Osteopathy
Osteopathy
is a holistic
therapy method. It was developed by Andrew Taylor Still at the end of the 19th century. Soft techniques are used to release blockages, eliminate excessive tension and correct dysfunctions.
The body is considered to be a unit, for example, it is believed that disorders in one area can affect other areas of the body as well. The treatment aims to bring the whole organism back into balance.
The aim of osteopathy is always to activate and promote the self-healing powers of the body.
A principle of A. T. Still is: Find the lesion, correct it, and nature does the rest.
Osteopathy is divided into three parts:
Parietal
Osteopathy
This deals with the entire musculoskeletal system, e.g. muscles, bones, joints, tendons and ligaments.
There are treatment techniques for the limbs, spine and pelvis. Thus, for example, vertebral blockages can be resolved and joint mobility improved.
Visceral Osteopathy
Here the internal organs are examined and treated.
For example, problems of the liver can be treated or the urinary bladder in urinary incontinence.
Craniosacral
Osteopathy
The craniosacral system extends from the skull (cranium) to the sacrum and also includes the brain, the spinal cord and the surrounding sheaths as well as the liquid which circulates around them, the cerebrospinal fluid. William G. Sutherland (a student of A.T. Still) found, that the individual skull bones are not completely rigid, but have a certain mobility. This minimal movement - caused mainly by the rhythmic fluctuation of the liquid - can be perceived as so-called craniosacral rhythm. In disorders in the craniosacral system, this rhythm can be changed, which can be treated with different manual techniques and thus be re-harmonized - for example, a blockage at the cranial sutures can be solved or via lift techniques the meninges can be influenced, which stimulates and accelerates the cerebrospinal fluid and thus always leads to an improvement of the whole organism.
