Osteopathie
Osteopathy is a holistic treatment method. The medical history (eg suffered illnesses, injuries, surgery, nutrition and lifestyle habits or complications at one's own birth) may supply important clues for an individual treatment. Before treatment, the medical history should be assessed and a thorough examination should take place.
Through his wide knowledge and practical training the osteopath is in a position to feel and interpret the smallest movements in the body. Based on the following three aspects, he searches for the primary cause of the complaints:
Parietal: musculoskeletal system (bone, muscles, tendons, joints, etc.)
Visceral: Internal organs and their blood and lymph vessels and the respective shares of the nervous system.
Craniosacral: skull, spine and sacrum, brain fluid, brain lining as well as the nervous system its functions.
Application method:
- All the problems of the musculoskeletal system (eg back-neck pain, herniated discs, foot-, knee-, hip- and shoulderpain, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.)
- Headache, migraine, vertigo
- Constipation, heartburn, liver and biliary complaints
- Menstruation, pregnancy and preparation for the birth
- Colicky babies, three-month colics
- Poor concentration in children
- Whiplash
- Circulatory disturbances
