Osteopathy is a natural medicine that views the individual as a functioning whole, requiring optimal health and harmony in all parts for the wellness and vitality of the whole. Osteopathy uses precise palpatory and and manual techniques to asses and treat the restrictive aspects of the structure or system which prevent the various parts of the body from fulfilling its natural function. Osteopathy is unique in that it focuses on the cause of pain and dysfunction rather than on concentrating on and chasing symptoms.

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The objective of Osteopathy is to restore mobility, and vitality to every system in the body which may be experiencing lack of full function or expression. Restoring mobility an proper function to each system allows normal interrelationship between systems, hence allowing health of the whole body!

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Traditional Osteopathy is based on the premise that the primary role of the therapist is to facilitate the body’s inherent ability to self-regulate and self-heal. It was founded by an American physician, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still in 1874. Rather than addressing and treating only the symptoms of the disease, Still searched for the causes of dysfunction. Dr. Still wrote, “Disease is the result of anatomical abnormalities followed by physiological discord”. He believed that the ability to recover from illness is inherent within our own bodies, and that if our bodies are in optimal states of balance and all systems are in proper function, the body can maintain optimal health and wellness.