Courvoisier Cédric (Zürich)

Osteopathic medicine is a science, an art and a philosophy of health care, supported by scientific knowledge that is still developing.

Its philosophy includes the concept of the unity of the structure of the living organism and its functions. Its peculiarity consists in a form of therapy that aims to re-harmonize the relationships of mobility and flow of the anatomical structures.

Their art consists in applying their concepts in medical practice in all branches and special disciplines.

Its science includes above all behavioral, chemical, physical and biological knowledge related to the restoration and maintenance of health, as well as in the prevention of diseases and in the relief for the sick.

The osteopathic concepts focus on the following principles:

• The body, through a complex system of equilibrium, strives for self-regulation and self-healing in the face of a disease process.

• The human body is a unit in which the structure and function are interdependent and reciprocal.

A reasonable treatment is based on this philosophy and its principles. It prefers the concept of structure-function in its diagnostic and therapeutic approach through manual means.