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The Place of Osteopathy in “First-line Therapy”,
“Primary Care” or “Primary-contact Health-care”
Luc Peeters, MSc.Ost. and Grégoire Lason, MSc.Ost.
Joint principals of the I.A.O.
www.osteopathy.eu



For the International Academy of Osteopathy, the position of osteopathy within primary
healthcare is clear.

Primary healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and
other physical and mental impairments in humans. It is delivered and influenced by
practitioners in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied health
professions and by governmental institutions and humans themselves.

Every individual is placed somewhere on a health/disease scale.




                                           Health



                                      Functional disease



                                      Structural disease




                                    Health/disease scale

This health/disease scale can be influenced by several factors as can be seen in the figure
below.




                                                                                            1
Genetic abnormalities                                               Environmental and
 · single genetic inheritance                                        occupational
 · multifactorial inheritance                                        · xenooestrogens
                                              Health                 · antiandrogens
 · chromosome
 abnormalities                                                       · toxic substances
 · mitochondrial inheritance


                                                                     Mechanical
 Lifestyle                                                           · loss of mobility
 · nutrition                                Functional               · adhesions
 · smoking                                   disease                 · congestion
 · drugs, alcohol
 · stress

                                                                     Posture
 Illness/Injury                                                      · gravity
                                             Structural
 · acquired damage                                                   · loss of energy
                                              disease
 · viruses and bacteria
 · systemic
 · iatrogenic                                                        Mental state




                          The multiple factors and events involved in disease

Genetic abnormalities, lifestyle, illness and injury, environmental and occupational elements,
mechanical, postural and mental state are the most important elements that influence an
individual’s place on the health/disease scale. Importantly, malfunctions or problems in one
of these elements reinforce other malfunctions.

The most important role played by osteopathy in primary health-care is in addressing
mechanical and posture aspects in the dynamic health/disease process. Osteopathy optimizes
health by restoring mobility in all tissues and by optimizing posture and mechanical defence
against gravity.




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Role of osteopathy within the primary health-care system




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The Place of Osteopathy

  • 1. The Place of Osteopathy in “First-line Therapy”, “Primary Care” or “Primary-contact Health-care” Luc Peeters, MSc.Ost. and Grégoire Lason, MSc.Ost. Joint principals of the I.A.O. www.osteopathy.eu For the International Academy of Osteopathy, the position of osteopathy within primary healthcare is clear. Primary healthcare is the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. It is delivered and influenced by practitioners in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied health professions and by governmental institutions and humans themselves. Every individual is placed somewhere on a health/disease scale. Health Functional disease Structural disease Health/disease scale This health/disease scale can be influenced by several factors as can be seen in the figure below. 1
  • 2. Genetic abnormalities Environmental and · single genetic inheritance occupational · multifactorial inheritance · xenooestrogens Health · antiandrogens · chromosome abnormalities · toxic substances · mitochondrial inheritance Mechanical Lifestyle · loss of mobility · nutrition Functional · adhesions · smoking disease · congestion · drugs, alcohol · stress Posture Illness/Injury · gravity Structural · acquired damage · loss of energy disease · viruses and bacteria · systemic · iatrogenic Mental state The multiple factors and events involved in disease Genetic abnormalities, lifestyle, illness and injury, environmental and occupational elements, mechanical, postural and mental state are the most important elements that influence an individual’s place on the health/disease scale. Importantly, malfunctions or problems in one of these elements reinforce other malfunctions. The most important role played by osteopathy in primary health-care is in addressing mechanical and posture aspects in the dynamic health/disease process. Osteopathy optimizes health by restoring mobility in all tissues and by optimizing posture and mechanical defence against gravity. 2
  • 3. Role of osteopathy within the primary health-care system http://www.facebook.com/IAOdeutsch All rights reserved. © 2012. http://www.facebook.com/IAOenglish No part of this article may be reproduced http://www.facebook.com/IAOnederlands or made public by printing, http://www.facebook.com/IAOfrancais photocopying, microfilming, or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher. iNeuro APP iCranialNerves APP 3