Osteopathy is a form of natural medicine that treats the root causes of pain and dysfunction. It is a science based on precise palpatory acts that free the body's tissues of restriction. Treatments can address the body structure, such as bone, muscle or tendon as well as the viscera and organs, hereby improving their function and releasing the tensions that cause pain. The osteopath performs a detailed intake questionnaire to establish your body's history and global state of health, then comes forth with a treatment plan, customized for you. Treatment sessions normally last one hour and are once weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or occasional, depending on the need; treatments are curative as well as preventative in nature. Osteopathic treatment is gentle and thus lends itself well to treating patients from birth through to old age.