title: Osteopathy--an aid to the healing process.
abstract: 1. Osteopaths deal primarily with the dysfunction of joints and the resulting effects. 2. Osteopaths believe that the body is able to heal itself and that their role is to aid this process. 3. Spinal dysfunction has wide-ranging effects on all bodily systems. 4. Osteopaths use a wide variety of techniques, not just supposedly painful manipulations, and treat both spinal and non-spinal problems.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Waldman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards