Osteopathy Gently Relieves Pain And Restores Health.Osteopathy is a well-established branch of complementary medicine that diagnoses and heals without drugs or surgery. It is a gentle hands-on treatment that aims to adjust your body’s structure (the alignment of bones, joints and muscles) so that you can function at your best, physically and mentally. The osteopath uses physical manipulation, stretching and massage to correct imbalances in the joints and muscles. When your body’s structure is working well, everything else can work well too. Often health problems are a result of structural imbalances – perhaps a joint slightly out of place, putting pressure on a nerve or restricting the flow of blood. The imbalance might not be enough to be obvious to most people, but an osteopathic doctor is trained to a high degree of sensitivity in diagnosing structural changes. He or she spends several years learning the gentle manipulative techniques used to correct these problems, as well as receiving a high-level medical training. Osteopathy is best known for the treatment of back pain and neck pain but most joint and muscle problems respond well. The sort of conditions that have benefited from osteopathic treatment include: · Lower back pain · Upper back pain · Sciatica · Frozen shoulder · Headache · Neck pain · Sports injuries · Joint pain · Strains and sprains · Arthritis pains Pain relief and improved mobility can be immediate. Osteopathic treatment can also help problems that seem to have nothing to do with joints. Chronic fatigue, asthma and irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) have all been successfully treated. Correcting joint imbalances and postural problems allows your body to heal itself, freeing blood circulation and trapped nerves. The gentleness of osteopathic treatment means that it is suitable for all ages from newborn babies to elderly people. I would always recommend that an osteopath should check babies within a few weeks of birth, to correct any subtle damage caused by the birth. These early miss-alignments can cause health and behaviour problems later on. The sooner they are seen to the more easily they are put right. Mothers also should have a check up after the birth, as their pelvic joints go through a lot of stress during childbirth. I’ve always had a check up with an osteopath after the birth of each baby (for both the baby and for me), and taken them all for regular check ups over the years. I’ve often noticed improvements in their behaviour after a treatment. Anyone who's had any sort of physical accident should see an osteopath, to avoid long-term problems. Regular osteopathy check ups can be an important part of staying healthy, for all ages.
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