Advanced search

Search results      


The Midline in Osteopathy – A Balancing Act between Structure and Spirituality

Journal: Unpublished MSc thesis Wiener Schule für Osteopathie, Date: 2007/03, Pages: 183, type of study: qualitative study

Free full text   (https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/3035)

Keywords:

midline [6]
embryology [29]
fulcrum [9]
long tide [1]
qualitative study [209]
spirituality [29]
stillness [8]
WSO [433]

Abstract:

This study discusses the following questions: what exactly do osteopaths mean when they say they work with the midline? Does a generally validated definition of the osteopathic midline exist, and is it possible to describe the midline scientifically as a phenomenon at all? What significance do terms like structure and spirituality have for the midline? These issues are researched by means of a qualitative approach and focussed interviews are used as investigative tools. Seven experienced osteopaths who have expert knowledge of midline osteopathy were interviewed. The analysis of the interviews revealed different possible approaches. For this reason, the results of the interviews were structured in five sections: embryological approach, structural approach, functional approach, spiritual approach, and psychotherapeutic approach. Midline osteopathy seems to have no confined concept; it rather seems to be an individually formed method depending on the osteopath involved. The interview partners agree that open-mindedness, impartiality, critical self-reflection, and profound anatomical knowledge are basic requirements for an osteopath working with this concept. The analysis was hampered by the fact that no standardised, precise definitions of terms exist; a common language has yet to be found.


Search results      

 
 
 






  • ImpressumLegal noticeDatenschutz


ostlib.de/data_yskhtaxmvczeprgfbqjn



Supported by

OSTLIB recommends