Osteopathic Services

Osteopathy is an holistic therapy that looks at treating the whole body to aid relief of the patients symptoms. Osteopathy is complementary to mainstream medicine.

Osteopathy is suitable for the entire family, treating children and babies , adults, the older generation and even expectant mothers. Osteopathy is not only concerned with treating the back but can treat the whole body from shoulders to knees elbows to the toes. Osteopathy can also improve the following:

migraines and headaches
asthma
sports injuries
disc problems
sciatica
trapped nerves
tennis elbow
arthritis (wear and tear)

Many other conditions can be helped as well for further information please contact us or see below for specific information on the following topics:-

Adult treatments
Treatments for Children and Babies
Treatments during Pregnancy
Cranial Osteopathy

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Adult treatments

Osteopathy is a holistic approach to treating the bodies aches, pains and dysfunctions.

Life is tough on the body leading to problems. Todays lifestyle makes the likely hood of back and neck pain occuring an increasing problem. Osteopathy not only treats the spine but is able to treat all areas of the body from shoulders, to hands from hips to toes. Including many well known injuries such as whiplash, tennis elbow, sciatica, joint pains including arthritic pain and the list goes on.

As well as the physical maniefestations of injury or illness osteopathy can aid medical conditions that fall into the category of digestive and circulatory problems. Minor sports injuries also benefit from treatment allowing athletes and competitors to maintain their fitness to help them with their performance.

With the increasing pressures that our lifestyles demand many people find it difficult to cope with the strain. Osteopathy is a useful tool for helping people to relax and return to a point of equilibrium.

Osteopathy aims to return the body to health and a point of balance. Therefore allowing the body to heal itself.

Treatments for Children and Babies

Osteopathic treatment is also availabe for children. Osteopathy are now working closely with midwives, health visitors and GPs to aid newborns with their development. As all mothers will know birth can be very stressful and physically demanding time. In which time the baby’s head becomes compressed, the bones within the head are designed to overlap and go back into place. However if the process is delayed, sped up or with the use of ventouse or forceps can alter the way in which the bones return to position. This can lead to problems with the shape of the baby's head, the baby's temperament, unsettled sleep patterns, difficulty feeding etc.

Osteopathy works alongside a child’s natural development and help gives the best possible start in life.

Osteopathy is useful through childhood with common problems please contact us for further information.

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Treatments during Pregnancy

Osteopathy can be used to aid the adaptions that the mothers body goes through during pregnancy. Pregnancy causes gradual yet dramatic changes in posture. Osteopathy helps the mothers body through the stages of pregnancy and in preparation for the big finale…..The Birth.

Many maternity patients experience backache, pain in their ribs or hips. As the pregnancy progresses even the simple things like walking, sitting, or turning over in bed become difficult and even painful. Although all of the problems mentioned are common aspects of pregnancy. However these problems do not need to be put up with. Pain and discomfort shows that the body is not coping as effectively with pregnancy as it should be.

Using a variety of safe and effective techniques osteopathy can alleviate any tensions that have developed with the progression of the pregnancy. Making the pregnancy as comfortable as possible so that the mother can enjoy the experience of pregnancy.

During the birth process the pelvis is required to be a mobile yet stable structure aiding the passage of the baby. The pelvis has to be able to accommodate the rotation of the baby therefore any restrictions within the pelvis limits this rotation. This can reduce the effectiveness of labour increasing its length and the likelihood of interventions such as ventouse, forceps or in the worse case cesarean.
Treatment can aid the mobility of the pelvis within the bony pelvis girdle and that the pelvis floor can allow the labour to be as smooth as possible.

Cranial Osteopathy

Cranial Osteopathy is a form of osteopathy for whole family for further information and to discuss what conditions it can treat please contact us either by email or 01622 762802.