osteopathy: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	osteopathic medicine

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An osteopath in a blue uniform manipulates the leg of a patient lying face down on a treatment table, with a model of a spine visible in the background.

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Topics

chiropractic therapeutics physical medicine and rehabilitation complementary and alternative medicine occupational therapy neurofeedback placebo effect physical therapy rehabilitation, medical and vocational diathermy holistic medicine kinesiology hydrotherapy

Key People

Andrew Taylor Still

Andrew Taylor Still

American osteopath