What is Osteopathy?
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While the medical profession is turning more and more towards the use of technology and precision machines there is one branch that is returning to the healing of the human touch.
Osteopathy has been described as a drug free and non-invasive medical treatment that can be used to improve the health of the entire physical body as well as all the systems by strengthening the musculoskeletal framework of the body. It is a manual treatment which involves both the diagnosis and the treatment to be done by hand. Osteopathy generally deals with the body’s joints, muscles, and spine and the treatment has been proven to be beneficially affecting the circular, nervous and lymphatic systems in the body.
An Osteopath is a licensed physician of osteopathic medicine who aims for the betterment of the body through stretching, massaging and moving the musculoskeletal system in the patient’s body. These exercises may result in improved mobility, better flow of blood and other lymphatic fluids and reduction in pain among other things.
Does Osteopathy Work?
A research into treatment of back pain had drawn strong conclusive results that people who used the services of an osteopath required less medication as well as less therapy when compared with normal medical doses that a general physician might recommend while there was no significant difference to be seen in the perceived pain levels of both the group of patients receiving regular medication or undergoing osteopathy.
But taking in consideration the overall conclusion derived by a series of studies state that osteopathy might be just as effective as the standard medical care in the treatment of certain pains but it provides the benefit of being a manual practice and therefore not requiring the patient to intake any kind of medication which may lead to side effects.
It is also been observed to be effective in the treatment of premature infants leading them to gain weight fast and being discharged much earlier than they were scheduled to. It has also been seen to work for people suffering from neck pain, migraine, irritable bowel syndrome and more.
It can, therefore, be deduced that treatment by an osteopath may be just as beneficial as any other medical treatment but without the use of chemically composed medicines. Thus, this treatment is really beneficial for those who are reluctant to take a lot of medicines due to allergies or any personal choice.
What Should One Expect When Visiting An Osteopath?
This form of treatment looks at every illness as a body-centric issue and therefore they try to heal the body rather than dealing with the disease itself. They believe that the body has the power of healing itself of all foreign materials or repairing its own joints and muscles and an osteopath who has the knowledge of the tissues that might be causing the symptoms will try and simulate the body further to improve on the speed and effectiveness of its own healing process. They identify the aggravating factors and the relief factors in relation to the problem the patient is facing and suggest treatments in accordance with that and advise them how to move along their journey to wellness.
In conclusion, there is no strong and compelling advice that osteopathy is the most effective way to treat a problem and it is still a developing treatment in which studies are being conducted on a regular basis. But it is expected that the day is not far away when this branch of treatment will be popular among patients of all classes.
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