What is osteopathy?
Is osteopathy a new treatment?
How does osteopathy work?
How does osteopathy work with orthodox medicine?
What is the scope of osteopathic practice? Where can osteopathy help?
What happens on a first visit to a registered osteopath?
How do registered osteopaths treat their patients?
Do I need to be referred by my doctor?
What if I need a sick note?
What training has a registered osteopath received?
Does osteopathy work?
Recognition of osteopathy?
How much will I have to pay for treatment?
Why is the body framework so important to health?
Osteopaths treat the mechanical component of disease. Although backache, which affects 4 people out of 5 at some time in their lives, is the most common complaint treated by Registered Osteopaths, many other conditions affect the body frame. Headaches and neck and shoulder tension can be treated and any joint strain, such as in the hips, knees, ankles, feet, wrists, elbows, shoulders and ribs may also respond. During pregnancy, when the change in posture is giving rise to pain and discomfort, many women find great relief from osteopathic treatment. This has the added advantage of avoiding drugs.
Sports men and women at all levels can benefit too. Some are anxious to get back to their sport as quickly as possible after injury, others may have a problem which is not giving any symptoms but which is preventing them from functioning at their best and they are recording poor performances. They require fine-tuning to reach their peak of fitness. Osteopaths can help patients after surgery, particularly when the patient's body cannot adapt to the change in its mechanics. Osteopathy can help people with mechanical problems associated with every age - from the trauma of birth to the arthritis
Sports men and women at all levels can benefit too. Some are anxious to get back to their sport as quickly as possible after injury, others may have a problem which is not giving any symptoms but which is preventing them from functioning at their best and they are recording poor performances. They require fine-