Through our osteopathy treatment, we can effectively provide pain relief for muscular conditions, improve mobility, and joint pain.
Osteopaths are highly trained professionals with particular expertise in the musculoskeletal system – the muscles, joints and their relationship with other systems of the body. Osteopaths often use manual hands-on therapy to help to improve mobility, relieve tension, increase blood flow and optimise physical function.
However, osteopaths do much more than that. It is often said that osteopaths treat people, not problems. As well as the patient’s physical symptoms, an osteopath will consider other factors that could be contributing to the problem, including other biological, psychological and social factors, e.g. osteoarthritis, anxiety or depression, or possibly work related issues.
During your initial consultation we will:
Once we have a good understanding of your presentation, we can then plan with you how best to proceed. At this stage we would typically:
All of this information helps us to talk with you about a final osteopathic evaluation and from here we can plan together to decide on how best to treat and manage your problem.
Treatment typically involves the use of a number of different approaches, including
Often osteopaths will develop a treatment plan that combines manual therapy with advice around exercise, diet and lifestyle.
Following your first appointment we would see you again over a period of a week or so. At your follow up appointment we:
Patients typically come for 3-5 sessions, during which time their symptoms resolve. However, some patients may require further treatment, depending on their problem, and some patients receive ongoing care if their condition cannot be completely fixed (e.g. for those patients who may have an underlying problem such as arthritis causing their pain). We will discuss your presentation with you and carefully explain how we think your problem should respond. We will also discuss other treatment options that are available to you, so that you can make a fully informed decision about your care.
People often visit osteopaths for back, neck, joint and muscle pain, for short-term issues such as sports injuries and for help with conditions such as migraines, headaches or digestive issues. But many patients visit osteopaths on a regular basis to help manage chronic conditions such as arthritis and to maintain their overall wellbeing. This is because osteopaths are highly people-focused, taking the time to understand every patient as an individual. Building long-lasting, health-improving relationships with patients is one of the pleasures of the profession.
Osteopaths may also work in areas such as professional sports, working to prevent injuries, improve performance and aid recovery when musculoskeletal issues occur.
