Osteopathic medicine - Osteopathic Principles

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These are the eight major principles of osteopathy and are widely accepted throughout the osteopathic community. They are taken from the curriculum of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. (1) The body is a unit. (2) Structure and function are reciprocally inter-related. (3) The body possesses self-regulatory mechanisms. (4) The body has the inherent capacity to defend and repair itself. (5) When the normal adaptability is disrupted, or when environmental changes overcome the body’s capacity for self maintenance, disease may ensue. (6) The mov ...

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Osteopathic manipulation , Osteopathic manipulation , :

Musculoskeletal manipulation based on the principles of OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE developed in 1874 by Dr Andrew Taylor Still. It was originally similar to CHIROPRACTIC (MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC) but has become more like FAMILY PRACTICE.

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Osteopath

A physican that practices Osteopathy. Since its founding, osteopaths have been of the opinion that the human body has an ability to heal itself and that poor health and disease could be as a result of something being wrong with the musculo-skeletal structure of the body.

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Osteopathic Medicine

Today, the training of M.D.'s and Osteopaths (D.O.'s) is strikingly similar, but Osteopathic is a holistic discipline which emphasizes prevention and the individual, not just disease. Osteopath philosophy is based on the belief that the body cures itself, and doctors should see the relationship between structure and function, with a special emphasis on the musculo-skeletal system. Osteopaths are licensed to adjust the bones of the body, and manipulate the body, and they may also prescribe medications, give injections, and perform surgery.

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Osteopathic medicine:

a system of therapy that emphasizes normal body mechanics and manipulation to correct faulty body structures. Osteopathic physicians provide comprehensive medical care.

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OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE

This system of comprehensive medical care goes beyond conventional medical philosophy to include an emphasis on structural balance of the musculoskeletal system.

Osteopathic physicians use joint manipulation, postural re-education, and physical therapy to normalize the body’s structure and promote healing. Most medical conditions are amenable to osteopathic healing. In some cases, osteopathy has been show to resolve illnesses resistant to surgery and other medical approaches.

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Osteopathic Medicine: Most osteopathic doctors (DOs) work as primary care physicians, combining conventional Western medicine (drugs/surgery) with specific manipulative techniques taught in the osteopathic medical colleges. Osteopathic medical training focuses on preventive care with a special emphasis on the musculoskeletal system. Because their medical degree and license is legally recognized as the equivalent of a MD in the United States, DOs can utilize all recognized diagnostic and therapeutic methods in their practice.

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OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: Osteopathic medicine is very similar to chiropractic, with one important exception.

Osteopaths focus more on the health on arteries because they believe that when blood and lymphatics flow freely, the tissues can perform their physiological functions without restriction. When an individual suffers emotional or physical trauma, the tissues often contract, obstructing the fluid flow. Manipulation restores fluid flow throughout the impaired tissues and egenerates the body's inherent healing powers.

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Medical-Osteopathic: Osteopathy is an established & recognized system of diagnosis and treatment, which lays its main emphasis on the structural and functional integrity of the body. It is distinctive by the fact that it recognizes that much of the pain and disability that we suffer from stems from abnormalities in the function of the body structure as well as damage caused to it by disease.

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Body Work:

Manipulative and body-based practices focus primarily on the structures and systems of the body, including the bones and joints, the soft tissues, and the circulatory and lymphatic systems. Some practices were derived from traditional systems of medicine, such as those from China, India, or Egypt, while others were developed within the last 150 years (e.g., chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation).

Although many providers have formal training in the anatomy and physiology of humans, there is considerable variation in the training and the approaches of these providers both across and within modalities. For example, osteopathic and chiropractic practitioners, who use primarily manipulations that involve rapid movements, may have a very different treatment approach than massage therapists, whose techniques involve slower applications of force, or than craniosacral therapists.

Despite this heterogeneity, manipulative and body-based practices share some common characteristics, such as the principles that the human body is self-regulating and has the ability to heal itself and that the parts of the human body are interdependent.

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ORTHO-BIONOMY

Ortho-bionomy was developed by the British Osteopath Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls in the 1970s and has since been refined into a comprehensive system of bodywork that includes a person’s energetic and emotional well-being, in addition to addressing the physical body. Pauls combined his understanding and techniques of osteopathy with the principles of martial arts and the philosophy of homeopathy to stimulate the organism’s self-healing reflexes without needing to use force or painful manipulation.

The term Ortho-Bionomy loosely translates from the Greek into the correct application of the laws of life to indicate Pauls did not invent something entirely new, but returned to a way of understanding the body and energetic field that had been known for centuries, but had fallen into disuse by modern medicine.

On a physical level, a practitioner of Ortho-Bionomy uses comfortable positions and gentle movements to ease the body into releasing tension and pain and to re-establish structural realignment. Proprioceptive nerve activity and stretch reflex action are stimulated to educate the body about its own patterns and to support the organism’s ability to find balance, rather than forcing change from the outside. Since the changes that take place come from within, the results of the work tend to be long-lasting and affect not only the body, but the overall well-being of the client.

The energetic and emotional aspects of the client are included to facilitate balance and release of mental and emotional holding patterns that are closely associated with physical imbalance or trauma. Participation of the client is always welcome in Ortho-Bionomy, and sessions are often educational in character. Often awareness alone will change a pattern, but specific exercises are also a part of what Ortho-Bionomy can offer a client.

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There are two main schools of thought within the osteopathic world. They are so different in practice as to be separate professions, but there have been attempts in the last few years to enhance exchange and dialogue between them. In the United States osteopathic medicine is practice by those holding a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (D.O.). A doctor with a D.O. is a fully licensed physician, just like an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine). Many are unaware of the D.O. degree, yet those holding it serve as physicians and surgeons in all ...

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