Techniques of osteopathic manipulation improve the ability of Parkinson's patients to walk
Patients with Parkinson's disease have a variety of motor deficits, which can lead in the end to complete disability. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of manipulative osteopathic treatments quantitatively on the walking ability of Parkinson's patients. Ten patients with idiopathic Parkinson's and a control group of eight healthy persons in the same age group were subjected to gait analysis before and after a single manipulative osteopathic treatment. Another group consisting of ten Parkinson's patients underwent a placebo treatment as well as gait analysis. In the group of Parkinson's patients who were treated daily, there was a statistically significant improvement after treatment as regarded length of stride, rhythm and maximum speed of the upper and lower extremities. The control groups showed no significant changes. The data collected thus suggest that a single treatment of osteopathic manipulative has a direct impact on ability to walk in Parkinson's patients. Osteopathic manipulation can therefore be used as an efficient physical method for treating motor deficiencies in Parkinson's patients.
Craniosacral osteopathy
Bones
Mobilization of the bones, in particular of the sacrum, ISG and spine, as well as the external rotation internal rotation of the paired bones. Patients are usually older and generally have stiffened inflection. They perform a few rotational movements and are in a rigid posture with little erection.
Fasciae
The outer fasciae are under stress and not very elastic due to overall body rigidity. The fasciae are connected as a continuum throughout the body, and tension is therefore present throughout the body. The structural tension is particularly evident in the transverse fasciae and can be treated through dynamic compression. Releasing the plantar fasciae is critical to stimulate fluid circulation from distal. Treatment of the inner fascia: working on the dura is well-suited to solving dysfunction and detoxification.
Fluid techniques
Mass Movement from the feet and shoulders until the fluid wave passes through the body, and also flush the lumbar cistern with fluid like in a riverbed.
Musculature
Soft tendon techniques in the area of the skull base and neck muscles, as well as at the muscle attachments of the pectoralis, on the sternum and posteriorly on the scapula.
Sinus drainage
To support the venous outflow in the skull and in preparation for the ventricular technique
Ventricular technique
In this technique, self-movement of the brain (curling up like a hedgehog) and the flow of cerebrospinal fluid into the brain tissue and ventricles during inhalation and back in the exhalation (orange / banana) is promoted to promote cerebrospinal fluid flow and fluctuation.
