General (Holistic) Assessment – Why is this so important? This is important to carry out on every client in order to uncover the primary area of dysfunction that is most affecting recovery of the whole person with any injury. The primary area can either: cause, predispose, maintain or contribute to the symptom picture in some…
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HOLISM IN HEALTH CARE – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Introduction Holism can mean different things to different people, depending on past experience, perception, belief, and education. Assessing and treating holistically seems such a common sense idea – “to treat the whole person” and the concept of holism appears to be becoming increasingly popular with many…
Headaches and Osteopathy Introduction: According to the International-Headache-Society (2014; classification section), there are many types of headaches, the most common of which include migraine, cluster and tension headaches: – Headaches can be associated with head trauma (or any trauma), vascular problems, infection, substance use and their withdrawal, non-vascular intracranial disorders (e.g. a tumour), disorders of…
CENTRING TIPS – CLEARING THE MIND A question asked from my web blog has prompted me to write the following on centring: Note: The secret to healing (i.e. achieving balance/oneness in relationships) is contained within these few word so hopefully it makes some sense. The topic of centring is well covered from many angles in…
Infants, children and teenagers generally have plenty of energy and enthusiasm for life, bouncing back from colds, flues, accidents and other life stresses, usually quite well provided their inner health is well, their posture is balanced and habit patterns and technique with other life and sporting activity are good. However there are many things in…
Sample completed assessment plan – shoulder (click to follow link to plan)
CHRONIC HEALTH – WHY FOCUS ON PAIN (IT’S A DISTRACTION) Why all the focus on pain and symptoms? I feel one of the issues for lack of success with chronic pain is just this? We spend so much time researching treatments and methods that look at pain/symptoms and tissues causing pain that we miss uncovering…
ISSUES WITH PAIN & RANGE: Note: The following is information was written in response to my own life challenges and experiences teaching and so may have not reflect other peoples teaching/learning experience or challenges. However as the material may be relevant and interesting in developing WHOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING with assessment and treatment, I present it for…
THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES TO MAKING YOUR TECHNIQUES EFFECTIVE – TREATING WITH AN AWARENESS OF RELATIONSHIPS Remember HEALTH means UNITY, ease, function and a harmonious relationship of all of the components of the whole with one another. Disease means DIS-EASE, DYS-FUNCTION, SEPARATION and an inharmonious relationship between components of the whole This means that it is…
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1. CLICK TO SEE: HANDOUT – General & Regional Assessment Essentials 2. CASE STUDY DIAGRAMS BELOW illustrate the overlap of Key findings from General and Regional Assessment for a Patient with Shin Splints (2 PAGES SO REMEMBER TO CLICK ON PG 2 ALSO) Findings clearly indicate the importance of a holistic assessment process in uncovering primary…
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