A distinctive feature of an osteopath's work is that they often need to treat an area different from the one the patient is complaining about. This may cause surprise, but there is a clear explanation for this phenomenon.
A Case Study from Practice:
A patient came in with complaints of pain in the lower back and sacrum. During the conversation, it was revealed that as a child, he once fell and hit his forehead on the ground. A common childhood injury that seemingly had no relation to the current problem. However, examination, palpation, and testing showed that the cause of the pain was not in the lower back, but in the frontal and ethmoid bones of the skull, which are connected to each other.
What Happened during the process?
During the correction of these bones, when the frontal bone was slightly pulled upward (followed by the ethmoid bone), the patient noted acute pain in the sacrum. As soon as the pressure on the bones weakened, the pain disappeared. This phenomenon is explained by the connections within the body: the dura mater lines the skull from the inside, forms venous sinuses, and continues through the spinal canal. It begins at the ethmoid bone (in the bridge of the nose area) and ends near the second sacral vertebra. Thus, the sacrum, frontal, ethmoid, and occipital bones, as well as the second cervical vertebra, are all connected. A disruption in the position of one of these structures is transmitted along the entire chain and can cause pain in a completely different location.
The Result
After correcting the old trauma, relaxing the sutures between the skull bones, and restoring their normal mobility, the pain in the lower back and sacrum almost disappeared after just the first visit. Such cases are encountered constantly. The human body is a complex but logical system where everything is interconnected.
Therefore, if during a session an osteopath begins to work with the liver when there is pain between the shoulder blades, there's no need to be surprised—it's simply anatomy in action.
To schedule an appointment at the Osteopathic Center, call: +995 555 109 606.
Therefore, if during a session an osteopath begins to work with the liver when there is pain between the shoulder blades, there's no need to be surprised—it's simply anatomy in action.
To schedule an appointment at the Osteopathic Center, call: +995 555 109 606.
