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The Principles and Methods of Osteopathy. Part 1. Biomechanical Methods
Part 1. Biomechanical Methods
I. A. Aptekar
© I. A. Aptekar, 2020
ISBN 978-5-4498-7378-1 (т. 1)
ISBN 978-5-4498-7379-8
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Osteopathy is an art that allows, using the
power of the Spirit, the Body and Mind, using your hands, to launch a therapeutic process under the guidance of Health.
…Unknown osteopathy…
This book is dedicated to James S. Jealous D.O., my teacher…
Preface
Osteopathy is based on understanding of integrity and unity of man and nature of which it is an integral part.
Internal filling of Osteopathy as an art and science depends on spiritual basis of the doctor – osteopath, the level of perception, the used model of the description of the world and the actual angle of “vision” in the process of perception. Especially in the cases when we think that we perceive integrity.
Often, our perception is directly dependent on which side we are looking at and which part we are holding on to. Just like in the known story about an elephant and blind sages.
Abbreviation DO is often decoded by many osteopaths not only as “doctor of osteopathy” but also as the motto Dig On. This is a direct call not to stop studying osteopathy, even when it seems that everything has already been studied, known and mastered.
The process of teaching Osteopathy as other types of human activities is universal. We go from unconscious ignorance and inability to unconscious knowledge and ability. We go through the stages of conscious ignorance and conscious actions until knowledge and ability are fixed on the reflex level.
Formation of professional competencies occur gradually being fixed at the level of reflexes and unconscious knowledge. No matter what we study – martial arts, dancing, singing, computer work, cooking steak – we go through one and the same stages. Any motional act is comprehended gradually in the process of constant mastery of the skill.
Originally we study principles and methods, and then go to the techniques and simple movements. We repeat them after our teachers trying not to miss anything. Copying their movements are repeated many times each, trying to achieve the sensations they are talking about, and the results we see watching their work.
This process continues for a long time. However much we would like to accelerate, we are still moving at the same speed as we are capable of. And consistently go through all the stages of studying and acquiring practical skills, developing both palpation and perception.
Starting basic training in the osteopathic school we think we’ll be able to quickly master osteopathy within 4 years. But it takes a lot longer before we realize that we are still at the beginning of the journey. Then we master methods and techniques seeking their perfect fulfillment, or we think we’ve already mastered them. At some point in learning and development there is a feeling that we can bring something of yourself into approaches and osteopathic techniques. And the techniques become personified, personal. We even begin to consider ourselves pioneers of something new and already see our images in the same row as the founding fathers of osteopathy.
Schools appear, new techniques are described, new words and word- combinations are uttered, and new meanings are formed. And only principles and methods remain unchanged. The principles of restoring the integrity of the human organism with the help of hands.