About Osteopathy

What is it?

Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment based on the alignment of the spinal column and the corresponding muscles.

Your osteopath will take a good look at your standing posture and take into account the stresses being applied to your body through every day life, whether this is sitting at a computer all day or lifting and carrying young children.

By loosening up areas in the spine that are restricted, and releasing tight muscles, the osteopath can get your body working in harmony with your lifestyle and get you out of pain.

Treatment is gentle but thorough, and improvement can often be felt immediately, though long standing problems will need more than one session.

Osteopathy can help

• sciatica
• repetitive strain injury
• tension stress and headaches
• back and neck pain
• tennis elbow and other sports injuries
• accident trauma e.g. whiplash
  

Cranial Osteopathy

This is a refined and subtle type of osteopathic treatment; it encourages the release of stresses and tensions throughout the body, including the head.

It is a gentle, yet extremely effective approach and may be used in a wide range of conditions for people of all ages, from birth to old age. It has proved be extremely effective in treating babies - especially those that have had traumatic births and who consequently suffer from colic or glue ear and who may also have sleeping and feeding problems.

Registered osteopath