Osteopathy is the fastest growing health profession in Australia
Osteopathy is the fastest growing health profession in Australia
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According to PHIAC, the number of people choosing to visit an osteopath has increased by 48% over the last two years (June 2012). As a comparison, other manual practitioners such as chiropractic and physiotherapy increased by only 7% and 11% respectively during this time period. The rate of popularity and growth is a credit to all dedicated osteopaths with ideals in advancing quality of patient care and professionalism.  Osteopathy in Australia has grown 48% in the last 2 years (Source: PHIAC June 2012)
The statistics become more interesting the further you look into them over a longer period of time. Osteopathic treatments have increased 270% since 2005 further attributing to its rapidly growing popularity. Compare this to other health professions and you can see the difference is quite significant.  Osteopathy has grown 270% in the past 7 years (Source: PHIAC)
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