Synonyms
Greek: osteon= bone and pathos= suffering, disease synonyms: Manual Medicine/Therapy, Manual Therapy, Chirotherapy, Chiropractic
Introduction
All in all, osteopathy is a coherent medical system that follows the principles of applied anatomy, physiology and pathology. It is basically divided into 3 parts: parietal, visceral and cranial osteopathy. Parietal osteopathy is the oldest part of osteopathy and is considered the basis or cornerstone of osteopathic treatment.
Parietal osteopathy deals with pathological changes of the musculoskeletal system. This includes everything that has emerged embryonically from the third germinal disc: muscles, bones, fascia, joints, tendons and ligaments. In 1874, the American physician Andrew Taylor Still M. D. (1828 – 1917) presented his philosophy and practice of manual treatment for the first time.
His disappointment with the medicine practiced at that time led to the creation of a new medical concept, which he called ” Osteopathic Medicine “. Parietal osteopathy, from which manual therapy and chiropractic developed, sees the spine and the joints of the extremities as sources of disturbance of normal body and movement functions. The aim of Parietal Osteopathy is to correct malpositions of a joint by choosing different manual techniques. This should give the body the possibility of homeostasis (= compensation). This makes it possible to efficiently treat dewy but also decades-old “dislocations” caused by accidents, twisting or sports injuries.
Symptoms
There are many examples of applications for parietal osteopathy:
- Pain of the locomotor system
- Movement restrictions of the spinal column/back pain
- Problems with intervertebral discs (which cause e.g. sciatica and lumbago)
- Pain of the lumbar spine and ilio-sacral jelly
- Postural damage to the hips and spine (e.g. as a result of pelvic obliquity, hip disorders)
- Shoulder and arm syndrome
- Pain in the knee and ankle joints
- Compensatory support for degenerative diseases
- Supporting treatment for systemic organ diseases
- Aftercare of fractures, operation scars
- Treatment of accident consequences (e.g. whiplash)
- Sports injuries (sprains and dislocations)
- Neck tensions
- Disorders of the temporomandibular joint, also accompanying orthodontic corrective measures
- Growth deformities (e.g. hunchback, lateral spinal column deflection)
- Pain in the joints (e.g. arthrosis)
- Wryneck in infants