Psychosomatic Osteopathy

This is an ambitious attempt to formalize something many experienced osteopaths do intuitively - reading a patient's emotional and biographical context alongside their tissue findings - into a teachable clinical framework. Its real strength is scope: it pulls together attachment theory, polyvagal/stress physiology, and osteopathic principle in one place, and the case-study material and staged treatment structure should be genuinely useful for clinicians wanting a repeatable process rather than vague holism.

Torsten Liem once again demonstrates his remarkable ability to integrate diverse perspectives into a coherent clinical framework. By venturing into the still largely uncharted territory at the interface between osteopathy, neuroscience, psychology, and manual therapy, this book represents an important pioneering contribution. It offers fresh perspectives and a rich source of inspiration for osteopaths interested in the interplay between body, mind, and therapeutic touch.

Torsten Liem presents an original clinical framework integrating the dynamic interactions of soma, physiology, experience, and context into osteopathic practice. His thoughtful approach enriches clinical reasoning and provides valuable clinical perspectives for understanding and treating complex patient presentations.

Torsten Liem, together with contributions from other leading lights in osteopathic philosophy, education and research, has made a decisive step forward in osteopathy-integrating neurophysiology, immunology, and patient interaction within a practical, palpatory model. It challenges us to think wider, engage deeper, and recognise co-regulation as central to effective treatment. This is an ambitious, thought-provoking, and ultimately important contribution that will certainly influence the future direction of osteopathy.