"Osteopathy emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones."
The use of hands-on techniques to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury.
Anatomy and Physiology: A foundational topic that teaches about the anatomy and function of various systems in the human body, including the musculoskeletal, nervous, and circulatory systems.
Palpation Skills: Another foundational topic that teaches osteopathic practitioners how to feel and interpret subtle changes and movements within the body.
Biomechanics: This topic teaches about how the body moves and how different parts of the musculoskeletal system work together to create movement and stability.
Fascia and Connective Tissue: This topic teaches about the importance of fascia in the body and how it’s relevant to OMT.
Principles of Osteopathy: This includes the fundamental principles and values that underscore OMT, including the holistic approach to health and the body’s innate ability to heal and regulate itself.
OMT Techniques: This includes a range of hands-on techniques that OMT practitioners use to address various conditions and to help promote overall wellness.
OMT Practice Guidelines and Ethics: This topic covers the responsibilities of OMT practitioners and the ethical considerations that they must take into account when treating patients.
Clinical Decision Making: This involves how practitioners use their training and knowledge to make decisions and use OMT effectively to treat various conditions.
OMT and Pain Management: Many OMT techniques can help address pain and promote overall health and well-being.
OMT and Sports Medicine: OMT can be used to treat sports injuries and to help athletes improve performance and prevent injuries.
OMT and Pediatrics: OMT can be used to treat common conditions in infants and children, including colic, ear infections, and asthma.
OMT and Women’s Health: OMT can be used to treat conditions specific to women, including menstrual cramps, endometriosis, and infertility.
OMT and Geriatrics: OMT can be used to treat common conditions in older adults, including arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic pain.
Research and Evidence-Based Practice: This topic involves understanding the latest research and using evidence-based practice to inform OMT treatments.
Communication Skills: This topic involves developing good communication skills with patients and other healthcare professionals.
"Practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as osteopaths."
"Osteopathic manipulation is the core set of techniques in osteopathy."
"Craniosacral therapy has been labeled as pseudoscience and quackery."
"The techniques are based on an ideology created by Andrew Taylor Still (1828–1917)."
"Osteopaths attempt to diagnose and treat somatic dysfunction by manipulating a person's bones and muscles."
"Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) techniques are most commonly used to treat back pain and other musculoskeletal issues."
"Yes, osteopathic manipulation is still included in the curricula of osteopathic physicians or Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) training in the US."
"The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree became a medical degree."
"Osteopathy comes from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), which means 'bone'."
"Páthos, in Ancient Greek, means 'pain, suffering'."
"Osteopathy is considered a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine."
"The purpose of osteopathic manipulation is to treat somatic dysfunction."
"Osteopathy posits the existence of a 'myofascial continuity'—a tissue layer that 'links every part of the body with every other part'."
"Now, it is named 'somatic dysfunction'."
"In most countries, practitioners of osteopathy are not medically trained and are referred to as osteopaths."
"Parts of osteopathy, such as craniosacral therapy, have no therapeutic value and have been labeled as pseudoscience and quackery."
"Andrew Taylor Still (1828–1917) is the creator of the ideology behind osteopathy."
"Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) techniques are most commonly used to treat back pain and other musculoskeletal issues."
"The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, however, became a medical degree and is no longer a degree of non-medical osteopathy."