Methodological approaches to objectification of somatic dysfunctions in osteopathy
AUTHORS : Mokhov1,2 D.E.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : oneSt. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg,2North-Western State Medical
University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg
YEAR : 2016
SUMMARY Osteopathy is a holistic manual medical system for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the consequences of somatic dysfunctions, entailing health disorders, aimed at restoring the body’s natural abilities for self-correction. A specific object of osteopathic influence is somatic dysfunction – a reversible dysfunction, manifested by biomechanical, hydrodynamic (rhythmogenic) and
neurodynamic components. Somatic dysfunctions in the body can manifest themselves
at the global, regional or local levels.