Osteopathy - Naturheilzentrum Huettmann

Osteopathy was developed at the end of the 19th century by the Amercian, Andrew Taylor Still, and is a holistic and manual therapy for the diagnosis and treatment of functional disturbances. It aims to maintain movement and mobility of the tissue in the entire organism.

Osteopathy’s point of departure is that the human body coordinates constantly all vital functions in continuous interaction. If specific body structures are restricted in their ability to move, it damages their healthy functioning.
If the body can no longer regulate this sufficiently, the human being becomes ill.

The osteopath can touch human tissue layer by layer. By means of this "listening in" he can detect tense patterns and restricted mobility and treat it.

What are the methods used in osteopathy?

Following an in-depth discussion of the medical history the osteopath works with his hands on the three body systems:

- the parietal system (support system - bones, muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments)

- the craniosacral system (skull, brain, nervous system, spinal cord, brain and spinal fluid, sacrum)  

- the visceral system (internal organs, blood, lymph glands, nervous system)

Thereby special techniques are used in order, for example, to release tension in the muscles and connective tissue, to improve the metabolism and harmonise the body’s rhythms.

Parietal osteopathy

Structural osteopathy is a gentle method of treatment in manual medicine that dispenses with hard techniques such as used in chiropractics.
The spectrum of osteopathy is significantly extended compared to chiropractic methods because contraindications of chiropractic therapy, such as degenerative spine changes, osteoporosis, metal implants and structural relaxation are no obstacle to treatment.
Structural therapy focuses on manual treatment starting from the musculoskeletal system.

Visceral osteopathy

Treatment is based on the organs and organ systems. In the case of movement disorders, so called restrictions are removed through special soft handling, pull-through, pushing and pressing techniques, but also by means of rhythmic, swaying and circular movements of the torso and organs. Through this, complaints in the organic field can be cured and also the body's energy system can function again in a more balanced way. .  

Craniosacral osteopathy:   see here

For what complaints is osteotherapy useful?

Osteopathy achieves good treatment results for back pain, neck pain, headaches, migraines, joint pain, lumbago, sprains and injuries, digestive problems, bladder problems, sexual and hormonal disorders, menstrual and menopausal problems, circulation problems and insomnia, nervousness, tinnitus, in babies after birth, in children with developmental and behavioural disorders ("screaming children") and colic.