Book your appointment for immediate pain relief 👉 +34 609 14 36 90 Welcome to my osteopathy center in Barcelona. I am Kathryn McConkey, but you can call me Katy!
Carrer Del General Castaños, 2A, Despacho C/D, El Born
Barcelona
08003
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I was recommended an osteopath many years ago for the beginnings of a frozen shoulder. I had no idea what an Osteopath was, or how they treated. I went and was fascinated; my osteopath aligned my legs, did things to my diaphragm and barely looked at my shoulder and…. I felt great afterwards! So, curiosity piqued I went on-line to find out what it was all about. I read it was a hands-on way of treating the body in a manner that relieved people’s pain and made them feel better. I was hooked from the word go! Why? Well years previously I had studied a 4-year degree in something called Human Sciences. This was basically four years of Biology but crossed both disciplines; the Arts and the Sciences; we studied all sciences related to man: anthropology, philosophy, physiology, neurobiology, social and clinical psychology etc. It was a fascinating course and taught us all how to see things from all perspectives; the “whole” picture (clinical, social, philosophical) …..and now here was Osteopathy; a hands-on version, applying all the knowledge I had learnt about the human being.
As far as I could tell osteopathy was the study of anatomy and physiology and how these interact; how they work together in harmony to make a healthy human being (their definition of ill health was disharmony; blocks, congestion, contusion in the systems and how these could be rectified by small manipulations with the hands), but not only this. The information garnered at the beginning of a consultation (the anamnesis) involves all aspects of a person’s life and not merely their medical history. It includes factors such a sleep patterns, diet, ergonomics, work/social relationships. I honestly couldn’t believe it! I loved my degree but had never found a job that allowed me to apply all that I had learnt …and now here it was staring me in the face! A hands-on, holistic vision of the body. An all-round vision of why people get sick; posture, stress, mechanics, poor work and social relationships, poor diet, trauma to name but a few.
I found out where my nearest school was and signed up to the foundation course of one year’s anatomy, osteopathic models and manual techniques. The person who invented osteopathy (aprox. 125 ago) Andrew Taylor Still, when asked the secret to being a good osteopath said “Anatomy, Anatomy, Anatomy”. Too right! though I´ll misquote him… Study, study, study… and then study some more. The foundation course was followed up by the 4-year Osteopathy D.O course. Fascinating stuff though hard, hard, hard! The basics I mentioned above (anatomy, physiology), but then also embryology, clinical pathology, reading x-rays and more. Honestly, the body is an AMAZING thing. This was just the theory part, throughout these 5 years we were taught palpation skills, handling techniques, osteopathic techniques and how to “listen” with our hands and to hone our palpation skills….something you keep on learning probably for as long as you practise for.
