The objective of osteopathy is to treat functional medical problems with the help of manual manipulations, generally of muscles and bones. In France, the training of osteopaths is framed by legal texts, but remains very heterogeneous. the many schools that teach it, also depending on the initial course of the students who are trained there (doctors or not, physiotherapists or not). The indications for osteopathy also vary from one school to another. Some are limited to disorders affecting the spine and limbs; others also include digestive, genital urinary or neuropsychiatric disorders

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