Torsten Liem

Torsten Liem (2019)

Torsten Liem is a German osteopath . He is the founder and former CEO (1999–2019) of the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD).

Life

Torsten Liem developed the first academic teaching programs in Germany for osteopathy , sports and children's osteopathy. This resulted in the university courses of Bachelor and Master of Science in Osteopathy, which are offered part-time and full-time at the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD), formerly in cooperation with the University of Wales and now with the Dresden International University (DIU) become. He began his osteopathic training in 1989 and studied at the School of Classical Osteopathic Medicine (SKOM), the COC on the campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the University of Wales and the Dresden International University (DIU). Training in acupuncturegraduated from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Beijing, China. He is also trained in psychotherapy , NLP , trauma therapy and hypnosis .

Torsten Liem is a member of the General Osteopathic Council (GOSC) in Great Britain, the American Academy of Osteopathy (AOA) and the Association of the Osteopathy School Germany (VOSD). He is editor and co-founder of the journal Osteopathische Medizin (OM) and a member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (IJOM). He is also the managing director of the Osteopathic Research Institute (ORI) and board member of the German Society for Pediatric Osteopathy (DGKO) and the European Society for Pediatric Osteopathy (EGKO).

Torsten Liem heads an osteopathic teaching practice at the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD) and the Osteopathiezentrum Liem, both based in Hamburg. He is the editor and author of numerous osteopathic textbooks as well as scientific articles and maintains a health blog. He also published a DVD series of courses on cranial osteopathy and a relaxation CD. Torsten Liem is the initiator of the largest osteopathy congress in Europe and lecturer for osteopathy with teaching activities in e.g. B. Germany, England, Argentina, Russia, Brazil, Canada and the USA. He is supported by his experience as a former lecturer for various yoga styles as well as meditation and breathing therapy approaches. Torsten Liem also developed the "bifocal integration", an osteopathic treatment approach to solve emotional stress and traumatic influences. In his clinical work, he combines osteopathic principles with the principles of classical Chinese medicine , yoga as well as psychological and energetic aspects.

Publications

Books

Differential Diagnoses in Pediatric Osteopathy, 2019, Thieme, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-13-220711-0
Praxis der Craniosacral Osteopathie, 2019, Thieme, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-13-240461-8
Craniosacral Osteopathy, 2018, Thieme, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-13-240455-7
Examination questions osteopathy, 2018; Haug, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-13-242034-2
Checklist craniosacral osteopathy, 2018, Haug, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-13-242130-1
Fascia in the Osteopathic Field, 2017, Handspring Publishing, Pencaitland, ISBN 978-1-909141-27-8
Foundations of Morphodynamics in Osteopathy: An Integrative Approach to Cranium, Nervous System, and Emotions, 2017, Handspring Publishing, Pencaitland, ISBN 978-1-909141-24-7
Guide to Osteopathy: Parietal Techniques, 2016, Elsevier, Munich, ISBN 978-3-437-55783-5
Osteopathy: Targeted release of blockages, 2016, Trias, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-432-10284-9
Osteopathy from A to Z, 2015; Haug, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-8304-7483-8
Guide to visceral osteopathy, 2013, Elsevier, Munich, ISBN 978-3-437-56013-2
Morphodynamics in osteopathy, 2013, Haug, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-8304-7761-7
Osteopathic Treatment of Children, 2012; Haug, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-8304-7509-5
Children's osteopathy: gentle touch in the first years of life, 2009, Knaur Mensana, Munich, ISBN 978-3-426-87411-0
Theories of osteopathic thinking and acting, 2008, Hippokrates, Stuttgart, ISBN 978-3-8304-5382-6

items

Liem, T. The Role of Sphenobasilar Synchondrosis in Disease and Health. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2020; 120 (6), 404-412. https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2020.062
Liem T. et Neuhuber W. Osteopathic Treatment Approach to Psychoemotional Trauma by Means of Bifocal Integration, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2020; 120 (3), 180-189. https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2020.021
Liem T. Osteopathic Manual Treatment of Pertussis in Children in the 19th and 20th Century: A Structured Historical Literature Review. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2019; 119 (2), 116-125. https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2019.018
Liem T. Intuitive Judgment in the Context of Osteopathic Clinical Reasoning, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2017; 117 (9): 586-594. https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2017.113
Liem TAT Still's Osteopathic Lesion Theory and Evidence-Based Models Supporting the Emerged Concept of Somatic Dysfunction, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2016; 116 (10): 654-656. https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2016.129
Liem T. Osteopathy and (Hatha) Yoga, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 2011; 15 (1), 92-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2009.11.001

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Liem, Torsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German osteopath
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century

[1] Change of leadership at the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD)

[2] Osteopathy School Germany (OSD)

[3] Dresden International University (DIU)

[4] General Osteopathic Council (GOSC)

[5] American Academy of Osteopathy (AOA)

[6] Association of the Osteopathy School Germany (VOSD)

[7] Osteopathic Medicine (OM)

[8] International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (IJOM)

[9] Osteopathic Research Institute (ORI)

[10] German Society for Pediatric Osteopathy (DGKO)

[11] European Society for Pediatric Osteopathy (EGKO)

[12] Teaching practice of the Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD) in Hamburg

[13] Liem Osteopathy Center

[14] Liem Health Blog

[15] Craniosacral Osteopathy Rhythmic Balanced Interchange

[16] Grounding waves

[17] Osteopathy Congress of the Osteopathy School Germany (OSD)