The osteopath only works with his hands and does not use any type of medicine or appliances. The osteopath can give you advices with regards to your way of life and nutrition.
The osteopath looks for the cause of the complaint and loosens what's stuck. Sometimes this can be in a different part of the body other than where the complaint occurs. This improves or restores the self-regulating capacity, and symptoms or complaints may disappear or can be prevented. The uniqueness of osteopathy is a practical way to look at the total functioning of the individual.
It is important for an osteopath to examine the whole body to understand the functioning of the organs, their sliding surfaces and the adjoining structures. The hip has influence on the lower back, the colon on the hip and the pelvis; the neck on the arms and the diaphragm has influence on everything, and in turn is influenced by everything.
For the success of an osteopathic treatment, it is necessary to have a wide theoretical knowledge, skilled hands and insight into the functioning of the human as an individual. It is fascinating to experience, both as an osteopath and as a patient, how much a skilled hand can notice and observe.
More and more colleagues in the medical field understand that the osteopath has a very wide and functional knowledge of anatomy, (neuro) physiology, pathology, embryology etc. Lately it is more and more common that doctors, therapists and specialists work together with the osteopath. The osteopath undertakes a thorough education and is able to do a complete and functional examination. It is because of this that they are able to see more relating issues that have a possible connection with the problems or complaints. This is one of the reasons that osteopathy is more than often used in (professional) sports.
A visit to the osteopath can be really helpful for a wide variety of complaints. The focus of the treatment is not on your complaint but on the self-regulating ability of your body.
Do you have a complaint other than described? Don’t hesitate to ask if osteopathic treatment can help you. For further information or for a consultation, please contact your osteopath at the Kernstraat 2 in Leiden.
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