The three tenets that guide the practice now are:

1. The body is a dynamic unit
2. The body is self-healing
3. Structure and function are interrelated.

Osteopathy views the body as one unit working together and takes all the moving parts into consideration during assessment and treatment. It understands the body is also inherently capable of healing and regulating itself, given the right conditions. The proper alignment of all layers of structure in a body give it the ability to function as it was designed. The motion capacity of the body is directly related to one’s ability to self-heal and regulate. Osteopathic Manual Practitioners are functional anatomists who use manual therapy to restore proper body mechanics, nerve impulse and circulation by removing motion restriction where needed.

“To find health should be the object… Anyone can find disease.”
– Andrew Taylor Still