CLASSICAL OSTEOPATHY: Removing Tensions and Joint Restrictions in Your Body
Osteopathy is a form of drug-free, non-invasive gentle manual medicine that focuses on total body health. By focusing on the framework of the body (joints, spine and muscles), it has a positive influence on the functionality of the body's systems (nervous, circulatory respiratory, lymphatics), optimizing the body's ability to heal itself. Classical osteopaths study the fundamental principles of natural immunity and structural integrity. There are no diseases or cures – only obstructions to the body's natural corrective processes. Osteopaths treat the deviations from health in relation to physiology. Osteopathic treatments can be used as an alternate to or complimentary to other manual therapies. Once red flags are differentially diagnosed, osteopathic treatments compliment the traditional medical patient for pain management and non-surgical intervention.
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE TREATED?
Almost any musculoskeletal problem can be helped through osteopathic treatment – from persistent or chronic muscular or bone structure pain. Remember, the osteopath does not seek to cure, but to help remove the obstructions to the body's natural corrective forces.
WHAT WILL IT DO FOR ME?
Individuals heal at different rates but in the end… structure (bones, muscles, ligaments, etc.) and function (circulatory, lymphatics, respiratory, etc.) go hand-in-hand. Treatment aims to:
• Reduce pain and inflammation
• Improve fluid movement and drainage to an injured area, especially lymphatic and venous drainage
• Reduce soft tissue tightness/stiffness
• Improve nerve function
• Improve joint mobility
• Improve movement strategies
By tracing back to the root cause, even permanent conditions can still be managed by maintaining the compensatory structures and functions of the body. Each person has their own health constitution, but it will always adapt and compensate to find an optimum state for its current condition.
WHAT'S INVOLVED?
The body has its own self-healing, self-regulating mechanisms. To stimulate that healing, treatment focuses on moving your body toward an optimum state where it will manage and maintain itself. An osteopath aims to restore the normal function and stability of the joints to help the body heal itself.