Osteopathy

About Osteopathy

Osteopathy is an established system of diagnosis and manual treatment which is recognised by the British Medical Association and is complementary to other medical disciplines. It is unique in the fact that mechanical, functional, postural and lifestyle factors are all taken into consideration when making a diagnosis.

Whether it be for acute injuries, chronic conditions or even just a musculo-skeletal 'MOT', almost everybody can benefit from osteopathy. Some of the many problems that osteopaths can help with include:

          - sports injuries

          - ailments during pregnancy

          - work-related and repetitive strain injuries

          - headaches

          - frozen shoulder

          - back pain

          - asthma

          - problem periods

          - disc problems and trapped nerves

          - painful joints

In addition, patients often find improvement in other aspects of their health after osteopathic treatment, such as in their sleeping patterns, stress levels and general well being.

Cranial Osteopathy

Cranial Osteopathy is a very gentle and subtle form of osteopathy, which makes it ideal for treating everyone from newborn babies to the elderly. Treatment can be to any part of the body and is aimed at reducing the restrictions and tensions that have led to the patient's symptoms.

Although cranial osteopathy techniques can be used during the treatment of most conditions, people often seek out Cranial Osteopathy for problems such as infantile colic, whiplash and irritable bowel syndrome.