Julian Howard is qualified as an osteopathic practitioner
He is registered with, and regulated by, the NSW Osteopaths Registration Board, Under the umbrella Australian Osteopathic Association, the state and territory board promotes and develops the profession of Osteopathy. Only practitioners meeting their requisite high standards of safety and competency are eligible to join this register. Proof of good health, good character and professional indemnity insurance cover is also a requirement.
Osteopaths are skilled practitioners.
When studying in the UK Julian undertook a 5 year degree programme which was underpinned by clinical training. Such training has a substantial overlap with traditional medical training, covering anatomy, physiology, pathology. biomechanics and clinical methods. With such experience osteopaths are able to identify conditions where osteopathy treatment is not appropriate and refer patients to a GP for further investigation.
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