Is osteopathy considered Mainstream or Alternative Medicine?

Osteopathy has been a registered health care profession in Australia since the 1970s. We are regulated by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and in 2004, Osteopathy was formally recognised as ‘mainstream’ when it was included on the Allied Health Framework program, an initiative that allows for the GP, at their discretion, to refer chronic and complex patients to an Osteopath under Medicare. (See ‘Can I get Osteopathy under Medicare’).