Comments on: The Promotional of Osteopathy in the UK http://osteopathsguide.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/the-promotional-of-osteopathy-in-the-uk/ Bringing Osteopathy and the Community Together Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Author http://osteopathsguide.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/the-promotional-of-osteopathy-in-the-uk/#comment-12 Author Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:39:12 +0000 http://osteopathsguide.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-12 Interesting article. As a UK osteopath, we are trained separate from the medical schools. I believe this training allows the focus to be on osteopathic principles and understanding. I can’t get my head around osteopaths training through the medical schools. It’s two completely different models at work. True osteopathy is the understanding that you are treating the cause not the symptoms. A problem doesn’t just appear, there is a chain of physiological events prior to the problem (unless it is a trauma). It is the unravelling of these events that a true osteopath is interested in. Supplying medication to “suppress” a symptom is as you mentioned in the article a complete contradiction of this principle. Osteopathy is really a preventive medicine; however, our society doesn’t really fit with this. No-one goes for a check up on a regular basis; they wait until there’s a problem and then consult someone. When it gets to this stage then all forms of medicine have their place. Perhaps if more people went to their osteopath for a check up - these problems that require further intervention may never be needed (bold statement I know!). After all we service our cars more regularly than our bodies - what’s more important? Interesting article. As a UK osteopath, we are trained separate from the medical schools. I believe this training allows the focus to be on osteopathic principles and understanding. I can’t get my head around osteopaths training through the medical schools. It’s two completely different models at work.

True osteopathy is the understanding that you are treating the cause not the symptoms. A problem doesn’t just appear, there is a chain of physiological events prior to the problem (unless it is a trauma). It is the unravelling of these events that a true osteopath is interested in. Supplying medication to “suppress” a symptom is as you mentioned in the article a complete contradiction of this principle.

Osteopathy is really a preventive medicine; however, our society doesn’t really fit with this. No-one goes for a check up on a regular basis; they wait until there’s a problem and then consult someone. When it gets to this stage then all forms of medicine have their place. Perhaps if more people went to their osteopath for a check up – these problems that require further intervention may never be needed (bold statement I know!). After all we service our cars more regularly than our bodies – what’s more important?

]]> By: phantomforever9 http://osteopathsguide.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/the-promotional-of-osteopathy-in-the-uk/#comment-9 phantomforever9 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:50:44 +0000 http://osteopathsguide.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-9 Thanks for the information on osteopathy. We recently wrote an <a href="http://brainblogger.com/2008/06/07/osteopathy-in-the-21st-century/" rel="nofollow">article</a> on osteopathy at <a href="http://brainblogger.com/" rel="nofollow">Brain Blogger</a>. Osteopathy today- is it unique or has it conformed? Medicate to heal or allow the body to use its own natural healing ability? It’s an interesting debate. What do you think?. We would like to read your comments on our article. Thank you. Sincerely, Kelly Thanks for the information on osteopathy.

We recently wrote an article on osteopathy at Brain Blogger. Osteopathy today- is it unique or has it conformed? Medicate to heal or allow the body to use its own natural healing ability? It’s an interesting debate. What do you think?.

We would like to read your comments on our article. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Kelly

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