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@Vladimir2007
I'm not butthurt because of what you said, rather I am butthurt by the surgery I had last week, I was sent off with no antibiotics and a (purposefully) open wound from the operating theatre and lo and behold - it's now infected and my GP is monitoring the condition with A+E mentioned as a possible backup. But that's another story for a different day.
Also - there is no point in arguing with you and in fact I tried not to sound like I was arguing. If you think that osteopathy is bullshit, then that's fine. I can't imagine that you're going to change your mind anytime soon, despite any evidence I might present.
However - you can take a badly written NHS webpage and draw all your inferences from that and that's clearly what you're doing, cherry picking evidence to back up your view. OR you can also take into account that the osteopaths act (as someone mentioned before) was brought in for a reason, that shit didn't just happen by accident. You could also take into account the fact that the NICE guidelines mention osteopathy and that there are, in fact - NHS osteopaths out there. Not many, mind.
You could also take into account that an appointment at the british school of osteopathy will cost you £26 (I think), you could probably have it within 2-3 days (we have a lot of students) and the first appointment will last EDIT 80 mins (yes the students are learning, but the duration is also due to the fact that we have to be thorough and safe to treat).
Yes, some osteopaths claim to treat colic, asthma, period pain, etc etc but I don't believe them either. IF your problem is musculoskeletal in nature and you were treated by a physio then an osteo will be able to help. You will find that GENERALLY there is less exercise prescription and a lot more hands on work on a couch.