Osteopathy
Osteopathy, also known as osteopathic medicine, relies on manual contact to diagnose and treat. Osteopathy considers the relationship of body, mind and spirit in health and disease. It emphasises the structural and functional integrity of the body and its intrinsic capacity for self-healing (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine 2011).
By manual contact, we mean contact between the therapist's hands and the patient.
In the diagnostic sphere, osteopathy relies on the analysis of tissue mobility as a measure of its functional state. A restriction of the physiological amplitude of movement and a change in the vector of movement of a tissue, with a consequent disturbance of its normal tension, blood supply and neurological control, is from the point of view of osteopathy a sign of its dysfunction and requires treatment. In the treatment process, osteopathy uses specialised manual techniques to normalise tissue mobility (Godek 2010).
The basic criteria of somatic dysfunction looked at in the osteopathic examination are defined by a mnemonic acronym used in the Anglo-Saxon literature:
T- tissue texture (tissue quality in the sense of consistency),
A - asymmetry ( asymmetry ),
R - restriction of motion ,
T - tenderness (tenderness ) (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine 2011).
The hallmark of osteopathic diagnosis and treatment is a highly developed sense of manual touch and the ability to diagnose and treat structurally interconnected
History
Osteopathy is a method of manual treatment with more than 100 years of tradition. It is a recognised and valued form of diagnosis and treatment in many countries around the world. The father of modern osteopathy is considered to be Andrew Taylor Still, an American physician who founded the first school of osteopathy - the American School of Ostheopathy - in 1892. Today, osteopathy is a recognised discipline in the medical system and only a doctor or physiotherapist who undergoes postgraduate training of 1,000 hours (5 years) can become an osteopath.
Since Still's time, osteopathy has come a long way to Europe and undergone a significant metamorphosis. Modern osteopathy and its practice requires excellent practical skills and a great deal of general medical knowledge.
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