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Early students of Dorn, like Helmuth Koch (who coined the name Dornmethode), Hildegard Steinhauser, Harald Fleig and others, started to teach the method in the 1990s, enabling its use to spread through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to its founder's wish, the Dorn method should become a kind of folk medicine, free from trademark or copyright so that anyone may access it.
Patients often report positive results immediately after treatment. Afterwards, they learn specially designed self-help exercises that simulate the 'corrections' made during the treatment.
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The
Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy
used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints.
In its theoretical approach, it is somewhat related to chiropractic
and osteopathy, although it is different in its practical application.
It was developed in the 1970s by the German lay-healer Dieter Dorn.
The
Dorn method is based on the correction of uneven leg length, which,
according to Dorn, can be diagnosed in almost every human. Because
of that, the pelvis is said to become twisted, and this can supposedly
result in an asymmetrical, crooked or displaced spinal column. Dorn
uses a non-manipulative approach to correct such problems. Corrections
of joint or spinal cord misalignments are done in a 'dynamic', moving
action. According to Dorn, our muscles always try to hold the positions
of the joints and spine, and when they are out of order the muscles
assume this 'wrong' position as the correct one and hold it there.
Dorn proponents maintain that a static correction, such as that
used in chiropractic therapy, is difficult because it needs to overcome
the strength of the holding muscles, and because the patient is
often tense since the treatment is done 'on' him and not 'with'
him.
During
a treatment, the practitioner palpates the patient's spine. If any
'unbalanced' areas are found, possible underlying misalignments
are treated with gentle pressure using the thumb or hand against
the spinous processes, while the patient enacts guided movements
such as swinging the leg or arms to distract the muscles' inertia;
this is similar to the principle of mechanics known as 'counter
pressure'. In case of pain, the patient is advised to stop the procedure
in order to avoid any damage to the body.All Rights Reserved Natural Earth Media (c) 2006-
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