Equipoise: Placing the Hand between Body,Mind and Spirit / Symposium C: Various Concepts, Presentation
“The almost-Buddha comes to a tree, the Bodhi Tree, the Tree of Illumination, that stands at what is called the Immovable Spot- T.S. Eliot’s “still point of the turning world.” (Campbell,2003) In this paper, I intend to provide a context for palpation by examining the evolution of Western thought, philosophy and mythology: * by revealing […]
Unlocking the Language of Palpatory Experience / Symposium B: Language, Presentation
Much has been written about how, where and what we are palpating when we are learning and teaching osteopathic technique, but to date little consideration has been given to the language students and educators use when describing palpatory experiences. Chaitow (2003) entreats us to develop a language of nuances, so that we may foster the […]
THE USE OF IMAGES OF PALPATORY ANATOMY REFERENCE POINTS TO PROVIDE MANUAL THERAPY GUIDANCE / Symposium A: Technology, Presentation
Palpatory anatomy is fundamental in osteopathy training programs; it is a core subject of the curriculum of educational institutions and qualify the professionals to diagnosis and adequately apply Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT). It is extremely important to demonstrate the reliability of palpatory references. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the correspondence between references […]
Diagnostic Palpation in Osteopathic Medicine: A Putative Neurocognitive Model of Expertise / Key Note
Osteopaths make perceptual judgments regarding the presence of somatic dysfunctions based on information conveyed by their senses. Notwithstanding this, in the diagnosis of somatic dysfunction, osteopaths engage in a series of other cognitive processes such as the encoding and retrieval of diagnostic information, mental imagery, reasoning, and decision making. These cognitive processes are all likely […]
Osteopathic Palpation; A New Understanding of Osteopathy’s Oldest Tool / Key Note
In 2006, after 2 years of research, my research paper entitled, A QUALITATIVE STUDY TO DEFINE OSTEOPATHIC PALPATION PERCEPTION AND A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PERCEPTUAL PATHWAY, prepared for the Canadian College of Osteopathy, was presented to an international jury. It won the Andrew Taylor Still Award. This study investigated osteopathic palpation perception in order […]