- Osteopathy is a type of complementary medicine that involves working with body’s structure and function. It aims at maintaining the proper mechanical functions of the body. It is based on the theory that abnormal changes in the ligaments, muscles and organs or disturbed positioning of the bones of the body can disturb the blood flow or nerves to any part, causing illness. With manual restoring of the structure and function, the balance and harmony within the body can be achieved which helps body’s natural self healing process to cure disease. Osteopathy was founded by Andrew Taylor Still in 1874 at America
- The osteopath uses different techniques to treat the patients, including:
- Joint manipulation
- Positional release technique-tender tissues are replaced
- Muscle energy technique- muscles contractions, stretching etc
- Cranial sacral therapy – is a specialized type of osteopathic treatment
- Osteopathy is beneficial in below mention diseases:
- Ankle injuries
- Asthma and breathing disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Tennis elbow
- Neck pain
- Post surgery rehabilitation
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Menstrual pain
- Babies colic
- Headache and migraine
