Osteopathic medicine is a branch of the medical profession located in the United States. Are you familiar with this practice?
i always forget what that is about. Is it bones or sports medicine . 
The techniques involve the manipulation of bones and joints in order to diagnose and treat illnesses. 
It's specialized medicine isn't it.
Yes. Osteopaths became medical doctors and  thus achieved full practice rights as medical doctors in all states and they also service in the armed forces as physicians.
It sounds a little bit like Chiropractor type medicine.
It has been referred to as the new "jazz of medicine" by Dr. Wolfgang Gilliar who is an osteopathic physician and a Dean of New York Institute of Technology college of Osteopathic Medicine.  
I'll have to read up on that. I like medical shows on tv that show operations and talk about diseases.