correct faulty body structures. Osteopathy is a complementary medicine that not only takes in the physical symptoms but the lifestyle, attitudes and current health of the patient.
Osteopathy is a system of treatment , based on the recoginition of the role that the musculoskeletal system plays in the body's continuous effort to resist and overcome illness and disease. It is felt that manual manipulation is useful in stimulating the body's ability to fight disease and in restoring health.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is composed of a spectrum of manual techniques that today's osteopathic physicians may use to alleviate pain, restore freedom of motion, and enhance the body's own healing power. Often these techniques are used in conjunction with more conventional forms of medical care, such as prescribing medication and performing surgery.
The following are some of the most commonly used manipulative procedures: articulatory techniques, counterstrain, cranial treatment, myofascial release treatment, lympathic techniques, soft tissue techniques, and thrust techniques. DO refers to Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
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