The osteopath is formed to know and be able to give an osteopathic diagnosis through various tests and tests to define the injuries and treat them according to the needs of each person. Therefore, a medical visit is not necessary to be able to treat you.
In any case, if the therapist sees it appropriate, depending on the result of the observations, the patient will be referred to the consultation of his doctor, to do complementary tests, to consult the opinion of a specialist doctor or even to the emergency room.