I use osteopathy, acupuncture and massage for my back problems, and homeopathy and acupuncture for my pneumonia.
This research focuses, rather narrowly, on the structure of osteopathy practices and, in particular, discusses the age and experience of osteopaths.
Osteopathy is hands-on, applied anatomy with a sound logical basis and is very effective.
It can be quite an eye-opener to see what, for example, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy or osteopathy can do where orthodox methods have failed.
Both had responded well, but, although osteopathy remains on the list, cranial osteopathy is a different matter.
Therefore, it is important that grandfathering should be seen to work, but the grandfathering process is not working very well in osteopathy.
I know that there are some medical practitioners who practise manipulative techniques themselves which are little different from osteopathy or chiropractic.
However, we hope that statutory regulation will stimulate the continued growth of the profession and will encourage more people to consider osteopathy as a career.
