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    • Osteopathic History
    • Osteopathic Principles
    • Osteopathic Treatment
    • Osteopathy and Children
    • Osteopathy and Pregnancy
    • Osteopathy and Sports Injuries
    • Osteopathy and Work Injuries
  • News
  • About Us
    • Practitioners
    • Products
  • Bookings
  • FAQ
  • Contact

History of Osteopathy

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Osteopathy is a way of examining and treating people based on principles which were developed by Dr Andrew Taylor Still. Dr Still was an American physician who practised in the mid-west during the late 19th century, including several years as a civil war surgeon. The trauma he encountered at this time was compounded with the loss of most of his children to infection. It was while in this state of despair that Osteopathy 'came' to him. He began practising Osteopathy in 1874 in Kansas and soon earned a reputation for healing people with many types of ailments. People travelled far and wide to be seen by the 'old doctor'. With such a demand for his services he decided to train others to look at the body the way he did and apply the same principles to treatment. He founded the American School of Osteopathy (now A.T. Still University) in Kirksville, Missouri on May 10 1892. The state of Missouri in recognising the curriculum was willing to grant him a charter for awarding an M.D. degree. However he was dissatisfied with the limitations of conventional medicine, and instead chose to retain the distinction of the D.O. degree, which is still awarded today.

Osteopathy quickly spread to Britain and its colonies, and is particularly popular in Australia and New Zealand.


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Osteopathic Clinic with a special interest on infant musculoskeltal health issues(including newborns), back, neck, and joint pain.
We may also help in the treatment of  symptoms associated with muscolskeletal strains and sprains, sports injuries

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727 High Street, Kew East 3102
Australia
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Opening Hours

Monday          8.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday          8.30am - 6.00pm
Wednesday    8.30am - 7.00pm
Thursday        8.30am - 7.00pm
Friday              8.30am - 6.00pm
Saturday         9.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday           Closed

Telephone

03 9857 0599

Email

[email protected]

Payment Methods

Payment methods: credit card, cash, HICAPS, Medicare.
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Locations Served

Kew East, Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell, North Balwyn, Balwyn, Bulleen, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Ivanhoe, East Ivanhoe, Lower Templestowe, Fairfield, Northcote, Richmond, Hawthorn East, Thornbury, Box Hill North, Canterbury, Surrey Hills, Alphington
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