It is all in the HOW!

Through my evolution as a young Operator the ART of Osteopathy is becoming more and more clear. It is not that it is an endeavor such as painting a picture or taking a beautiful photograph, it is more so that there is a physiological reality of response to stimuli and the Operator is responsible for knowing that and applying this knowledge to the way in which they INTERACT with the patient (physical touch is not the only part of the interaction, the conversation matters as does the general environment…). As Brandon Stevens often tells students at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy you need to be easy on the senses (as an Osteopath and as a human being in general).

What Does My Mid Back Have To Do With My Sciatic Pain?!?!

As I grow in my Osteopathic journey, and really my life, it is interesting to note how many things are directly in front of us and easily accessible yet seemingly unused. One such case is the very basic anatomy of the spinal cord and the vertebral column. When looking back through posts I have made on this site I have always made specific use of the term vertebral column as I do not consider the spinal cord as synonymous with it and I definitely do not consider the term spinal column accurate or useful. As we go through this short journey I will make it clear why!

Ignore That Knowledge…

The long (and very worthwhile) journey through my Osteopathic education continues on and my personal thought process keeps running with it. At the moment I am very much concerned with what I see as giant blind-spots in the way human health is approached on an intellectual level as well as on a treatment based level. At the moment I am thinking through Wolff’s Law (tissue forms and re-forms along lines of strain). This particular line of thought leads me to be able to talk specifically about musculo-skeletal concerns while also having the opportunity to extend those thoughts to physiological pathologies (realistically in this thought process I am at best following in the footsteps of giants).