You might have noticed that even though this is ostensibly an osteopathy blog, I venture off-piste quite regularly. This is partly as there is a wealth of innovation and research going on in related fields, which I think osteopaths should be aware of, but also as we have a marvellous opportunity to educate our patients. Not…
One of my patients used to run a health food shop which sold various herbal, homeopathic and assorted alternative remedies. One of the most annoying questions people asked her was “Does it work?” She likened it to a pharmacist being asked if paracetamol works. ‘Well, it does work for some people and some conditions, but it…
In pursuit of trying to understand “Osteopathy: the Profession” in 2015, I have been reading my osteopathy magazines more closely than usual. In the Osteopath Magazine, I saw a tantalizing invitation to the next General Osteopathic Council Meeting (Thursday 16 July). “Meetings take place at 10am at Osteopathy House. Osteopaths are welcome to attend. For more information call Marcia…
(as continued – for Part 1 please go here) Consent, consent, consent. It was not even mentioned when I was an undergraduate, but it’s all the rage these days. I know we need it. But what does it mean? At COPA in June of this year, I made my way to a talk entitled An…
Originally posted on Victorian Skeptics:
By Mal Vickers I was recently asked, “Does osteopathy work? Is it scientific?” The short answer is: osteopathy is unlikely to be effective for most health conditions. It’s a form of alternative medicine. I wouldn’t put it in the category of a science–based medicine. Read on if you’re interested in…
Insights from iO’s Georgina Leelodharry at COPA I feel better about the prospect of a complaint today than I did 6 weeks ago, and the reason is that I attended a talk on consent by iO’s Georgina Leelodharry. Her job title is Head of Membership Services, but she spends most of her time talking about complaints…
It is heartening, in this age of formalized education and regulation, to discover that anyone with a spark of curiosity and the will to follow through can come up with something that improves people’s lives and changes the way medicine is practised. This is the first in a series of posts under the title Who…
Too busy to read through the whole magazine looking for the juicy bits? Not me. Nothing speeds up a train journey like the latest edition of GOsC’s official organ. You might not have the same luxury of a free hour to peruse the classifieds and read lengthy articles about ASA compliance before you pull into…
I received in my inbox today a message from the lovely Georgina Leelodharry. She was reminding members of iO to make no unfounded claims for our treatments. It appears that the Good Thinking Society is checking up on the accuracy of osteopaths’ claims about treating children. This is not a bad thing and shouldn’t concern…
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