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Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a system of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and hands-on treatment of joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons of the whole body (the musculoskeletal system). Osteopaths treat a wide range of conditions mainly associated with the musculoskeletal system; you do not need to visit your GP before you visit an osteopath as they are trained to diagnose most conditions that present in primary care and either treat them or refer you to the most appropriate healthcare professional.
Osteopaths study for a minimum of four to five years to gain their degree. Osteopathy is regulated in the same way as medicine and dentistry. It is illegal to call yourself an osteopath unless you are registered with the General Osteopathic Council. The main difference between Osteopathic treatment and conventional medical treatment is that osteopathic treatment is tailored to the individual, osteopaths don’t only recognise the similarities between patients complaints they also recognise the differences that can contribute to cause your individual symptoms.
Hundreds of different techniques.... (full text)
(My thanks to Brian McKenna BSc (Hons) Ost for this introduction (ed.))
Life and Health Problems Helped
The life and health problems shown below have been noted as being helped by Osteopathy:-
| Asthma |
| Bedwetting |
| Children |
| Headache |
| High Blood Pressure |
| Migraine |
| Old Age |
| Osteoarthritis |
Osteopathy Practitioner List
As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.
Practitioner lists for Osteopathy:-
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| The United States of America |
How to Help your Practitioner
You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy or natural cure and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.
The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Osteopathy
Osteopathy Blog
Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to this therapy or "natural cures" that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
Osteopathy Practitioner Organisations
The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.
The home country of the organisation is listed. Although their practitioner lists are likely to be limited to their own countries most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-
| Australian Osteopathic Association | Australia | National |
| Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia | Australia | Australia/New Zealand |
| British Osteopathic Organisation | Great Britain | National |
| General Osteopathic Council | Great Britain | National |
| Sutherland Society | Great Britain | National |
| The Association of Osteopaths in Ireland | Ireland | National |
| The Irish Osteopathic Association | Ireland | National |
| American Osteopathic Association | United States of America | National |
Osteopathy Practitioner Schools
Various schools and colleges will train people to be practitioners of Osteopathy. Although their courses may be limited to their own countries some may provide international distance learning. Please check them out carefully to ensure they meet your requirements
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional organisations.
Lists of Practitioners and Practices
Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page
The practitioners and practitioners' organisations lists for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
The full searchable practice list for the following countries.
| Australia | Canada | Great Britain |
| India | Ireland | New Zealand |
| United States of America |
Shopping Zone
Editors Choice
Not all good things come from Amazon. The following are my choices of goodies that I have come across or in which I have had some involvement. If you want to add anything please email me (editor(at)shared-care.com) with details
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | Gluten free cookbook; lots of good recipes |
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | |
| Dr Michaels New Horizons | Self help tapes from No Panic |
| No Panic | |
| Lumie Sunlamp | Sunlamp for SAD (works for me! (ed)) |
| Lumie | |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | Free downloadable book about treating migraine |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | |
| The FISH Plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Free downloadable book about treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| The FISH Plan for IBS | |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | Necessary dietary reading for everyone |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | |
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | Great cookbook by Glenis Lucas. Introduction by me! |
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | |
