OSTEOPATHYOsteopathy is an established system of diagnosis and treatments that focuses on prevention and rehabilitation primarily on the structural and functional integrity of the body. Using many of the diagnostic procedures applied in conventional medical assessment the osteopath aims to restore the body’s natural balance and aid its intrinsic ability to heal through a variety of highly skilled techniques not only to relieve pain, but to remove the cause of it. Following a detailed case history and examination, treatment is focused on helping to restore harmony throughout the body. This may include muscle and connective tissue stretching, rhythmic joint movements or high velocity thrust technique to improve the range of motion at a joint and encourage blood supply to the joint to aid regeneration. Very gentle releasing techniques are used when treating children or elderly patients. Treatment is tailored to suit each individual patient reinforced by guidance on diet and exercise. What can an Osteopath treat?A wide range of musculoskeletal disorders including back, neck shoulder, hip and peripheral joint pain, trapped nerves, headaches, sport and work related injuries and repetitive strain injuries respond especially well to osteopathic treatment. Other commonly treated conditions include pregnancy care, migraine, asthma, arthritic pain, digestive disorders, growing pains, glue ear and infantile colic. Claire Slater BSc ( Hons ) OsteopathyClaire graduated as an osteopath from the London School of Osteopathy in 2008 after completing a physiotherapy degree in 2004 from the University of Brighton in 2004. She is registered with both the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and the Health Professionals Council (HPC). As an osteopath Claire uses her skills to treat the whole person, not only the areas producing symptoms. This involves a process of establishing how or why the body is no longer ‘doing its job properly’ and then working with the patient to restore overall health and function and prevent recurrent episodes. Some of the techniques that Claire uses are gentle massage techniques, rhythmic joint movements, muscle release techniques, manipulation, dry needling (a form of acupuncture), and cranial-sacral therapy. Our bodies needs to move in order to be healthy, osteopathic treatment can replenish the reservoir of compensations each of our body’s have in order to go about our daily activities or to do our favourite sport.
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