“Osteopathy is a system of medicine that emphasizes the theory that the body can make its own remedies, given normal structural relationships, environmental conditions, and nutrition. It differs from allopathy primarily in its greater attention to body mechanics and manipulative methods in diagnosis and therapy.” _World Health Organization (WHO)_
It was developed by the American Dr. Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917), who defined health as the harmonious combination of body, soul, and spirit.
When the different structures of the body are in an optimal state, working harmoniously at fascial, biomechanical, muscular, nervous, circulatory, and endocrine level, the result is health. Still described health as the ‘positive state’, which means more than simply the absence of disease (Torsten Lien, 2010).
Myofascial Induction Therapy® or MIT® is a therapeutic concept belonging to Manual Therapy aimed at the functional restoration of the altered fascial system.
MIT® is a process of assessment and treatment procedures in which the therapist transfers a slight force (traction and/or compression) to the target tissue (Pilat, 2012; Pilat, 2019), facilitating the recovery of the quality of the fascial system.
It is a process controlled by the central nervous system, in which the therapist acts as a facilitator (Pilat, 2019). The therapeutic action is concentrated in the provision of resources for the adjustment of the homeostatic balance.
The goal is not the establishment of stable hierarchies but facilitating an optimal adaptation to the demands of the environment (Pilat, 2014). Myofascial induction aims to be a treatment that focuses on the patient (Pilat, 2015).
Soft and deep therapeutic concept, belonging to manual therapy, based on the existence of a subtle rhythmic pulse that emerges in the tissues and fluids of the core of the body, the Cranial Rhythmic Impulse.
With a slight contact a trained therapist can feel the Pulsations of the Craniosacral System transmitted to the whole body through the Fascial system.
This therapeutic work consists in helping the patient to restore the normal flow of movement through the attenuation or disappearance of these resistances.
In the 1970s CST was coined, developed, and structured by the osteopathic physician Dr John E. Upledger, from his findings, and based on the discoveries of Dr. Sutherland, father of Cranial Osteopathy.
Reference:
http://upledgerinstitute.es
They are a combination of disorders that present signs and symptoms in the Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and oral structures (muscles, teeth, gums), as well as wide-spread pain in ear, jaw, head, neck, shoulders and back.
The diagnosis is made through a complete medical history and a thorough exploration. In certain cases, it will be assessed through orthopantomography (panoramic Rx) and dynamic NMR.
A large part of the population has signs and symptoms although only a percentage accurate treatment. However, once established, treatment is more complicated the more chronic the disorder is, so it is advisable to see a specialist as soon as the first symptoms appear.
EACH CASE REQUIRES A SPECIFIC TREATMENT:
Self-care, physiotherapy, postural re-education, splint, occlusal adjustment, psychotherapy, relaxation, nutrition and sports reorientation and arthroscopic surgery… or combinations of them all.
https://clinicamunozblanco.es
Thai Yoga Massage brings penetrating massage & gentle yoga movements into a profound healing system. It will leave you feeling deeply nourished, relaxed, and filled with energy.
Traditional Thai massage developed over millennia within the environment of Buddhist temples. It flourished as a way for spiritual people to share the benefits of meditation and compassion in a physical form.
There is a lot of stretching involved and many exercises might well be described as ‘applied Hatha Yoga’ or ‘applied physical Yoga’. Rather than using the term ‘Thai massage’, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to call it ‘Yoga massage’ since that’s what this art essentially is. (Asokananda©).
Reference:
http://thai-yoga-massage.org
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