Manual Osteopathy
Barbara Shaw
“I realized I would have to develop a type of palpatory skill whereby I could hear what the body physiology had to say, instead of me telling it what to do… It is a form of palpation that one might call an alert observation type of awareness for the functions and dysfunctions from within the patient, utilizing the motive energy deep within the tissues themselves… The patient is guessing as to a diagnosis, the doctor is scientifically guessing as to a diagnosis, while the patient’s body knows the problem and is manifesting it through tissues.”
— Roland Becker, DO, Life In Motion
Dr A.T. Still D.O. said ‘start with the bones’, thus he named his medical work ‘Osteopathy’. And indeed we do start with the bones, the general structure and posture of a client, to assess and treat individuals. But Osteopathy provides treatment for the whole being and can be applied to any condition, injury or dysfunction of the body. It incorporated ligamentous balancing to restore joint mechanics and mobility, myofascial release for tissue restriction as well as visceral and cranial osteopathy to treat organ dysfunction, endocrine and neurological problems. These are just some of the skills and benefit of Manual Osteopathy.