The popularity of osteopathic medicine is growing, especially as a preventative medicine for chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. Osteopathy is a system of health care, it's not a modality or a method. It emphasizes preventive care and the whole body. Osteopathic philosophy says any alteration in normal anatomy is a sign of disease, and that removing those abnormalities will resolve or improve those symptoms.
Should Everyone Try Osteopathy?
Often, osteopathic medicine can provide healing for people suffering from various conditions. If you have back pain, migraines, tennis elbow, digestive difficulties, pain from poor posture, arthritis, or other similar conditions, osteopathy can help.
What are the benefits of osteopathy?
It can prevent injuries.
Osteopathic treatments increase muscle flexibility and strength, which prevents tearing and pain. Osteopathy reduces the risk of stress-related damage by improving the resilience of different tissues. Athletes, physically active people and people who perform repetitive motions constantly (like keyboardists, video game players, and factory workers) are particularly benefited, as are the elderly, who are more susceptible to stress-related injuries. It's possible in many situations to prevent further damage to the body and reduce recovery time and pain by treating the injured part of the body with osteopathy.
Getting more blood flowing.
It helps distribute nutrients and oxygen by improving circulation, reduces blood pressure, decreases inflammation, restores lymphatic balance, which aids in body detoxification, cures sleep apnea, helps create better sleep habits, and makes one feel better overall. Osteopathic treatments can help patients heal faster by developing a healthy lifestyle, so they don't have to deal with pain, discomfort or illness anymore. Osteopathy helps you feel better by reducing tension, boosting your immune system, and boosting your healing.
It relieves chronic pain.
Osteopathy restores the body to its natural state. This can, in turn, relieve asthma symptoms, arthritis flare ups, and irritable bowel syndrome. Osteopathy is a system of treating the muscles and skeletal system, but it also treats underlying tissues, like the organs.
The body is encouraged to self-heal or to correct structural defects by directly influencing the flow of fluids through the affected tissues. It's important to know that osteopathy is used to treat conditions such as arthritis, back pain, headaches, and damaged tendons and ligaments after injuries (like a sprain). Additionally, to treating the underlying causes of chronic pain, osteopathy can help reduce the strain on joints, improve posture, relieve tension, and allow more range of motion without putting more burden on joints.
For more info on how osteopathic medicine can help you, contact Dr Bhavik Patel. We're looking forward to helping you with osteopathic medicine. Come on, let's do this!
