In the treatment of the disease, the osteopath is not based on electricity, neither on x-rays, nor on hydrotherapy, nor on any auxiliary means, but on osteopathic manipulations. Osteopathy sympathizes with other natural, non-toxic healing systems, but does not integrate them into your system.The birth of osteopathy On June 22, 1874, Dr. Still announced to the world his new medical … Read more
At the end of the 19th century, John Martin Littlejohn, a brilliant Scotsman with four doctorates, enrolled in the Kirksville school. In fact, because of his work as a journalist, he had gone to said place to interview Still, given that the fame of the ‘old doctor’ had begun to spread throughout several states. Littlejohn, in addition to being a … Read more
Osteopathy encompasses the interaction of structural organization dynamics and metabolic activities that give rise to form and function. Recognize the wisdom and intelligence inherent within each cell. It seeks to recover what has been lost; Find the innate self-correcting principles that guide us, keep us and restore us. He contacts us which is all powerful. Osteopathy is the study and … Read more
Osteopaths have the responsibility to properly diagnose and refer patients when the patient’s condition requires therapeutic intervention external to the osteopath’s competence. It is also necessary to recognize the existence of specific approaches and techniques that are contraindicated under specific conditions. The contraindications identified by the community of osteopaths have grouped according to the osteopathic techniques used: these can be … Read more
This document presents what the community of professionals, experts and regulators of osteopathy considers to be the appropriate levels and training models for the training of osteopathy professionals, as well as for dispensers and distributors. It provides benchmarks for the training of students from different backgrounds, as well as what the community of osteopathy professionals considers as contraindications for the … Read more
Andrew Taylor Still was born on August 6, 1828 in a wooden hut in Lee County, Virginia. He studied the medicine from his father’s books and later worked on his father’s medical consultation. Field doctor, sometimes having to travel great distances to be close to his patients, used the usual methods of medicine at this time: indents, suction cups, purges, … Read more
According to the World Health Organization (WHO): Among the main indications of this type of therapeutic approach, it is worth highlighting all those musculoskeletal dysfunctions that present with pain at the level of the spine and limbs and that are caused by trauma, accidents, repetitive movements, bad Postures, alterations of visceral function, stress, etc. It can also be effective in … Read more