The foot in osteopathic therapy and conception

Biomechanically speaking, a man is a set of articulations mutually linked by a myofascial system, in which the disturbance in the functioning of one articulation may influence the others. Osteopathy, when taking the man as an entity, leads to diagnostics and therapy on the basis of anatomy and biomechanics, analyzing the influence of individual parts of the body on the other parts. The foot and its dysfunctions may lead to so-called ascending tension-type patterns, the result of which may be: general disorder of properception and creation of disorders in muscle balance on many levels of the motor organ. The aim of the article is to present the concept of osteopathy and the pattern of work with the patient.