Essential Osteopathy Competitors

The NHS was launched in 1948.

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) is a healthcare regulator and regulates the practice of osteopathy in the United Kingdom. The GOsC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1172749). By law osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practise in the UK and the GOsC has the power to remove from the Register any osteopaths who are unfit to practise. The GOsC keeps the Register of all who are permitted to practise osteopathy in the UK; sets, maintains and develops standards of osteopathic practice and conduct; helps patients with any concerns or complaints about an osteopath; assures the quality of osteopathic education and ensures that osteopaths undertake continuing professional development.

The Institute of Osteopathy is the UK’s professional body for registered osteopaths. Osteopathy is a gentle and effective hands-on approach to healthcare, based on the principle that the way your body moves influences how it functions. Osteopaths are highly competent healthcare professionals, recognised by the NHS as fully qualified to diagnose and treat independently. Over 30,000 people every day visit an osteopath suffering from a variety of conditions including neck or back pain, joint or muscular pain, sports injuries, recurring headaches and more. Many patients are pregnant mothers, unsettled children, or those with work strain, or pain and stiffness related to advancing years.