Osteopathy for Seniors
Over time, the body undergoes numerous transformations and finds it increasingly difficult to adapt to the vagaries of daily life. The various structures that make it up become more fragile: ligaments lose their elasticity, bones become less solid and cartilage thins. The result of these changes is the appearance of “blockages” and pain which impair the quality of life of people of a certain age, preventing them from carrying out certain daily activities (hairdressing, washing, eating, etc.). In the long term, this can have serious consequences for morale and social life, and can even lead to depression.
Osteopathy for senior citizens can relieve a great deal of pain by adapting to the patient and restoring mobility to the whole body. It can also be carried out for preventive and maintenance purposes, to delay degenerative processes(osteoarthritis, osteoporosis…) as far as possible and avoid the onset of pain. The osteopath will always be able to adapt to his patient, and will suggest the most appropriate techniques according to your age, your reason for consultation and your state of health. To do this, he will seek out and treat your loss of mobility, without ever exceeding the normal play of your joints, so as to gradually restore your lost mobility and reduce your pain.
“Osteopathy can improve the quality of life and autonomy of the elderly.”
It is therefore advisable to consult an osteopath on a fairly regular basis (1 or 2 times a year) from a certain age onwards, in order to anticipate these various ailments and ensure the best possible future. What’s more, osteopathic treatment can help you regain a certain level of comfort before considering surgery and to limit the use of anti-inflammatory or analgesic drugs.
Here is a list of signs that may lead a senior to consult an osteopath:
- Back pain: lumbar, dorsal, cervical
- Neuralgia: sciatica, cruralgia, cervicobrachial neuralgia, intercostal neuralgia…
- Pelvic pain: sacralgia, coccygodynia (coccyx pain)…
- Functional urinary and anal incontinence
- Headaches, some dizziness
- Muscle pain: contractures, cramps, strains, stiffness
- Osteoarthritis, arthritis, osteoporosis
- Joint pain: hip, knee, ankle, fingers, shoulder, neck…
- Digestive disorders: abdominal pain, functional colopathy, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, epigastric pain, profuse belching…
- Sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, nervousness…
There’s no age limit to taking care of your body. While osteopathy can’t make you younger, it can help maintain or regain mobility and limit the harmful effects of the various rheumatic pains often present in the elderly.
