Osteopathy
Osteopathy Overview
Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It works with the structure and function of the body, and is based on the principle that the well-being of an individual depends on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues functioning smoothly together.
For your body to function well, its structure must also work well. Osteopaths work to restore your body to a state of balance, by the use of touch, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints, to relieve muscle tension, to enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, and to help the body’s own healing mechanisms.
Advice about posture and exercise is often given to aid recovery, promote health and prevent symptoms reoccurring. Patients include the young and old, manual workers, office professionals, pregnant women, children and sports people.
Patients seek treatment for a wide variety of conditions, including back pain, repetitive strain injury, changes to posture in pregnancy, postural problems caused by driving or work strain, the pain of arthritis and sports injuries.
How Do I Know If I Need Osteopathy?
If you are suffering some muscle or joint issues then visiting a clinic in Tunbridge Wells that deals with osteopathic practice might be the route to take to get the help you need.
It can often help with chronic or ongoing pain. This can be from an old injury that wasn’t treated, or a new injury that is causing you discomfort.
Pain can and does affect all areas of our lives and sometimes getting a different type of treatment can provide solutions.
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Tim’s Approach & What to Expect on Your First Visit
When you arrive for your first appointment a full case history will be taken. This will include questions about your current health, past medical history and treatment. Following your case history, depending on the presentation of your current symptoms, a full musculoskeletal evaluation may be necessary. This will involve a few simple movements to assess your range of movement and perhaps some orthopaedic and other tests, relevant to your specific condition. Once it has been established that it is safe for you to receive treatment, a course of treatment will be formulated specifically for you. This may comprise of a single therapy eg. osteopathy or acupuncture, or a combination of techniques eg osteopathy with acupuncture. Obviously, if you only wish to receive one particular therapy, then your treatment will be based around that therapy. Once you are happy with what is proposed, your treatment will begin.
Your initial consultation will usually last up to 40 minutes. Subsequent sessions between 30-40 minutes. However, treatment times vary according to the nature of patients symptoms, and consultations can be longer or shorter than this. If acupuncture is used, either in combination with osteopathy or by itself, only single-use sterile disposable needles are employed. Patients are advised to wear loose-fitting clothing but may expect to remove some clothing to enable clinical evaluation and treatment. Advice is often given with regard to diet, lifestyle, exercise and first aid measures that may be used to complement your treatment.
All information divulged during the course of the consultation will remain strictly confidential and secure.
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