A few months ago I gave a presentation on a project I had undertaken to analyze technique descriptions to identify the commonalities they present. My aim was to identify those commonalities to develop a theoretical approach to guide approaches to teaching and applying osteopathic treatment. I will embed the video presentation below and follow that with the article I have written. This will stand as an initial marker for sharing this concept publicly.
Here we look at the concepts of patient active diagnosis and treatment. In osteopathic manual treatment it seems to be automatically assumed that a practitioner will always use their hands and this is not the case. Patient active motion testing for diagnostics are common. Patient active engagement in treatment is common and does not need to be performed against the resistance of the practitioner. The video below is a brief foray in to these concepts.
When the SARS COV-2 pandemic began to impact the world I released an article and video on available reports from the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919. Subsequent to this I reached out to Jason Haxton from the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine to ask if he would be willing to write an article further expanding on the available evidence. Below is the text that Jason Haxton and I wrote together and chose to release here on this website. Prior to the text I will re-post the initial video so that the place I began is visible and the greater detail in the text may become apparent.
Here we take a look at the current disagreements with respect to CSF flow and function. From this current overview of CSF we are able to discuss why the common conversations around CSF in osteopathy are not likely as accurate as they should be.
Here we present information surrounding the challenges of identifying the piriformis muscle with palpation. This fits in to a larger case for the challenges of identifying specific anatomical structures.
Classical Osteopathy in Ontario 