What is osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a treatment method based on a holistic approach to the human body. This involves looking at the various relationships in the body, the cooperation between the locomotor system, physiology and the neuro-psychic system.
'We look at the person as whole'.
Disruptions in this cooperation can cause complaints and manifest themselves in various symptoms, such as intestinal pain, back pain, tinnitus or tennis elbow. Osteopathy focuses on more than just the complaint area, as cause often lies deeper and consists of multiple factors.
It looks at the person as a whole and the factors that throw them out of balance such as their lifestyle, trauma or illness and recovery impeding factors such as an overloaded immune system or long-term compensations in posture and movement.
Osteopathy is a manual medicine that focuses on restoring the mobility and normal function of bodily structures. Structures such as muscles, joints, organs are mobilised to restore balance and thus optimise self-healing ability.
How does osteopathy work?
Anamnesis
An osteopathic treatment starts with a comprehensive anamnesis in which your symptoms are identified. Questions may include: How did the complaint arise, what does the complaint provoke, and have other interventions already been used for your complaint? In addition, an osteopath is interested in your health from a holistic point of view, because of this, questions will also be asked about, for example, bowel movements, medical history and general well-being.
Examination
After the anamnesis, the physical examination follows to clarify where the complaint is located and which areas of the body are related to it. Not only the location of the pain is examined, but also the related parts of the body. An osteopath gets a lot of information from the mobility of the spine, joints and organs. When the examination is complete, the diagnosis is discussed with you.
Treatment
After the full complaint picture is clear, treatment follows. During the treatment, different systems in the body are stimulated or, on the contrary, calmed to stimulate the body's repair capacity.
The osteopath works on three main systems:
The parietal system
Includes the locomotor system: the spine, limbs, joints, muscles and tendons.
The visceral system
Covers organs with their suspension in the body, blood vessels, neurology and physiological function: the digestive system, heart and respiratory system, endocrine system, immunity, urinary system including kidneys and genital system.
The cranio-sacral system
Includes the central nervous system: the brain and spinal cord, cranial connections, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid and the stress/rest system.
I strongly believe in addressing your complaint according to a multidisciplinary patient-centred approach. This allows us to combine knowledge to help you in the best possible way. As a result, I enjoy working together with (general) physicians, (manual) physiotherapists, mesologists and other disciplines.
How much osteopathy do I need?
The treatment frequency is on average much lower than other disciplines, as the body needs time to adjust to the new balance in mobility and physiology.
Osteopathy does not cure, but helps remove blockages that impede healing. Everyone comes with a unique complaint, their own history of complaints, so each one reacts in their own way.
There should be improvement in the complaint within 3 treatments. Babies and children have priority and are seen as soon as possible.
Treatment schedule
Treatment period:
2 weeks - 3 months
Average number:
3-5 treatments
Duration per session:
45 minutes
Baby/child consultation:
30-45 minutes
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