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Osteopathy

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What is Osteopathy?

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Osteopathy for Low Back Pain

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What is Osteopathy?

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What is Osteopathy

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Osteopathy for Neck Pain

Osteopathy is a type of alternative medicine that emphasizes manual readjustments, myofascial release and other physical manipulation of muscle tissue and bones. Practitioners of osteopathy are referred to as osteopaths. Its name derives from Ancient Greek "bone" (ὀστέον) and "sensitive to" or "responding to" (-πάθεια).
    • History 

    • Practice 

    • Muscle energy 

    • Counterstrain 

    • High-velocity, low-amplitude 

    • Myofascial release 

    • Lymphatic pump treatment 

    • Effectiveness 

    • Criticism 

    • Regulation and legal status 

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    • Quebec 

    • European Union 

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    • New Zealand 

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    • India