What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is all about helping your body work the way it’s meant to. Rather than just focusing on where it hurts, I look at how your whole body is moving and functioning.
Using a range of gentle, hands-on techniques, I help ease joint stiffness, release muscle tension, and improve circulation and nerve supply -supporting your body’s natural ability to heal.
You’ll also receive practical advice on posture, movement, and nutrition, so you can feel better not just in the short term, but long term too.
What Do I treat?
Osteopaths are capable of treating a wide range of disorders (not just back pain!). However, osteopaths are usually recognised to help with muscle or joint related problems. Some common problems may include:
- low back pain which may or may not include sciatica
- neck and upper back pain which may or may not include pain in shoulder,
- peripheral joint pain (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, foot)
- headaches
- workplace strains
- sports injuries
- backache
- symptoms of chronic conditions, e.g., asthma, arthritis
- stiffness associated with wear and tear
- effects of trauma, e.g. falls, sprains and impact injuries
- circulatory problems
- digestion problems, e.g. irritable bowel syndrome, constipation
- postural problems & many others
Osteopathy may not be the obvious choice for irritable bowel syndrome however the bowel is made up of muscle which can become tense and tight when a patient becomes stressed. Indeed, it becomes difficult to think of any condition that osteopathy is contraindicated for. It must be stressed that osteopathy cannot cure a chronic condition such as arthritis but it may help to alleviate many of its painful features.
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