Report: Osteopathy Australia consumer website: whatisosteo.com

Osteopathy Australia runs a consumer website www.whatisosteo.com to promote osteopathy and showcase the work of osteopaths. The site includes an interactive body map and consumer-friendly information about all the things osteopaths may be able to help with.

The website explains the whole-body approach that underpins the work of osteopaths as primary healthcare professionals within the allied healthcare landscape and includes information on:

• What is osteopathy?
• How to make an appointment
• What you can claim
• Osteopathy as a career
• Health and wellbeing content, with more information on conditions and healthy living self-care tips
• How to find an osteo locally to help patients manage their pain or discomfort

The website aims to demystify what osteopaths do and highlights how they work with your GP and other allied health professionals to make sure patients get the best care for them.