Intranet Media Contact Phone book OF School Training streams Continuing education Research International relationships Services BACHELOR IN OSTEOPATHY The profession Professional outlook Training HES training Bachelor in Osteopathy Bachelor modalities Osteopathy faq Admission Student services Contact Training streams|Bachelor in Osteopathy|The profession The profession Osteopathy is a professional discipline in the health field whose treatment methods, based on manual techniques, are both preventive and curative. The philosophy, art and science of healing, osteopathy is concerned with the state of the body's structures and the mobility that depends on it. It emphasizes the interdependence between this relationship and the body's intrinsic ability to heal itself. Osteopathy encompasses all diagnostic and manipulative techniques that aim to improve physiological functions and restore homeostasis in the parts of the body that can be affected by somatic dysfunction, namely joint and myofascial structures, as well as structures vascular, lymphatic and neural related vessels. Osteopathy offers a manual approach to functional ailments from an integrative perspective of the study of symptoms, clinical signs and the clinician's own judgment. The purpose of osteopathic treatment does not only involve manipulations or adjustments based on detailed knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics and requiring precise and rigorous movements. It also involves the relational dimension, namely listening to the patient, taking into consideration his lifestyle and his overall condition. Share Print page Professional association FSO Swiss Federation of Osteopaths © 2012 HEdS-FR contact webmaster Friborg University of Health Hochschule für Gesundheit Freiburg Route des Cliniques 15 CH-1700 Friborg / Freiburg +41 26 429 60 00 heds@hefr.ch