Orientation for Osteo Treatment

Through the years, there has been a large body of evidence suggesting that an active approach to treating people with chronic pain is superior to using passive modalities. For many clinicians, this has lead to an increased utilisation of exercise as a therapeutic intervention in the management of chronic pain. It’s possible to have osteoporosis and not even realize it until you experience a fracture. You can rebuild your bones by establishing strategic lifestyle habits and attending osteo seminars that will sustain a higher level of wellness for your whole body. Osteopathy is a hands on approach to healthcare recognising the important link between the structures of your body & the way it works. A visit to the chiropractor can help return or maintain motion in your spine. There are numerous chiropractic techniques, but spinal adjustment is one of the more common ones. You may need a series of chiropractic appointments to help treat you.

In osteo seminars, doctors and aspiring doctors will talk about:

·         Detailed case histories from new patients, including both general health (lifestyle and diet) and specific symptoms

·         Assess the patient's general posture and check for restrictions or tensions in joints or muscles by asking them to perform a series of active movements

·         Undertake physical examinations by using a highly refined sense of touch (palpation) to identify any restricted, weak or strained areas of the body

·         Working diagnosis and plan treatment in partnership with the patient

·         Provide appropriate treatments using soft tissue techniques, gentle release techniques and other appropriate methods, such as cranial osteopathy

·         Make lifestyle and dietary recommendations to patients in areas such as posture, eating, exercise and relaxation

·         Refer patients to their GP or other specialists, if required

·         Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records.

Osteopaths focus on how your skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves and circulation work together to improve your health & well-being. There are multiple medications available to help you address symptoms. Your doctor will let you know which medications to try as well as when and how often to take them.

Here's a list of some commonly used medications:

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (eg, aspirin)
• Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Anti-depressants
• Muscle relaxants

Chiropractors may use supplements, herbs, probiotics, homeopathy, Bach flowers and nutrition but its primary care objectives are to align spinal and other structural misalignments. Chiropractic examination and diagnostics are primarily based on which peripheral nerve distribution are involved as it relates to body dysfunction, disease and pain. In osteo seminars, you will learn to inspect a patient’s body, its shape and distortions, revealing the various postures one can have during sleep.  There are several types of structural distortions, each revealing a different sleep posture pattern. Incorporated with interpreting all of this is Chinese Medicine. It is both complementary and integrative. Whole meridians and accupoints are activated by way of neuro-associations. Chinese medical theory can be applied to how structural asymmetries result and how meridians and points can be accessed through neuro-associations for structural correction.