Ortho-Bionomy
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What is Orthobionomy?
When should I see an Orthobionomist?
How is Orthobionomy Performed?
Does it hurt?
Can I get rebates from my health insurance?
The History of Orthobionomy
What is Ortho-Bionomy?
Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, non-invasive, osteopathic-based form of body therapy that is highly effective in working with chronic stress, injuries and pains or problems associated with postural and structural imbalances.
The practitioner uses gentle movements and positions of the body to facilitate the change of stress and pain patterns. A strong focus is placed on the comfort of the individual, no forceful manipulations are used.
Your practitioner may also suggest home exercises that you can do to further facilitate the neuromuscular re-education process that has begun in the session.
"Ortho-Bionomy is really about understanding your whole life cycle. Naturally, we focus on the structure because that is the literal skeleton upon which our life is built. When your structure works correctly, your circulation works better, you feel better, you think better."
- Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls
Founder
When should I see an Orthobionomist?
Because of the non-invasive nature of the work, an Ortho-Bionomy practitioner can work with many different problems and conditions such as muscle or joint pain, injuries, chronic pain conditions, structural imbalances, autoimmune disturbances, and general stress conditions.
Common conditions that Ortho-Bionomy can work with include: - Joint injuries and dysfunction
- Muscle Pain
- Whiplash
- Repetitive strain injuries,
- Chronic neck and back pain
- Post-surgery rehabilitation
- scoliosis and kyphosis
- Fibromyalgia
- Trauma
- Physical conditions associated with emotional imbalances.
Ortho-Bionomy stimulates the body's self correcting and self-balancing reflexes by way of the proprioceptive reflexes located in our joints and muscles.
The practitioner uses movement and gentle compression to find positions of comfort that allow the body to change the stress and pain patterns which are causing the discomfort.
The History of Ortho-Bionomy
Ortho-Bionomy was developed by Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, a British Osteopath, who wanted to find a way to work with the body that honoured the body's inherent wisdom.
From his experience as a Judo instructor and through his training as an osteopath, he found ways of working with the body by exaggerating the body's preferred postures, thereby permitting the body's self-healing process to create greater balance and alignment.
Dr Pauls discovered that by working with the body and not against it, the body could find balance on its own without having to us force to correct it.
The name Ortho-Bionomy comes from "ortho" meaning correct or straight, "bio" meaning life, and "nomy" meaning the laws or study of. Dr Pauls defined the term as "the correct application of the laws of life."
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