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Approach to teaching osteopathy
Guy Voyer is convinced it is necessary to
return to teaching osteopathy in a
non-complacent way; his approach respects
traditional methods, but also takes into account
progress made since Still’s time.
Here are some examples:
- There is more and more talk
of “holistic” global and interactive medicine,
and we forget to apply the philosophy of
complexity to teaching, practice and diagnostic
and therapeutic methodology. Osteopathy is first
and foremost a philosophy which is worth
teaching and understanding.
- The mobility of bodily
fluids is due to the constant pressure and
aspiration exercised by the four principal
diaphragms of the human body; however, one must
know how to treat them.
- Still is the father of
osteopathy. He said, “Structure controls
function”. It is, therefore, necessary to master
with precision all adjustments needed for
structural normalization.
- More and more illnesses are
due to hormone disorders (especially in women);
however, one must know how to treat hormone
chains.
- Since Littlejohn, we now
know the importance of the sympathetic system in
osteopathy; however, one must know how to
control it.
- Sutherland made
extraordinary inroads with respect to cranial
work; 80 years later, in order to avoid any
esotericism, one must control the anatomy and
biomechanics of the cranium’s bones and
membranes.
All training programs
developed by Guy Voyer stress the fasciae’s
anatomy, biomechanics, physiology as well as
their role and function.
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