Osteopaths use many of the diagnostic procedures used in conventional medical assessment. However, their strengths lie in the unique combination of mechanical, functional and postural assessment.

Using hands-on techniques to manipulate and improve the blood, nerve, and lymph supply to a damaged or ill part of the body, the body is helped in its natural ability to self-repair and heal.

Osteopaths are primarily concerned with the study of structural and mechanical faults in the body and how these faults affect physiological processes.

This relationship applies to the vascular, lymphatic, visceral, neurological systems as well as the myofascial system.