Etiopathy is a mechanistic science

Etiopathy relies on a rigorous scientific methodology to analyze and determine the causes of pathological phenomena. This methodology is based on ancient manual bonesetting techniques. In order to eliminate the causal injury, etiopathy seeks to suppress the symptoms rather than treating them superficially.

The term "etiopathy" (from the Greek "aitia" meaning cause, and "pathos" meaning pain) was created and registered with the OMPI in 1963 by Christian Trédaniel. It designates the method of logical analysis of physical disorders that he developed. This method has been central in the evolution of bonesetting from an ancient oral tradition into a scientific procedure. Today, etiopathy is not limited to the status of a mere method of analysis and search for an accurate diagnosis. Rather, it is also a treatment procedure aiming to return the human body to its natural functioning. This is done by manual manipulation.

Asclepius

This stele represents Asclepius and his daughter Hygeia. It is the oldest of its kind that has been discovered so far. It is worth noting the absence of the snake which, after its introduction by Pythagoras, is present in all other representations of the god of medicine. Later, using the term "caduceus," it is integrated into magical medicine. Pythagoras also introduced the science of numerology, thus giving it a new divinatory and magical dimension. On this stele, we see Asclepius tending manually to the region of the upper back. This shows that the fundamental components of the art of healing were indeed originally surgical, with or without instruments. Etiopathy has adopted this mythic image as the symbol of its methodology.

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