Topic 13-Osteopathic Therapy in Manipulative & Body-based methods

Osteopathic Therapy

1. ModuleV
Manipulative and Body-based
Methods
Osteopathic Therapy
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
PHARCARE 3

2. UNIT OUTCOMES
At the end of this unit, the students are expected to:
◉Understand the history of osteopathic therapy.
◉Explain the principles in osteopathic medicine.
◉Explain the osteopathic medicine models.
◉Identify the types of osteopathic techniques
◉Enumerate the benefits of osteopathic therapy.

3. UNIT OUTLINE
◉Osteopathic Medicine
◉History of Osteopathic Medicine
◉Principles of Osteopathic Medicine
◉Osteopathic Medicine Models
◉Osteopathic Techniques
◉Benefits of Osteopathic medicine.

4. OSTEOPATHIC THERAPY

5. HISTORY OF Osteopathic Therapy
•Osteopathy (also called Osteopathic medicine) is a
specific form of manual medicine which was developed
by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, in the middle of the 1800’s in the
United States of America. Dr. Still founded the first school
for osteopathy (1874) and the principles and philosophy of
osteopathy rapidly spread across the word.
•In the United States, osteopathic training runs parallel with
allopathic medicine and American osteopaths enjoy the
same professional opportunities as American allopathic
doctors.
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6. HISTORY OF Osteopathic Therapy
•The osteopathic principles that Dr. Taylor published can be
resumed as follows:
•The reciprocal nature of structure and function
•The body is a biological unit, the whole is greater than the sum
of its parts.
•The natural auto-correction mechanism.
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7. Principles of Osteopathy
•Osteopathy provides a broad range of approaches for maintaining health and managing disease.
•A human is a dynamic functional unit. One’s state of health is influenced by the body, mind and spirit. It possesses self-regulatory mechanisms and body function and structure are interrelated at all levels.
•It applies current medical and scientific knowledge. Osteopathy is a patient-centered and not a disease-centered healthcare system.
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8. Principles of Osteopathy
•Structuraldiagnosisandosteopathicmanipulative
treatment(OMT)areessentialcomponentsofosteopathy.
•Theaimofosteopathictreatmentistopromotethe
correctsupplyofblood,acorrectconductionofnerve
impulses,correctbiomechanicalfunctionandagood
metabolicstatetotheaffectedbodytissues.
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9. Osteopathic medicine Models
1.The biomechanical structure/function relationship
model: here osteopathy strives for good mechanical
function and posture, particularly addressing the
musculoskeletal system.
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10. Osteopathic medicine Models
2.The respiratory/circulatory structure/function
relationship model: addresses dysfunctions in the
mechanics and the circulation and flow of body fluids
to provide the body with oxygen and nutrients.
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11. Osteopathic Models: Treatment
•Biomechanical/Postural/Tensegrity Model
•Circulatory-Respiratory Model
•Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Model
•Bio-energetic Model
•Psychosomatic Model
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12. Osteopathic View on Disease and Health
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HEALTHFUNCTIONAL DISEASESTRUCTURAL DISEASE

13. Osteopathic Techniques
Direct
•Soft tissue
•Muscle energy
•HVLA
•Articulatory/ Still’s
•Osteopathy in the Cranial
Field
Indirect
•Strain-Counter Strain
•Facilitated Positional Release
•Balanced ligamentous tension/
ligamentous articular strain
•Osteopathy in the Cranial Field
•Osteopathy in the Biodynamic
Field
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14. The Benefits of Osteopathic Medicine
•Back and neck pain
•Headaches
•Arthritis
•Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
•Vertigo
•Pregnancy related discomfort
•Tendonitis
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15. VIDEO LINKS
◉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmlzRs2BFs&fe
ature=emb_title(What is osteopathy?)
◉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2vllCC901U
(Osteopathic Medicine)
◉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQR1UPHRY4o
(What is Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy?)
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16. REFERENCES:
◉https://www.brainline.org/article/manipulative-and-
body-based-practices-overview(Retrievedfrom
Brainline)
◉https://mesacc.libguides.com/c.php?g=255865&p=17
07152(RetrievedfromAskaLibrarian)
◉https://www.acatoday.org/About/History-of-
Chiropractic(AmericanChiropracticAssociation)
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17. Thanks!
ANY QUESTIONS?
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