Martin Grundy - Osteopathy in Gosforth All Osteopaths must be registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). The Council was established under the Osteopaths Act 1993, to regulate the profession. It regulates all recognised training courses and lays down the stringent standards required of all osteopaths in areas such as training, the profession's code of conduct, professional proficiencies, continuing professional development (CPD) and professional indemnity insurance. For further details concerning osteopathy, please contact: General Osteopathic Council Osteopathy House 176 Tower Bridge Road London  SE1 3LU Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7357 6655 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7357 0011 web: www.osteopathy.org.uk Osteopathy uses a range of manual techniques to affect the tissues of the body. It aims to assist the body's own in-built healing processes to improve the health of the patient. Practice is refined in light of scientific research in the fields of anatomy, physiology and neurology.