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Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a type of complementary therapy. Complementary therapies are usually used alongside more traditional medicines and procedures. Osteopathy is also known as a manipulation technique because an osteopath (someone who carries out osteopathy) will use their hands to find and treat damaged parts of your body. It does not involve the use of surgery or drugs.

The main idea behind osteopathy is that your body’s function and structure work closely together. This means that any problems or pain associated with the structure of your body could also have an affect on your internal organs. Therefore, if the structure of your body is good, it will ease pain on the outside of your body and help treat any illness inside your body.