Manual Osteopathy

Osteo meaning structure and path for pathology = Osteopathy.

Traditional Manual Osteopathy looks at the human system as a whole, a working system where each piece of anatomy is directly connected and interlinked and if certain pieces of anatomy are not communicating properly then the healing process can be hindered.

“To find the health should be the object of the doctor. Anyone can find disease.” (Dr. Andrew T. Still, 1828-1917)

Osteopathic Manual Practitioners treat the whole person.

An Osteopathic Manual Practitioner takes a global view of the body and look at it from many different perspectives including cranial, muscular, fascial, skeletal and visceral.

Osteopathic Manual Practitioners seek to find the source of the problem to attenuate or eliminate the dysfunction that is preventing the body from healing itself and finding a proper equilibrium.

Manual Osteopathy is extremely safe, gentle and effective. The goal in an osteopathic manual therapeutic session is to allow your body to heal yourself.

Simply, an osteopathic manual practitioner is thought to listen with their hands to detect the physiological movements that occur.

A well trained osteopathic manual practitioner feels inherent movement that occurs due to the increase and decrease of fluids and pressures.

Osteopathic Manual Practitioners use a variety of techniques to ease pain, diminishing the intensity, frequency, duration and often eliminating pain completely.

Techniques used include visceral manipulation, cranial-vertebro-sacral therapy, muscle energy, stretching, myofascial release and fascial work or better known as connective tissue manipulation.

Manual osteopathy is the use of the practitioner's hands through gentle and safe palpations to examine the systems and areas in question.

With gentle manipulations, myofascial releases (soft body tissues), visceral manipulation, craniosacral therapy, other therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises the goal is for you to reduce your chief complaint.

Treatment is helpful for many conditions including

Back pain, neck pain and joint problems

Migraine and headaches

Preparation for and recovery from surgery

Acute musculoskeletal and sports injuries

Pregnancy care and the treatment of babies and children

Fibromyalgia and chronic pain

Digestive Issues

Concussion

Post-Concussive Syndrome

Arthritis