OSTEOPATHY

Definition of Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a soft, manual and global therapeutic approach.
History of Osteopathy

Before founding the profession of osteopathy, Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917) was a physician. His research is based on an empirical study of the human body and focuses on the causes of pathology, as opposed to its effects.

His medicine and techniques were innovating at the time, as they combined knowledge of the anatomy and physiology with logical reasoning. At the core of the approach is the belief that it is the alignment of all parts of the body that make it possible to be healthy. The work of the osteopath is to regain this bodily equilibrium and normality. The vision of the body must be taken in its entirety.

According to Still, these are the principles of osteopathy: Structure controls function, unity of the body, self-healing, and that the artery’s role is absolute. These philosophical principles developed by Andrew Taylor Still are taught and applied as basics in the practice of today’s osteopaths.