Osteopathy is an independent form of medicine. Essentially, it involves recognizing functional disorders in the body and correcting them manually, i.e. with the hands. One of the basic rules of osteopathy is the “Artery Rule”. This means that if the incoming and outgoing blood flows work without restriction, the body is able to solve almost any problem on its own.
The basic principle of osteopathy is that the body has intelligently (divinely?) controlled self-regulatory mechanisms and self-healing powers. They are transmitted in the body by biochemical (hormones, for example) or electrical (nerves) pathways. For optimal functioning of self-regulation in the body, it is important that blood, lymph and nerves circulate freely. If congestion or nerve irritation occurs in the body, for example due to blockages or tension, problems may arise in the next area. Self-healing powers can no longer function freely and illness or pain may develop.
In general, osteopathy is divided educationally into three areas:
Craniosacral osteopathy
The parietal zone includes the entire musculoskeletal system. This includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue.
The visceral zone includes all the organs of the bursting cage (with the neck), the abdomen and the pelvis.
The craniosacral area (cranium means skull, sacrum means sacrum) includes the entire head, the spine up to the coccyx, the brain and spinal cord as well as the meninges.
These three areas are inseparably linked and are only divided for teaching and explanation. In the living body, it is hardly possible to look at them in isolation, because they are infinitely connected and together form the human being.
Another point is that in osteopathy the body is always considered as a unit. The cause of pain, for example, may be distant or even close. Here is an example: If a person feels pain in the left shoulder and neck region, it may be because there is a blockage in the spine that is causing the pain. However, the problem can also be caused by a blockage at the elbow with a muscle pull towards the shoulder. Or by a blockage of the tarsal bones, which causes problems higher in the body due to a change in body statics. This list of possibilities can be continued almost indefinitely and can also be related to the organ area or the craniosacral system.
For treatment of these pains to be effective, it must therefore be focused on the process and the patient. This means that the patient must be examined carefully and individually to find out why their pain exists. The results of this examination are then used to carry out treatment adapted to the patient. What is not done is to say: if there is pain in the shoulder and neck area, we always treat the cervical spine, ribs and shoulder joint. Because all of these areas can, but do not necessarily have to, be affected.
The true art of osteopathy is not the treatment itself (although it is important), but discovering which areas need to be treated. This brings us to another important point: osteopathy is absolutely based on anatomy. Although some treatments can make a very gentle and spiritual impression, the basis of every treatment is an exact knowledge of anatomy and functional connections!
The goal of treatment is to resolve functional limitations in order to support the body’s intelligent self-healing powers. What happens as healing is what the body itself does with this extra freedom. It is not the therapist who heals the patient, but only supports the body in self-healing!
Therefore, the patient can feel significantly better immediately after treatment. However, it may also take a few days or weeks for improvement to occur. Sometimes it takes a longer sequence of treatment to achieve improvement. Because if the problems in the body have existed for a long time, sometimes it takes a long time to resolve this pattern in the body. And of course, there are cases where osteopathy cannot provide improvement.
Osteopathy for skin diseases:
Indigestion, heartburn, lowering of organs, surgical procedures such as scarring and adhesions, functional heart problems,
Headaches , migraines, sinusitis, chronic middle ear infection, tonsillitis, dizziness, tinnitus, temporomandibular joint problems, bite regulation.