Visceral osteopathy

Osteopathic medicine offers the therapist the opportunity to see the body in its globality, and to focus its intervention on restoring the homeostatic equilibrium of organs and tissues in the different biological systems.The osteopathy has been proven to be effective in the treatment of problems associated with the cardiovascular and the pulmonary system, contributing to the improvement of organ function and the general state of the patient.This book offers an insight in the normal physiology of heart and lung. The testing of heart and long according to conventional medicine and according to the osteopathic rules is highlighted. Osteopathic treatment is explained with numerous photos. The different cardiac and lung pathologies are reviewed with emphasis on the osteopathic approach.