Osteopathy, also known as osteopathic approach
is a manual therapy discipline. Its main goal is to help restore the
human body's natural equilibrium and harmony. Osteopathy is a discipline
based on the anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of the human body.
The patient is treated with a global approach, so rather than simply
treating the symptom the body is treated as a whole entity. Patients
of all ages can benefit from osteopathy.
The osteopath, with the use of different techniques, will treat the
body on many different levels such as articular, visceral, cranial
and fascial. This approach differentiates itself from others because
it is aimed at discovering the cause of the problem rather than simply
focusing on the symptoms. The key is to keep the different structures
of the human body mobile. A loss in mobility causes functional as
well as circulatory and/or nervous limitations. This loss in mobility
can cause repercussions locally and possibly distally by forcing the
body to compensate in other areas in order to maintain its equilibrium.
The osteopath's job, therefore, is to make sure that the different
elements of the body remain mobile in order to allow the body to function
properly and remain healthy.
In hopes of offering optimal care to our patients, osteopathy has
become one of the essential services offered at Action Sport Physio.
