OSTEOPATHIC GENERAL PRACTICE is an alternative therapy that bases its beliefs on the principle of health, not disease, being the natural birthright of mankind. Osteopathic general practice further employs the following principles: structure and function are interdependent; the rule of the artery is supreme, and the unity of the human being.
Osteopathic general practice addresses free movement between the joints, nervous systems and circulatory systems; and the individual as a whole -- mind, body and spirit. Osteopathic general practice respects each patient's own rhythms and pace. By treating individual problems through manual manipulation; osteopathy promotes self-healing after the fact. Fundamentally, osteopathic general practice is a treatment that "sets" up the body to heal itself.
Osteopathic general practice, similar to chiropractice, is a form of physiotherapy that applies a precise amount of force or pressure to promote movement of the bodily fluids; thus diminishing or eliminating dysfunction in tissue motion. Osteopathic general practice further releases compressed bones and joints.
Osteopathic general practice is a common treatment for infant colic, birth trauma, neck and back problems, sciatica, headaches, musculoskeletal pain, neurological pain, and countless other forms of somatic, systemic, and respiratory problems as well.
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