What is manual therapy?

Manual therapy is a form of manual therapy that has been around for 1000 years and has been clinically researched and modernized. In manual therapy, practitioners use to reduce pain caused by muscle spasm, muscle tension and joint dysfunction; They only use their hands to mobilize / manipulate joints in the area and to perform soft tissue treatments.

Manual therapy can be applied to whom?

Manual therapy can be helpful in the treatment of people with joint disorders that do not have sufficient range of motion and range of motion in some musculoskeletal structures. These disorders can cause pain and change in function, posture and movement in the person. Manual therapy is used to strengthen joint mobility and reduce muscle tension to allow the patient to move more naturally without pain.

What are the advantages of manual therapy?

• The healing process is very fast in manual treatment. The treatment time is also very short compared to other techniques.
• In manual therapy, very effective results can be obtained from the first session. While pain and tension are reduced, mobility increases greatly.
• Manual therapy has a higher success rate than other techniques. Thanks to its high success rate, it is the most frequently requested physical therapy method.
• In manual therapy, the damaged area is directly treated manually.
• One of the most important advantages of manual therapy is that it has no side effects.

For which diseases is manual therapy suitable?

Manual therapy has been used successfully for many years in the treatment of many diseases related to the muscular and joint system. Manual therapy especially:

• Herniated disc
• Waist flattening
• Neck hernia
• Neck straightening
• Back pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Joint problems
• Shoulder joint problems
• Elbow and wrist ailments
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Ankle sprain
• Knee joint problems
• Meniscus problems

It offers a very effective treatment opportunity in the treatment of such problems.

What is osteopathy?

Osteopathy; It is a discipline that aims to work on the musculoskeletal system, internal organs, spine, fascia, nervous system and circulatory system, to ensure that they can function in harmony for the continuity of health. It is a holistic approach.

It tries to activate the body's self-healing potential by stimulating the proper functioning of the movement, circulation, nervous system and organs in the body. Thus, improvement can be achieved in the body.

Osteopathy is accepted as a diagnosis and treatment method by WHO (World Health Organization). Osteopathy is based on the principles of anatomy and physiology. Every system in the body must work in harmony with each other. Failure in one of these systems disrupts the general functioning of the body, which causes dysfunctions in the body. This causes pain as a result of dysfunctions. These dysfunctions are detected and tried to be treated.

OSTEOPAT HELPS THE PATIENT WITH 3 DIFFERENT APPROACHES:

1- Parietal Osteopathy; Used in the treatment of the musculoskeletal system. It covers the treatment of joints, bones, muscles, ligaments and all fascia groups in the body.

2- Visceral Ostepathy; It treats the problems in visceral structures such as digestion, breathing, circulation, reproduction and eliminates the pain and problems caused by them. Visceral problems, except for pathological problems, can cause pain that we know as reflected pain in the waist, back, shoulder, neck, that is, in all spine and joints. Our internal organs are not in the air, they are attached to our spine.

3- Cranial Osteopathy; It encourages the elimination of the tension caused by stress on the head and the whole body with gentle and light touches on the skull. By using the sturlar, the joints of the skull, the pressure on the cranial nerves is removed. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) circulation is normalized.

Who is called an osteopath?

Osteopaths are people who have received an average of 5 years of osteopathy training, in which physiotherapists and doctors can participate. Osteopaths are licensed professionals.

Situations Where Osteopathy Is Used

• In waist, neck, back pain and hernia
• In migraine and tension headaches
• Postural disorders such as scoliosis, kyphosis
• In the removal of postoperative pain and adhesions
• In stress and nervous tension
• In chronic fatigue
• In sleep disorders
• Nevraljide
• In breathing problems
• In sports injuries
• As a supplement in the treatment of hormonal disorders
• Supportive in chronic neurological diseases
• In circulation problems (blood and lymphatic system)
• In movement and function disorders
• In walking, balance and coordination disorders
• In fibromyalgia syndrome
• Arthrosic changes such as joint stiffness, calcification
• Joint blockages, spine and rib blockages
• Jaw joint problems (chewing problems, bruxism, crepitation in jaw movements )
• Visceral osteopathy is used as supportive treatment for constipation, diarrhea, urinary incontinence, indigestion, gas, abdominal pain, spastic colon, ptosis and dysfunction of digestive organs.
• Craniosacral osteopathy in babies in swallowing, vomiting, head deformity
• Allergic and chronic diseases
• Acute pain
• Osteopathy can be used as a supportive treatment in rheumatic diseases.