Wanner Duarte Vanessa (Monthey)

Osteopathic medicine is a science, an art and a philosophy of health, underpinned by constantly evolving scientific knowledge.

Its philosophy embraces the concept of the unity of the structure of the living organism and its functions. Its specificity lies in the use of a therapeutic method aimed at reharmonizing the mobility and fluctuation ratios of anatomical structures.

Its art consists in applying these concepts to medical practice in all its branches and specialties.

Its science encompasses behavioral, chemical, physical and biological knowledge relating to the restoration and maintenance of health, as well as the prevention of disease and the alleviation of illness.

Osteopathic concepts emphasize the following principles:

the body, through a complex system of equilibrium, tends to self-regulate and self-heal in the face of pathological processes.

the human body is an entity in which structure and function are mutually and reciprocally interdependent.

Rational treatment is based on this philosophy and its principles. It promotes the Structure / Function concept in its diagnostic and therapeutic approach using manual means.