Open AccessOsteopathy as Medicine of the Future
Author(s) -
N. A. Krasnoyarova
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rossijskij osteopatičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-3064
pISSN - 2220-0975
DOI - 10.32885/2220-0975-2017-3-4-66-75
Subject(s) - osteopathy , medicine , osteopathic medicine in the united states , medical physics , physical therapy , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Goal of research - the study aims to justify the statement that osteopathy is an effective method of diagnostics and treatment.Materials and methods. The study examined 5 000 patients with different clinical symptoms who underwent osteopathic treatment sessions. A variety of osteopathic techniques were used: e. g. soft tissue techniques, articulations, muscle energy techniques and trusts, fascial techniques, strain-counterstrain, visceral techniques on the thoracic and abdominal cavities, cranial techniques, etc. In some cases, the following additional research methods were used: electroencephalography, echocardiogram, Doppler sonography, etc.Results. All the patients showed signi cant improvement in the condition with complete regression of clinical symptoms and with the improvement of the results of additional research methods.Conclusion. The osteopathic treatment has shown to be highly effective in diagnostics and correction in this group of patients. It corresponds to the basic principles of medicine of the future.