Ortho-bionomy is derived from an osteopathic approach to healing whereby only gentle postures were assumed to relieve pain. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, D.O., a British osteopath, then perfected a series of gentle movements for each joint in the body, that with deep breathing, trigger the self corrective reflex that the patient/client has within them. Our goal in treating clients with Ortho-bionomy is to let them correct their own joint pain/dysfunction by finding just those movements and positions that allow them to relax the joints and muscles. Muscles move bones; ligaments hold bones together in joints; so relaxing these has the body spontaneously return the bones to their normal positions without having the practitioner “force” them.