ORTHO-BIONOMY®, JUST LIKE CST, IS AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF BODYWORK AND OF NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY that uses gentle movements & preferred comfortable positions to unlock tension & relieve pain; there are no rapid adjustments, painful contortions, or deep muscle probing. Instead, Ortho-Bionomy® uses the body's preferred posture and mild exaggeration of any distortion to initiate postural balance and integration.

Ortho-Bionomy® eliminates painful spots in the body called Trigger Points, which are used as indicators of tense, unbalanced areas that lack proper alignment and tone. The client and practitioner work together to find these areas, thereby verifying the discomfort. Then through preferred gentle positioning or movement techniques done with the practitioner, the client can experience the release of these painful spots. The release is accompanied by structural realignment and re-education of muscles and nerves. Thus clients learn how to self-correct their musculoskeletal problems and pain syndromes.

Mental and emotional tensions locked in the body disappear at the same time, creating a feeling of lightness and ease. It is essential for the client to reinforce the sessions with home exercise for body awareness. Each treatment and homework prescription is tailored to the needs of the individual. Posture and gait training are often part of the client's self-care program. Conditions like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Repetitive Motion Syndrome, TMJ Dysfunction, & Fibromyalgia respond to Ortho-Bionomy®.

Ortho-Bionomy® was developed by a British Osteopathic Physician, Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls. Since the early 1970's, Dr. Pauls has researched, expanded and refined this remarkable system. Ortho-Bionomy®, has roots in 19th century and modern Osteopathy, as well as in medical antiquity, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Lawrence Jones' "Spontaneous Release by Positioning" & Strain Counter Strain, and Dr. Janet Travell's Myofacial Pain and Dysfunction. Dr. Pauls coined the term Ortho-Bionomy® to describe this study of the correct application of the laws of life and natural healing.

 

My Tribute

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Jim Berns

Robin Wilson

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Ortho-Bionomy®
A Practical Manual

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What Dr Arthur Lincoln Pauls says best explains Ortho-Bionomy
The Quimby Manuscripts

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To understand a little about the History of Ortho-Bionomy, you have to start with the understanding of Osteopathy.
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To understand the Phase-4 beginning of Ortho-Bionomy
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Strain Counter Strain

Counterstrain Approach in Osteopathy

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Different Books on Basic Positional Release Techniques

Positional Release Techniques
by: Leon Chaitow

Positional Release Therapy:  Assessment
by: Kerry J. D'Ambrogio

Positional Release Techniques
by: Leon Chaitow

Positional Release Technique
by: Denise Deig

Positional Release Techniques
by: Leon Chaitow

Manipulation of the Spine
by: Peter Gibbons

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Understanding a little about Energy Therapy

Therapeutic Touch
by: Dolores Krieger

Greater Energy at Your Finger Tips
by: Michael Reed Gach

Your Healing Hands
by: Richard Gordon, Meg Studer (Illustrator)

Hands of Light
by: Barbara Ann Brennan

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Understanding Meridians

Traditional Acupuncture

The Complete Book of Shiatsu Therapy
by: Toru Namikoshi

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