osteopath
Osteopaths provide therapeutic treatment of disorders in the musculoskeletal system to patients with physical issues such as back pain, joint pain and digestive disorders. They mainly use manipulation of the body tissues, touch, stretching and massage techniques to relieve the patients` pain and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Also called: osteopathic practitioner
- 26
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2269
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
26- apply deep tissue massage
- apply person-centred care
- comply with legislation related to health care
- conduct gross examination of tissues
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- develop osteopathic treatment plans
- develop therapeutic relationships
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- listen actively
- maintain treatment records
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- osteopathy
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries
- provide health education
- provide osteopathic diagnosis
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- scientific research methodology
- therapeutic massage
- undertake healthcare examination
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Optional skills
22- advise on healthy lifestyles
- biomechanics
- collect healthcare user's general data
- conduct physical examinations
- create a diet plan
- dietetics
- endocrinology
- first aid
- food science
- general medicine
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- interact with healthcare users
- kinetics
- manage trauma through surgical means
- neurology
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- orthopaedics
- pharmacology
- promote exercise programmes
- refer healthcare users
- take and analyse blood pressure
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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