Osteopathy

Hello everyone,

Are you familiar with osteopathy?

I will share my experiences with osteopathy with you.

The pediatrician was talking about operating on a child whose tear duct had become blocked at birth.
After two sessions, the tear duct was unblocked.

The pediatrician saw fluid in the inner ear and mentioned surgery. After one session, the “issue” was resolved. And the pediatrician no longer mentioned surgery.

You are certainly wondering now: how do osteopaths work? That is a well-founded question.

By touch, how by touch?

Through discussions with them—the osteopaths—via touch. They can work with meridians and axes. At the slightest accident, an axis can be displaced. The work consists of balancing the axes and, therefore, the human body. With a single gesture, the practitioner can identify the painful point and release the blockage.

Emotional issues can also be addressed, whether the wounds are recent or not.

I am going to tell you about another operation that was avoided, and this, thirty years after a "trauma".

This is more the practical side, from the patient's perspective; I will look into what the theory says and share it with you.

See you soon, ClaudiaC

Thank you, Claudiac, for this post on osteopathy; it is indeed a wonderful form of medicine.

My son often talks to me about the benefits he felt after a few sessions that brought him a great deal of benefit.

What a pity that this medicine is expensive and not covered by social insurance reimbursements; how many people would be relieved of their ailments.

Let's wait and see what the theory says about this.

Hello Josy,
I understand your son very well. Perhaps he will be able to enjoy these benefits for a long time to come?
ClaudiaC

So here is the more “theoretical” part:

Practitioners use touch and manipulation of the musculoskeletal system to restore or improve mobility and balance, and to promote well-being. Techniques range from light massage to ultra-rapid joint mobilization.

Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathy, believed that all disease was related to the musculoskeletal structure of the body.

While chiropractors are essentially limited to manipulating misaligned joints, osteopaths can treat soft tissues to relax muscles and restore joint mobility.

In France, the integration of osteopathy is notably achieved through practitioners who are both doctors and osteopaths. I suggest you find these doctor-osteopaths who will be able to help you well and save you some money.

In Switzerland, osteopaths are still considered separate, but their services are reimbursed for those who have taken out supplementary insurance.

Feel free to share your experiences.

Best regards, ClaudiaC

Thank you for this theory regarding osteopathy. It complements the few basics a friend had pointed out to me.

The goal of the care provided by this osteopath was to help him regain emotional and nervous balance. Thanks to a few sessions related to homeopathy, he has gradually become calmer and is somewhat better at managing his emotions. It would be necessary to continue, but financial constraints have forced me to slow down the sessions.

Please specify that we should see an osteopathic doctor; it is true that this will certainly save us some money.

See you soon and looking forward to reading from you

That's right; in osteopathy, through touch on the head, they are able to "support" the emotional side as well as emotions that have been held inside. And I can very well understand that it had really helped your son. They can even "work on" aged emotions.

Since my knee accident, I’ve been seeing an osteopath in my town, and she was the first to tell me that my knee wasn’t doing well (one or two months after the surgery). After six months of pain, I went to see my general practitioner, and just by touching my knee, he saw that I had arthritis. Two months of anti-inflammatories.
After that, I went back to the osteopath and she told me that after six months of inflammation, the tissues in my knee had stiffened. She was able to help me again with my flexibility and suppleness. And on top of that, I had the pleasure of being able to tell her she was right!

It’s nice to be able to tell a practitioner of alternative medicine—specifically an osteopath—that they were right! No?

See you soon, ClaudiaC

Hello Claudiac,

Indeed, according to our testimonials, this would tend to prove that we should increasingly turn to this type of practitioner, even though traditional medicine has made progress in certain areas, it seems that alternative medicine achieves greater satisfaction in terms of results.

Hello claudiac,

New dad, and on the pediatrician's advice, we saw an osteopath who realigned a vertebra in our 3-month-old daughter (since then, she no longer regurgitates, or very rarely). The vertebra had been displaced during delivery, and the baby wasn't turning her head properly.
Since then, she has been 5 months old, and everything is going well. It’s a shame that in France, this is not covered by the national health insurance system: well, almost, since it seems that the system is struggling with the issue of reimbursement. By the way, some private health insurance providers have taken the initiative and are providing reimbursement.

In short, my wife and I recommend osteopaths for babies!

Kisses to everyone.

Hello Bruno,
Thank you for your message, and welcome to this site!
That’s all you and your wife ever say: only recommend osteopaths for babies!
For my son, we were able to avoid two operations by seeing an osteopath.
It is very good to hear that your daughter is doing well. Just for your information, babies and young children fall frequently, and it is recommended that they see an osteopath approximately every six months.
I think the Social Security system should focus on this reimbursement issue. It concerns everyone's health.
Best regards, ClaudiaC

Good evening Claudiac,

I had a question about osteopathy ::), here my husband is complaining of pain in the joints of his fingers, arms, and legs :'(. He has undergone numerous tests and we don't really know the origin of these pains; apparently, the problem is of a bony nature. ::) As far as I can see, could you tell me a bit more, please? It would please both me and my husband.
Best regards
Ladysally

Hello Ladysally,
For joints, yes, osteopaths do good work, and unlike chiropractors, it doesn't crack.
Otherwise, a friend told me that essential oils can also be used for joints by applying an essential oil to them.

Are osteopaths reimbursed in Belgium?

In any case, I think a session wouldn't hurt, and that way the practitioner can assess whether they can do anything and whether the tissues in those joints respond well.

Did he have an accident once?

:-*, ClaudiaC

Good evening, dear Claudiac,
Thanks for the info, and I'll let you know later whether mutual insurance covers this type of therapy in Belgium.
To answer your question, no, he did not have an accident.
Big kiss, Ladysally

Hello my dear,
As for the accident, I only asked you because osteopaths work on the joints but also on the tissues. For example, they can first realign the “axes” and then work on the tissues, that is, soften and loosen them.
:-*, ClaudiaC

Good evening Claudiac,
No, he hasn't had an accident, but he's been diabetic for about three years, so maybe that's what's affecting his joints. ;D
I'll go to an osteopath soon as soon as I have the time.
Best regards
Ladysally :-*

Hello Claudiac,
So I went to the doctor and her pain is not in the bones but due to her diabetes, as I suspected. >:(
Oh yeah, I forgot to ask about the reimbursement for the osteopathy??? Damn. :-[
Kind regards
Ladysally :-*