What is osteopathy?

Osteopathic medicine focuses on treating medical disorders through the manipulation and massage of the bones, joints and muscles. Osteopathic medicine is growing fast, and the number of practicing osteopathic medicine has increased by 80%. Doctors who practice osteopathy, first must complete medical school and then 200 more hours with osteopathic manipulation training as well. Patients are treated as a whole person, not just by their symptoms or their disease. It gives patients other options then pills, and touch can be powerful. When a patient finds even a little bit of relief from their…