What is an Ortho-Bionomy  Body Therapy session like?

 

Typically, Ortho-Bionomy sessions last approximately 1 hour. Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing is suggested to allow full range of motion. The practitioner works with you to identify areas of discomfort, tension and pain as well as areas of comfort and ease of movement. Gentle movements, comfortable positioning, brief compressions and subtle contacts are used. No forceful movements or pressures are used.

Every Ortho-Bionomy session is specifically designed around your individual needs. Your practitioner will rely on your verbal feedback to fine tune-movements that best facilitate your body’s return to natural alignment. Typically, the relief of stress and tension lasts for days or longer after a session.

Your practitioner may suggest self-care release techniques you can do at home. These self-care exercises further aid in relieving pain, restoring function, and rebalancing the body. 

 

Scroll to the bottom of the page for a demonstration video by Ortho-Bionomist, Ric Chamberlin. LMT

 

How does It Work?

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Ortho-Bionomy stimulates the body's self-balancing reflexes. 

The Practitioner uses gentle techniques to hold you in a comfortable position that allows your body to change the stress and pain patterns that are causing discomfort, thereby alleviating pain, increasing flexibility, improving circulation, and relaxing the entire body. 

Ortho-Bionomy helps people break the cycle of pain – without creating pain.

Ortho-Bionomy also acknowledges and affirms the inner wisdom in your body that can maintain your health and well-being. Using light touch and subtle movements, it awakens a sense of natural balance for body, mind and spirit. Ortho-Bionomy is also compassionate, kind and non judgmental.

When the body is out of balance, it adapts as well as it can, but in the process it may create patterns of even greater stress. The simplicity of Ortho-Bionomy means the practitioner and client may work together to re-educate dysfunctional patterns and restore normal functioning.

Whether looking for relief from specific discomfort or a safe and effective way to ease stress and promote relaxation, Ortho-Bionomy can be very beneficial. It can also work in conjunction with other health and healing systems.

 

What conditions are helped by Ortho-Bionomy?

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Ortho-Bionomy can be helpful for a wide range of painful conditions and imbalances of body, mind and spirit.  Some of the common reasons for seeking an Ortho-Bionomy Practitioner include:

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• Ankle sprains

• Back pain

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Circulation issues

• Computer posture pain

• Effects of traumatic events​​

• Fibromyalgia

• Foot and toe pain

• Frozen shoulder

• Headache or migraines

• Insomnia

• Knee pain

• Limited flexibility

• Neck pain​​

• Plantar fasciitis

• Sciatica

• Stress

• TMJ

• Trauma

• Whiplash

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What is the history of Ortho-Bionomy?

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Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls developed Ortho-Bionomy after he encountered Strain and Counter Strain during his training to be an Osteopathic Physician. A judo instructor for 20 years, Dr. Pauls began to attend Osteopathic School in the mid 1960’s in England. During this training he encountered the work of Lawrence Jones, D.O., and his paper, “Spontaneous Release by Positioning.” Later, Jones began to call his work "Strain and Counterstrain." This form of therapy is now known generically as "Positional Release."

Dr. Pauls began to explore this work at first to decrease the time it took for spontaneous release to occur. He also added his understanding of judo, which works with moving opponents by exaggerating their movements with minimal effort. He looked at the reflexes that were stimulated by spontaneous positioning techniques to refine his understanding of the process of self-correction and create techniques that worked on many different levels. 
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Pauls chose the word “Ortho-Bionomy” for his new system. The word Ortho-Bionomy comes from “Ortho” or straight, “bio” or life, and “nomy” which means the principles or laws governing. Together it means “the correct application of the natural laws of life.” 

Throughout the development process of Ortho-Bionomy Pauls followed the Osteopathic notion that the body has all that it needs to heal itself, and that the practitioner only has to help the client re-discover their natural way to be well. In 1976, Dr. Pauls began to teach Ortho-Bionomy to students in the US. He continued to develop and share his work until his death in 1997. 

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Ortho-Bionomy is a registered trademark of the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International, Inc. and is used with permission.  The FAQ have been taken from there. For more information visit https://ortho-bionomy.org

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A Short Demonstration of Ortho-Bionomy, Ric Chamberlin. LMT

The Healing Connection www.omahahealingconnection.com

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