Osteopathic Self-Treatment: Finding Health

Osteopathy is on everyone’s lips. In order to detect their patients’ problems, osteopaths employ comprehensive skill and knowledge regarding the structure and function of the human body. A little-known fact, however, is that the osteopathic techniques and principles are wonderfully suited for self-treatment, as only the patient himself has a direct link to his inner self. 
The first part of the book explains the principles of osteopathic treatment.
The book’s main part is then the “osteopathic medicine cabinet” with 45 exercises for all areas of the body, from headaches to ankle sprains.

Contents

• Prologue
• Introduction
• Your first osteopathic self-treatment
• The three planes of movement

Part 1: Osteopathic Principles

• Unlike you would think
• Direct and indirect technique
• Direct and indirect technique in nature
• Osteopathy – supporting nature’s healing powers
• “Activating Forces”
• Two special techniques
• Strain-Counterstrain (SCS)
• Myofascial Release (MFR)
• The “onion of discomfort”

Part 2: The osteopathic medicine cabinet

• Head
• Chronic Sinusitis (sinus infection)
• Impaired vision / eye muscles / vertigo
• Accommodation (accommodating near and far sight)
• Tired eyes
• Headaches
• Sensitive points
• Discomforts in the area of the forehead
• Discomforts on the side of your head – parietal bone exercise
• Discomforts on the side of your head – temporal bone exercise
• Discomforts at the back of your head
• Mandibular joint / teeth
• Discomforts in the jaw-area
• Discomforts in the area of your teeth
• Discomforts in the throat area
• Difficulties swallowing
• Voice problems
• Spine
• Cervical spine
• Discomforts in the neck radiating into the head
• The area of the thoracic spine/chest/ribs – sitting down
• The area of the thoracic spine/chest/ribs – standing
• The counterstrain exercise for the chest area
• Exercise with stronger pain
• Discomforts of the lumbar spine
• The “waves on the ocean” exercise
• Unstable spine – “no plane”
• Unstable spine – “maybe plane”
• Exercise option on the “yes plane”
• Pelvic area
• Discomforts in the area of the pelvic floor
• Discomforts in the area of the sacroiliac joint
• Discomforts in the gluteal area
• Hip joint problems
• The area of the hip joint/pubic bone/adductors
• Knee joint
• Knee exercise “healing hands”
• Knee exercise “turning”
• Exercise for the balance of the knee muscles
• Feet
• Problems with the upper ankle joint
• Problems with the lower ankle joint
• Sprained ankle
• Toes
• Basic exercise when dealing with toe problems
• Hallux-valgus (big toe in X-position)
• Shoulders
• Basic exercise for shoulder discomforts
• Dysfunctions in the area of the acromioclavicular joint
• Discomforts when lifting your arm to the front
• Elbows
• Basic exercise with discomforts of the elbows
• “Tennis elbow”
• Wrists
• Basic exercise for problems in the wrist
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Alternative exercise “carpal tunnel syndrome”
• Fingers
• Basic exercise for fingers
• For body, spirit and soul
• Centering exercise
• Exercise of the inner alchemy