Osteopathy is the basic set of techniques based on an ideology created by Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917) who postulated the existence of a “myofascial continuity” and a layer of tissue that joins each body part with any other part.
Osteopaths try to diagnose and treat the somatic dysfunction by manipulating a person’s bones and muscles. Those techniques are most commonly used to treat back pain and other musculoskeletal problems.
The natural state of the body tends to go Health and inherently contains the ability to fight any disease.
Still claimed that human diseases were caused by problems of the musculoskeletal system, and the Osteopathic manipulations could solve these problems by taking advantage of the body’s own self-repair potential.
