Osteopathy is a global therapy. Its diagnosis is done using different tests and a treatment to follow, in order to restore lost mobility, give the balance that the skeletal muscle, visceral and cranial-sacral need to keep the elasticity of the connective tissue in the whole body system.
Systems can be simply altered by a sedentary lifestyle, bad posture, small daily repeated actions, stress, a strenuous effort, etc.
The main Osteopathic techniques are gentle manipulations of joints (TGO), sudden and quick but painless manipulation (THRUST), release technique for positioning (Jones), stretch and spray technique (Travel), muscle energy technique (MET), stretching (STRETCHING), neuromuscular technique, myofascial release technique, etc.