Osteopathy is a precise, manual therapy that addresses the relationship between structure and function, and looks at the individual as a functional human being. The emphasis is on a holistic approach, acknowledging that the body will be assessed and treated as a whole rather than focusing only on the area that is symptomatic. Osteopathic manual practitioners believe that the various systems of the body – musculoskeletal, soft tissue, cranio-sacral, visceral and circulatory – are connected anatomically and are functionally interdependent.