What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a system of drug free manual
therapy developed by Andrew Taylor Still,
frontier physician and American Civil War field
surgeon, who grew disillusioned with the
failure of the conventional medicine of his day
and its dependence on addictive and ineffective
drugs.

Structure and function of the body are
interrelated. When the body is unbalanced and
not functioning properly, it will show itself in the
structure of the body. Proper spinal mechanics
is the key to optimal health and longevity. The
goal of osteopathic manual therapy is to restore
proper movement and improve structural
stability, allowing the body to return to normal
physiologic function.

Like chiropractic, osteopathy works through
gentle manipulation of the spine, joints and soft
tissues to free restrictions and bring into balance
muscular, nervous and circulatory flow within
the body. Osteopathy teaches that by freeing
structural restrictions, the body will function as it
should and can thereby heal itself.
Osteopathy provides highly effective therapy for
the regular aches and pains of everyday living.

“To find health should be the object of the
doctor. Anyone can find disease.”
(Dr. Andrew Taylor Still)