Osteopathic Medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate injury.
What is Osteopathy?
A distinct branch of medicine in the U.S., Osteopathic Medicine emphasizes the interrelated unity of all systems in the body, each working with the other to heal in times of illness. DOs practice medicine according to the latest science and technology, but also consider options to complement pharmaceuticals and surgery. Osteopathic medicine is one of the fastest-growing health care professions in the country. Osteopathy Therapy in Mayur Vihar, Defence Colony & South Delhi is a type of alternative medicine that emphasizes physical manipulation of the body's muscle tissue and bones.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, or OMT, is a set of hands-on techniques used by osteopathic physicians (DOs) to diagnose, treat, and prevent illness or injury. Using OMT, a DO moves a patient’s muscles and joints using techniques that include stretching, gentle pressure, and resistance.
As part of their education, DOs receive special training in the musculoskeletal system, the body’s intricate system of muscles, nerves, and bones. This advanced training provides DOs with a keen understanding of how the body’s systems are interconnected and how each one affects the others.
Advantage of OMT
OMT can help patients of all ages and backgrounds. The treatment can be used to ease pain, discomfort, promote healing, and increase overall mobility. Although often used to treat muscle pain, the treatment can also aid patients with a number of other health conditions such as:
- Migraines
- Asthma
- Sinus disorders
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Menstrual pain, etc.
Through OMT, physicians manually apply a specific amount of pressure to different parts of the body. These approaches can help:
- Restore muscle and tissue balance
- Treat structural and tissue abnormalities
- Relieve joint restriction and misalignment
- Promote the overall movement of blood flow throughout the body
OMT for pain relief
Just as there are multiple types of chronic pain, there are a wide variety of treatment options, from medication to hands-on techniques like OMT, which has been clinically proven to provide pain relief for low back pain.
“One of the unique differentiators of osteopathic is OMT, which is proven to be effective in treating low back pain.