What is Osteopathy?
What is Osteopathy?
This includes:
• the connective tissues that hold the joints and bones together,
• the muscles that attach to the bones,
• the fascia (which is actually connective tissue) that lines the bones,
• plus everything in between, for instance the abdominal organs which are attached to the bones through connective tissue, to keep them suspended.
In addition, osteopathy also looks at cranial sacral therapy. Osteopathy is a huge field of manual medicine.
What does osteopathy treat? Who would typically see an osteopath/osteopathic manual practitioner?
Typically people who complain of headaches or jaw pain, lower back pain, neck pain would see an osteopath. Anyone who would typically see a physiotherapist, for pain relief could also consider seeing an osteopath. Individuals who may have some other health issues, like a digestive complaint or even menstrual problem, and have already consulted a medical doctor or naturopath and have not uncovered an organic cause of the problem could also consider seeing an osteopath. Some of these complaints could be due to a mal-positioning of ligaments that suspend some of the organs.
Colicky babies could also benefit from osteopathic treatments. This is because in the baby's journey through the birth canal, the head and neck get extended, and their head can get jammed back. This action can compress one of the main nerves that is key for digestion. This can cause the digestive discomfort that colicky babies seem to experience.
Dr. JJ has referred patients to Laura who have had health issues like uterine fibroids, back pain, TMJ (temporal mandibular joint) issues, bladder problems, memory problems, a whole variety of issues. Dr. JJ's approach is that as a naturopath, he takes care of the patients "insides" and he refers patients to Laura, as an osteopathic manual practitioner and physiotherapist and her colleagues, to treat the "outside" of the patient.
Laura said it is about re-balancing. People are the accumulation of the tramatic events in their lives, not only emotionally, but also physically.
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