FAQs
Progress of a
Osteopathy session
Frequently asked Questions
The first session lasts one hour in order to establish a diagnosis following the anamnesis.
The following sessions last 40 to 45 minutes.
No. The osteopath is a first rank consultant.
He knows the limits of his art and is able to make a diagnosis of exclusion, that is to say to direct the patients who do not enter his field of competence towards a general practitioner or specialist.
The osteopath allows a global care and seeks the origin of your problems. The osteopathy session is useful when you have pain or as a preventive measure. The work of the osteopath is often complementary to the work of physiotherapy.
The physiotherapist performs a targeted re-education on a muscle or a joint, with a precise protocol and with the objective of quickly regaining the best function of this area. Physiotherapy is often prescribed after a trauma, surgery or when the doctor or osteopath wishes to strengthen or tone a specific area (abdominal, knee, back...).
Yes, during an osteopathic consultation, the practitioner, in addition to discussing the patient's medical history, examines the entire body in order to identify the dysfunctions and find their source.
Through this examination, the osteopath verifies that the patient has no contraindications to osteopathic care.
As soon as the osteopath identifies the sign of a potential underlying pathology, he or she refers the patient to a doctor for a complete medical check-up.
The well-trained osteopath is thus able to identify the limits of his art and will know how to stop a treatment before any manipulation or mobilization that is contraindicated.