What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a health care and prevention system based on manual contact for diagnosis and treatment. It respects the relationship of body, mind and spirit in health and disease.
Finding the cause
Unlike traditional allopathic medicine, which concentrates its efforts on the search and elimination of the symptom, osteopathy considers the symptom an alarm bell and aims to identify the cause behind the appearance of the symptom itself.
Manual treatment
Osteopathic treatment consists of manipulations and specific techniques effective for the evaluation, prevention, and treatment of disorders that affect not only the neuro-musculoskeletal system, but also cranio-sacral and visceral.
Restoring the balance
The ultimate goal of a treatment is to urge the body to improve independently to find its state of harmony and well-being. The osteopath, therefore, has the role of facilitating this process
What can it cure?
Backache, cervical / dorsal pain, sciatica
Herniated disc, tingling and postural problems
Headache, dizziness, whiplash
Nausea, acid reflux, constipation, digestive problems
Respiratory disorders, asthma, sinusitis, tinnitus
Sleeping problems, fatigue, burnout
Pelvic, gynecological or genitourinary disorders (e.g. incontinence or recurrent infection)
Pains due to pregnancy, sport injury, caused by driving or work strain
Osteopathic physicians can also detect conditions that are not treatable through osteopathy, to refer patients to other specialists
What to expect from an osteopathic treatment?
Initial case history (questions about present and past health of the patient)
Extensive physical examination
Manual treatment
Therapeutic path planning
