Occupation Atlasosteopath
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a7198837-139d-49c7-8fd0-eb8d8c1ee844
osteopath
Osteopaths provide therapeutic treatment of disorders in the musculoskeletal system to patients with physical issues such as back pain, joint pain and digestive disorders. They mainly use manipulation of the body tissues, touch, stretching and massage techniques to relieve the patients` pain and promote a healthy lifestyle.
Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
SIRSocial · Investigative · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social5.91
- I Investigative4.87
- R Realistic4.33
- C Conventional3.07
- E Enterprising2.49
- A Artistic2.17
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Physical Therapists (29-1123.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply deep tissue massage
- apply person-centred care
- comply with legislation related to health care
- conduct gross examination of tissues
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- develop osteopathic treatment plans
- develop therapeutic relationships
- diagnose musculoskeletal conditions
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- listen actively
- maintain treatment records
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment
- musculoskeletal anatomy
- osteopathy
- prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries
- provide health education
- provide osteopathic diagnosis
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment
- scientific research methodology
- therapeutic massage
- undertake healthcare examination
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Optional (22)
- advise on healthy lifestyles
- biomechanics
- collect healthcare user's general data
- conduct physical examinations
- create a diet plan
- dietetics
- endocrinology
- first aid
- food science
- general medicine
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- interact with healthcare users
- kinetics
- manage trauma through surgical means
- neurology
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- orthopaedics
- pharmacology
- promote exercise programmes
- refer healthcare users
- take and analyse blood pressure
O*NET equivalents
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