Advanced Osteopathy
 

Osteopathy is a naturopathic healing art that operates under the philosophy that the body is fundamentally capable of healing itself from illness or injury without the addition of medicines or surgery. While its focus is on a specific region or tissue, osteopathy manipulates and strengthens the musculoskeletal framework of the whole body to treat a specific discomfort.

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It is a complementary therapy, like chiropractic care and therapeutic massages, that aids other treatments to do everything from managing hormonal changes during pregnancy to treating chronic pain. As a noninvasive, drug-free treatment option, it is rarely contraindicated with any other potential treatments. Thus, the key takeaway: Osteopathy does not result in surgical complications or potential addiction, and it can be safely practiced or discontinued more freely as compared to other treatments.

Osteopathy is performed by palpating or physically exploring the deep and surface tissues of the body with one’s hands, feeling for feedback in one’s back, shoulders, and joints. This is sometimes referred to as “listening.” A practitioner usually looks for specific qualities in the tissues being explored, such as congestion, density, dehydration, scarring, stiffness, loss of resilience, and “motility”. Motility is an infinitesimal quality of movement inherent to all living tissues, which informs the practitioner about the underlying status or condition of the tissues and bones. This is an art that takes years of practice to develop. The most impressive benefits of osteopathy results from its versatility.

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