- Treatment of functional disorders of the body, for young and more mature people
- The establishment of compensation capabilities in the body and the endorsement of the body’s self-healing mechanisms
- Influence over tensions or injuries of the skeleton and the corresponding muscles and ligaments
- Treatment of a disc prolapse and lumbago (lower back pain)
- Consequences of accidents and jaw joint problems
- Tinnitus
- Digestive problems, heartburn, bloating, constipation, intolerances
- Infants and children with problems, which go back to traumata by birth or before
- Pain therapy
- Headaches, back pains, pains in the skeleton, muscular, organ pains radiations
- Pediatrics, sleep disturbances (infants), speaking development (toddler), concentration difficulties, prevention of middle ear inflammation
- Infants Reflux, Kissing spin, Asymmetries
- malocclusion, jaw joint-brace-problems
- Gynecology urinary incontinence after childbirth, menstruation problems, preparation for artificial insemination
- Urology- urinary incontinence after Prostate Op
- Psychology- shortage of drive, depressive resentment, Situations of change in life
- Preparation for top performances in maximum capacity
What is Osteopathy?
The fundamentals
This healing method assumes that health is displayed in the movements of our body.
The human mechanism is a flowing, moving entity. Are parts of it restricted, blockades and in the worst case an illness.
Osteopathy is a on the grounds of scientific findings based method. It requires a precise knowledge of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.
To preserve and restore vital mobility is the goal of osteopathy.
Method
The osteopath does not work with drugs or instruments but rather with her hands.
She tracks currents, movements and tensions of the body, loses blockades in all systems of the body and mobilizes the self-healing powers.
History
More than 120 years ago, founded by the American physician Andrew T. Still (1828 - 1917), Osteopathy is already successfully practiced for a long time in the US, Great Britain and France.
In Germany it will only established in the 1980's.
In the meantime continuous refinement development took place.
By now the practice of osteopathic medicine is an established freelance profession.
Medical classification
Osteopathy as a holistic health method is not yet recognized by many physicians – although they number is steadily growing. One problem is the term: "Osteopathy" itself: It means classically "Knochenleiden". This double meaning not really facilitates the entry in an alternative health method, which treats the whole human organism and not just one specific illness. Since Osteopathy build’s itself on anatomy and physiology, many consensuses can be found with conventional medicine. But other osteopathic principles classical trained physicians can hardly accept – for example, that the brain-spinal-fluid can be sensed and affected in small pulsating motions throughout the body. Equally skeptical is also seen the palpation (massage) of inner organs.
Treatment
The causes of a limited movement can be of diverse nature. A sprain, distortion or wrench can lead to permanent movement restrictions. But also healed inflammations inner organs, operation scars or specific lifestyle or nutrition habits can limit flexibility. Not always our body signals a functional disorder trough pain or other complaints. Our organism is very adaptable and can compensate some disorder, like false posture, tensions or even injuries often over long periods of time. A study of Pommerol 2013 shows a correlation of a restricted flexibility of the ossa temporalia of infants with a frequent middle-ear-inflammation.There the restricted function is undertaken by other body structures. The functional disorders shift and relocate, they then take effect on other parts of the body. But is the skill to equalize and compensate exhausted, a small physical or psychological influence is enough to trigger unproportioned stark reactions.
The treatment begins with an extensive conversation, whereby both the exact medical records and the nutrition and other lifestyle habits are enquired. In a second step the therapist feels particularly tissue and or tensions. This is also called "Listening".
The experienced osteopath can feel the most minimal movement restrictions in the body and interpret them. Trough her accurate knowledge in anatomy and physiology the therapist gets trough the complaint. Starting from the symptoms to the causes of the complaint and ordering every disturbance and their treatment in the moving context of the whole organism.
Pommerol, Pascal/El Sabbagh, Samir/Captier, Guillaume: Traitement kinesitherapique et osteopathique du torticolis du nourrisson: nouvelle approche. In: Therapie Manuelle, KS n°539, Januar 2013
When is Osteopathy recommended?
Basically, osteopathy can be applied to all functional disorders of the body, no matter how long they already exist. It allows the treatment of acute pain, as well as the treatment of chronic pain. There are no age restrictions. Any living tissue can be treated osteopathically. These include, for example, tensions or injuries of the skeleton and the associated muscles and ligaments, herniated disc, lumbago, consequences of accidental injuries and temporomandibular joint problems. Also tinnitus, digestive problems, incontinence and premenstrual complaints can be treated osteopathic. Infants and children with problems due to trauma at birth or later are among the typical patients for osteopathy.
-> Osteopathy in old age: strength and flexibility decrease with the years, the performance of the organs decreases, the tissue loses its elasticity and the muscle mass decreases. Our organism has the ability to balance it all. Osteopathy provides the body with an important help. Also in terms of prevention, osteopathy makes a valuable contribution to well-being in old age. The manual treatment of neuralgic areas can prevent dysfunction. The body does not have to compensate for undesirable developments. (bv osteopathy)
-> Osteopathy for mother and child: Osteopathy can be a valuable support during and after pregnancy. Typical complaints such as back pain can be treated. In addition, manual techniques allow the mother to prepare for childbirth. For children there is also suitable osteopathic treatment option for the first weeks and later growth and development phase. The body reacts during pregnancy with enormous adaptations, thereby known pregnancy ailments can arise. Often they have their cause in small impairments, such as a twisted pelvis or muscle tension. This is where osteopathy comes in: your body can regain its balance and self-regulation is promoted.
Which medical diagnosis?
Prophylaxis
Clinically not clearly definable symptoms such as mismatch or lack of energy, use after surgery on the skeletal system or as complementary therapy in non-operative systemic pain therapy Headache, back pain, skeletal pain, musculature, organ pain with radiations. Osteopathy starts on a mechanical level, often far from the point of pain.
Pediatrics
For sleep disorders (infant), language development (toddler), poor concentration or poor posture (schoolchild), osteopathy complements conventional therapies (speech therapy, physiotherapy). Harmonizing techniques on the entire body of the ortho, paranasympus and mucosa are used for chronic recurrent sinusitis or otitis. In mammals, reflux, kissing spin, asymmetries.
Dental technology
lack bite, TMJ- or braces problems. Recognizing the skull as a unit, osteopathy also compensates for muscular, membranous, sutural and fascial tensions. The result is better durability and faster correction.
Gynecology
Urinary incontinence, menstrual cramps after childbirth, symptoms of subsidence. Osteopathy supplements therapies very effectively.
Psychology
Lack of drive, depressive moods, transitional situations in life, preparation for peak performance, rejection or neglect Sports Medicine Recurrent trauma on the skeletal system, burn out in competitive athletes. Support of physiotherapy in prophylaxis and rehab
Speech therapy
Promotion of oral and tongue motor skills via the craniosacral, membranous and muscular system
