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What is the patient's role?
Perhaps, most importantly Osteopaths use their ears - to listen to patients and their health concerns. Osteopathic medicine encourages patients to play a critical part in their recovery by developing attitudes and life-styles that do not simply fight illness, but help prevent it. Under most circumstances, the body has a remarkable potential to make the necessary substances and produce changes necessary to insure its health. No medical approach can exceed the efficacy of the body’s natural defense systems if those defenses are functioning properly. The Osteopath’s role is to facilitate the natural recovery mechanisms of the body.
Consequently, many patients and medical practitioners prefer this concerned and compassionate approach to treatment.
Related Pages:
What is osteopathy?What kind of problems does osteopathic treatment help?
What is a clinic visit like?
Who can benefit from treatment?
The importance of the musculo-skeletal system
The uniqueness of osteopathic treatment
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of the GOsC