Since the beginning of the osteopathy profession there were only two poems published, the last one by National Academy of Osteopathy president, Dr Shahin Pourgol.
Now the third osteopathy poems, by NAO student of the manual osteopathy program, Dr Chris Vincent, MD was published today, making it the first osteopathic technique related poem.
This poem is about a side posture technique that was recently taught in the technique class of NAO in Toronto located at the York University Heights campus.
Dr Vincent is an artist. His osteopathy related paintings will be available in 2016.
Lateral
Recumbent Lumbar Mobilization, Posterior to Anterior with Contact on TVP with
Knee Bent
A Poem
Lola lay
supine
on the
forest-green table.
A delicate
dandelion
lying on a
patch of grass.
Sunlight
filtered through
the skylight
above
bathing the osteopathic
manual therapy
room
with a bright
glow
of hope and
possibility.
Dante
positioned himself
by the side
of the table,
his personal
battle-field.
He prepares
for the fight
against pain
and
restricted movements,
lingering
between
muscles and joints.
For a
fleeting moment,
patient and the
therapist speak
with words of
silence.
Then Lola
points to her lower back
with red,
painted nails.
Her delicate
features
crumpled into anxious lines
on her
beautiful face.
Dante nodded
and spoke in
a soothing tone
as he
directed her to lie on her side
facing him.
He bends her
knee
to and angle
of 90 degree
and supported
it against his strong thigh.
Then he
leaned over
and locked
her shoulder.
Thick blue
clouds
hovering over
misty mountain peaks.
He leaned
over
Casting a
shadow:
a deep valley
across the table.
Like
gathering rain clouds
over the
garden.
A sleek cat
climbing
across a
window sill
and
stretching its torso
to clear the
edge.
He places the
heel of his palm
over her
lumbar region.
Skin on skin.
The human
touch: a kiss to the senses.
Muscles roll
like clay
as Dante
takes his turn
meticulously
exerting precise pressure
on her
transverse processes.
All the while
his elbows pointed out
parallel to
the table.
Lola arches
her back forward
caught under
the spell
of the
osteopathic technique.
A lithe bow curving against
the strength
of a sharp arrow.
A painless
click is followed
by a silent
pop.
Pain had left
the body
like a ghost.
Lola felt a
sense of comfort
washing over
her.
Dante
reversed his posture
and stood up
tall
by her side
shining in
the light.
She thanked
him
with words
that
fluttered like leaves
floating from
trees,
in the
Fall.
Written by - Dr. Chris Vincent, MD & dedicated to NAO president Dr. Shahin Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, PhD
