What is the difference between osteopathy and other methods of treatment with hands

There are various methods of treatment, where the main instrument is the doctor's hands. Such methods include manual therapy, chiropractic, chiropractic, osteopathy. To understand. Than these methods differ from each other, let's consider each of them.

Manual therapy

  This method is well known and popular. With pain in the back or backbone, many seek help from the manual therapist. One of his treatments helps, a friend - no, the third gets worse. It all depends on the causes that cause pain, so experts advise: before you seek treatment, you need a consultation of a neurologist who will diagnose and prescribe an adequate treatment. If there is evidence for manual treatment. You can safely go to the manualist who works with various disorders in the system of joints, spine, muscles and internal organs. The result of such treatment will fully depend on the qualification of the chiropractor.

Crippling

This is the most ancient way of treating the spine and joints, which was used even in ancient Egypt. Bone smashing is a mechanical effect on the spine and damaged joints. The methods of treatment for bone caries are quite tough and painful.

Chiropractic

This is a later direction in the treatment of the spine, in which the doctor, using special methods, directs the vertebrae into place.

Osteopathy

Osteopathy is the youngest method of treatment with hands. It appeared a little over a hundred years ago. The main difference of osteopathy from the methods listed above is the fact that she uses only soft, painless techniques, including indirect techniques of influence. This means that the doctor can influence not only the place that hurts. In addition, osteopaths also work with muscles, fasciae and ligaments, and they view the body as a whole. Indications for treatment in an osteopath are not only diseases of the spine and joints, but also various diseases of the internal organs.

Due to the fact that osteopathy uses only soft techniques, it is widely used to treat children (including young children), as well as older people.

Treatment for an osteopath for adults

In what cases should I contact a qualified osteopath specialist?

Firstly, these are various injuries, as well as surgical interventions. Secondly, it is diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the most common among which are osteochondrosis, intercostal neurology, radiculitis, etc. There is a sense to appear to the osteopath with constant headaches and intracranial hypertension. Vegetosovascular dystonia and some kinds of epilepsy are also an occasion to go to an osteopath. The indications are also ENT diseases, asthma, some gynecological diseases (for example, menstrual cycle disorders), biliary dyskinesia, cholecystitis, cystitis, chronic constipation, problems such as pelvic lowering and its displacement, duodenitis.

Manipulations of the osteopath are often almost invisible to the patient. The number of sessions is determined individually (it mainly depends on the diagnosis and health of the patient). But as a result of osteopathic intervention, not only the problem with which the patient came to the doctor is eliminated, but there is a general improvement in the state of health. This is explained by the fact that as a result of osteopathic manipulation in the human body self-healing mechanisms are launched. As a result, the work of all systems and organs improves, which leads to recovery.