In osteopathy a ‘motility’ is a biological movement pattern within the body. There are both healthy and pathological motilities. A pathological motility would be a pattern of a particular mold or virus for example. A healthy motility would be the movement of the cerebral spinal fluid flowing up and down […]
Motility
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The ability to detect minute modifications in the quality of tissue is the assessment skill that allows the osteopathic manual practitioner to help prioritize a patient’s course of treatment. These tissue “qualities” include congestion, dehydration, scarring, stiffness, density or loss of resilience, as well as motility that is an infinitesimal […]