Structural Osteopathy
Structural osteopathy aims at assessing and restoring the health of the musculoskeletal system. The focus is not only on the active and passive movement of muscles and joints, but on all biomechanical aspects – or, better, mechanological, given the birth of this new branch that shows how mechanical stimuli can directly affect the cell biology – of the organism that underlie the proper functioning (“the structure determines the function”) of bones, muscles, blood and lymph circulation and nervous pathways. As a result, manipulations and mobilizations are essential for structural osteopathy.
Thanks to the scientific and clinical research of the last decade, we know that structural osteopathy can positively influence the function of the autonomic nervous system (both ortho- and parasympathetic) in order to ensure better regulation of visceral functions.
Moreover, it is able to modulate the states of central sensitization, that is those conditions where the nervous system, in the absence of organic lesion, shows an hyperactivity that promotes neurogenic inflammation (inflammation caused by the nervous system), “extreme” visceral responses and pain – this is the underlying phenomenon of the so-called “functional” diseases: from tension headaches to primary dysmenorrhea and fibromyalgia.
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Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment vs. osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine on Parkinsonian gait
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Allostatic Load Lowering
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Concussion-related visual memory and reaction time impairment in college athletes improved after osteopathic manipulative medicine: a randomized clinical trial
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Impact of osteopathic manipulative techniques on the management of dizziness caused by neuro-otologic disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis
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Inhibiting the Musculoskeletal Pathological Processes in Post-knee Replacement Surgery With Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: A Systematic Review
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Osteopathic manipulative treatment in individuals with vertigo and somatic dysfunction
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Effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, a pilot project
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Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of a Patient With an Atypical Presentation of Coccydynia
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Osteopathic manual treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus and comorbid chronic low back pain
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