Osteopathy is a system of medicine with a distinct worldview in which Osteopathic philosophy and treatment are applied to standard biomedical care.

There is a strong emphasis on the inter–relationship of the body's nerves, muscles, bones, connective tissue and organ systems. An Osteopath by manual adjustments of the spine relieves pressure on the nerves which eases pain. Osteopathic medicine was developed as a unique and proprietary treatment method in the early 19th century by Dr. Andrew Tailor still in the U.S.A. It was a distinct alternative to the then existing conventional medical practice for treating pain related problems. These techniques have since then moved through stages of discovery, development, refinement and have cured and helped millions of patients.

Dr. K. M. Modi is one of the foremost exponents of osteopathy in India. He applies the philosophy of ‘treating the whole person' to the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury using conventional medical practice as well as manual therapy.

Osteopathic Principles =====

The body is a unit

Structure & Function are reciprocally inter–related

The body possesses self – regulatory mechanisms

The body has the inherent capacity to defend and repair itself

When the normal adaptability is disrupted,

or when environmental changes overcome the body's capacity for self maintenance, disease may ensue

The movement of body fluids is essential to the maintenance of health

The nerves play a crucial role in controlling the fluids of the body

There are somatic components to disease that are not only manifestations of disease,

but also are factors that contribute to maintenance of the disease state.

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These are held to be empirical laws by Osteopaths – not contradictions to orthodox medical principles,

they constitute the underpinnings of the osteopathic perspective on health and disease.

Osteopathy is successful in treating cervical spondylosis, neck and upper back pain,

brachial neuralgia, tennis elbow, carpel tunnel syndrome, dorsal pain, low back pain, sciatica, slip disc,

dysmennorhea, knee arthiritis and ankle joint pains.

Among Dr. K. M. Modi's patients have been Jagjivan Ram, Durga Khote, M F Husain, Vinod Khanna,

Kabir and Pooja Bedi, Manmohan Desai, Viren Shah, Parmeshwar Godrej, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Ajay Devgan amongst others.