WHAT IS OSTEOPATHY?

Osteopathy is a complementary medicine born in 1874 in the United States by Doctor Andrew Taylor Still.

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The principle behind osteopathy is that the body is able to regulate itself autonomously.

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The prerequisite for achieving this is to have good mobility in all parts of the body, tissues and viscera.

An important role, for example, is played by the supply of blood and lymph to the tissues, together with a correctly regulated innervation of the nerves.

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During the session the patient is treated individually, and is considered as a unity of body, mind and spirit.

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The purpose of osteopathic treatment is to detect the limitations of movement in the tissue and treat them thus leaving the body with better internal mobility that can stimulate the whole organism in its optimal functionality.

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When mobility is limited, tissue tension first occurs which then leads to its malfunction. This is followed by pain and reduced mobility as the body can no longer compensate for its malfunction.

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In osteopathic treatment these somatic dysfunctions are initially sought and resolved with an accurate anamnesis followed by the actual diagnosis of the osteopathic path to follow.

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Osteopathy treats the body at 360 degrees by carrying out effective work in the preventive, acute and chronic phases of pain and malfunction, as these are often the result of a dysfunctional interaction of the various systems of the human body.