L’osteopatia è un valido complemento alle terapie tradizionali, aiuta a rimuovere o a ridurre dolori non solo di origine osteo-muscolare.

Il Trattamento Manipolativo Osteopatico infatti promuove la mobilità dei tessuti, attraverso manipolazioni di diversa intensità a seconda dell’età della persona, del distretto corporeo, della situazione e di eventuali patologie.

Le affezioni più comuni per cui ci si può rivolgere all’osteopatia includono:

  • Cefalee1
  • Dolori facciali (frontali, zigomatici, mandibolari)2
  • Bruxismo 
  • Dolori e limitazioni cervicali3
  • Dolori alla spalla4
  • Epicondilite (gomito del tennista)5
  • Tunnel carpale6
  • Dolori dorsali e costali, anche in esiti di polmonite7
  • Dolori lombari8
  • Dolori lombosacrali (con e senza irradiazione agli arti inferiori) 
  • Dolori all’arto inferiore (anca, ginocchio, caviglia, piede)9
  • Disturbi gastrointestinali (reflusso, stipsi)10
  • Disturbi viscerali (cistiti ricorrenti, prostatiti, ciclo doloroso)11
  • Approccio integrato a patologie degenerative12

Esistono numerose evidenze scientifiche sull’efficacia del Trattamento Manipolativo Osteopatico, da solo o in associazione ad altre terapie, per ridurre le affezioni dolorose in tutte le fasce di età.

  1. Whalen J., Yao S., Leder A. A Short Review of the Treatment of Headaches Using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018 Oct 5;22(12):82. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30291550
  2. Monaco A., Cozzolino V., Cattaneo R., Cutilli T., Spadaro A. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) effects on mandibular kinetics: kinesiographic study. Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2008 Mar;9(1):37-42. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18380529
  3. Silva ACO., Biasotto-Gonzalez DA., Oliveira FHM., Andrade AO., Gomes CAFP., Lanza FC., Amorim CF., Politti F. Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Pain, Cervical Range of Motion, and Upper Trapezius Muscle Activity in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain and Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018 Nov 11;2018:4929271. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30534176
  4. Brantingham JW., Cassa TK., Bonnefin D., Jensen M., Globe G., Hicks M., Korporaal C. Manipulative therapy for shoulder pain and disorders: expansion of a systematic review. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2011 Jun;34(5):314-46.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21640255
  5. Küçükşen S., Yilmaz H., Sallı A., Uğurlu H. Muscle energy technique versus corticosteroid injection for management of chronic lateral epicondylitis: randomized controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Nov;94(11):2068-74. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23796685
  6. Sucher BM., Hinrichs RN. Manipulative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: biomechanical and osteopathic intervention to increase the length of the transverse carpal ligament. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1998 Dec;98(12):679-86. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9885488
  7. Yao S., Hassani J., Gagne M., George G., Gilliar W. Osteopathic manipulative treatment as a useful adjunctive tool for pneumonia. J Vis Exp. 2014 May 6;(87). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24836893
  8. Martí-Salvador M., Hidalgo-Moreno L., Doménech-Fernández J., Lisón JF., Arguisuelas MD. Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Including Specific Diaphragm Techniques Improves Pain and Disability in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Sep;99(9):1720-1729. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29787734
  9. Brantingham JW, Globe G., Pollard H., Hicks M., Korporaal C., Hoskins W. Manipulative therapy for lower extremity conditions: expansion of literature review. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Jan;32(1):53-71. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19121464
  10. Belvaux A, Bouchoucha M, Benamouzig R. Osteopathic management of chronic constipation in women patients. Results of a pilot study. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2017 Oct;41(5):602-611. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28215390
  11. Franke H1, Hoesele K. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2013 Jan;17(1):11-8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23294678
  12. DiFrancisco-Donoghue J., Apoznanski T., de Vries K., Jung MK., Mancini J., Yao S. Osteopathic manipulation as a complementary approach to Parkinson's disease: A controlled pilot study. NeuroRehabilitation. 2017;40(1):145-151. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27814309

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