Egloff Peter (Biel/Bienne)

What is osteopathic medicine? Osteopathic medicine involves comprehensive manual diagnosis and therapy of dysfunctions in the musculoskeletal system, the internal organs and the nervous system. The focus is on the individual situation and the patient's self-healing powers, which are stimulated by osteopathic therapy. Almost all methods of osteopathic medicine can be classified as "soft" or "gentle". The treatment itself is relaxing and, if necessary, leads to a gradual, but also long-lasting regulation towards "healthy".

Osteopathic Techniques

• Muscle energy techniques: Targeted muscle traction is used to normalize and optimize joint dysfunction in the spine and other joints.
• Myofascial Techniques: Soft pressure and traction are used to send stimuli to the muscle membranes (fascia). This improves blood circulation and the mobility of the fasciae.
• Counterstrain Technique: Using a special positioning technique, painful muscle and tendon points are completely relaxed and tension is permanently relieved.
• Functional technique according to Johnston: The functional techniques are indirect methods that work on the spinal cord and central nervous system via reflexes. The segment with a dysfunction is guided in three-dimensional space and depending on the breathing in the direction that is most easily possible.
• Visceral technique: In visceral osteopathy, tension changes in internal organs are palpated and treated, both in their inherent dynamics and in the interconnection of organs. Certain tensions can affect the mobility of the internal organs, leading to dysfunction.
• Craniosacral technique: In the craniosacral technique, the mobility of the various cranial bones among themselves and the coccyx mobility are examined and assessed. If there is a dysfunction, the joint-like connections of the cranial bones and the coccyx can be normalized. Tension is also released and blood circulation in the skull is improved.