Osteopaths are manual therapists who have spent 4 or 5 years at University learning about anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, clinical diagnosis and management, medical imaging, pathology and psychology.
Specific Osteopathic hands-on therapeutic skills include Muscle Energy, soft tissue, orthopaedic testing, High Velocity, mobilization, stretching (Direct treatments where we move your body through its normal range of movement), as well as other very gentle and subtle techniques (Indirect techniques) working with the fascia and fluid within the body. Each Osteopath you visit will assess and discuss your health, a working diagnosis will be made, treatment is individually tailored for you, so that better health choices can start to improve your body’s function and reduce the pain and discomfort being experienced.
Progress depends on many factors, such as predisposing injuries, the length and severity of the symptoms, work/life posture, aggravating actions and general health/fitness of the individual. Your Osteopath will give you helpful advice about expected outcomes for your ailment, exercise, stretches, strengthening and other ideas to improve your healing and health. Osteopaths are facilitating better health options to enable you to return to good health.