It noted that those practices that could injure patients were either already statutorily regulated (chiropractic and osteopathy) or were soon to be (herbalism and acupuncture).
The specific technique combining principles of acupuncture, osteopathy, and massage known as craniosacral therapy works well for headaches due to stress and/or injury.
In the nineteenth-century, "vis medicatrix naturae" came to be interpreted as vitalism, and in this form it came to underlie the philosophical framework of homeopathy, chiropractic, hydropathy, osteopathy and naturopathy.
