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Osteopathy

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What is Osteopathy?
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Osteopathy is a comprehensive and manual therapy complementary to classical medicine.

 

While medicine focuses on treating the disease and its various manifestations, osteopathy strives to promote the general health of the many systems that make up the human body.

 

In his clinical practice, the osteopath uses precise techniques of evaluation and manual adjustment to restore mobility to structures (bones, ligaments, muscles, organs, fasciae and nerves) in situations where the is body no longer able to regulate itself.

 

Thanks to the diversity of its gentle techniques, the osteopath helps to prevent and maintain optimal health at all stages of your life.

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For Who?.. Everyone!

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Baby and Newborn
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Osteopathy can treat help many problems with the newborn. The following reasons may encourage you to consult:.

 

  • Difficult childbirth

  • Premature birth

  • Difficulty suckling (breast, baby bottle)

  • Difficult burps, regurgitation, colic

  • Neck stiffness

  • Flat head, facial asymmetry

  • Motor delays

  • etc ...

 

Without forgetting the full potential that could be offered to your child, because after all, childbirth represents a great trauma in the life of a baby.

 

Please also note that osteopathy is indicated at all stages of development of the child and at for teenager!

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Pregnant Woman​
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During pregnancy, the woman's body is constantly adapting. It can be difficult for some to adapt to it. It can then appear various symptoms:

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  • Vertebral and musculoskeletal pain

  • sciatica

  • Headaches, migraines

  • Digestive problems, nausea, heartburns (GERD)

  • Constipation

  • Insomnia, fatigue

  • Numbness of the hands (Carpal Tunnel)

 

Also, osteopathic treatment is indicated at all these stages of pregnancy:

 

  • Prepares the body for pregnancy

  • Helps women with infertility problems

  • Maximizes pelvic mobility to facilitate childbirth Promotes flexibility of the pelvic floor (perineum)

  • Helps imbalances due to pregnancy and childbirth Helps scar adhesions of c-section and perineum

  • Helps incontinence

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Everyone
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Osteopathy is a discipline indicated for all ages in the treatment of various health disorders such as:

 

  • Slow digestion (gas, bloating)

  • Constipation or irritable bowel

  • Heartburns

  • Fall or physical trauma

  • Headache, migraine

  • Sciatica

  • Tendinitis, bursitis, sprain

  • Cervicalgia, back pain or low back pain

  • Herniated disc

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Osteoarthritis, arthritis

  • tinnitus

  • Jaw problem Etc ...

 

Osteopathy is also indicated in the relief of certain conditions more specifically affecting the woman, such as dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain), recurrent urinary or vaginal infections.

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