Osteopathy, a tailored solution to get you pain-free, moving better and back to doing what you love! Osteopaths believe that everyone can help benefit from a precise and careful, holistic approach to health. Osteopaths are Allied Health Professionals giving the quality, in-person care that you deserve.
WHAT DO OSTEOPATHS DO?
Osteopaths provide safe, effective treatment and care that aims to promote the health of their clients. As highly trained healthcare professionals, Osteopaths are experts in the musculoskeletal system – that is the bones, muscles, joints and nerves and their relationship with other systems of the body.
Osteopaths will use precise and careful hands-on techniques that are focused on releasing tension, improving mobility and optimising function. They also work closely with other healthcare professionals such as consultants, GPs, nurses, midwives, and other Allied Health Professionals, ensuring you receive optimum care.
3 Steps To Take Control Of Your Bone, Muscle, Joint and Nerve Health.
- Understanding and Identifying the Root Cause
- Quality, in-person care that you deserve. We take the time to listen to your needs, concerns and pains, gaining a deeper understanding of where the pain is, the cause and previous injuries. Identifying the root cause of the problem through a thorough examination and explaining it simply! Making sure you really understand the diagnosis, and have a clear treatment plan.
- Effective Hands-On Treatment
- Precise and careful hands-on treatment including joint mobilisation, manipulation, stretching and massage combined with simple but effective tailored exercises are used to address the problem. Reducing pain. Increasing movement. Most importantly getting you back to doing what you love!
- Prevention and Maintenance
- Osteopathy, a longer-term solution to keeping you pain-free, moving better and doing what you love. Preventative and maintenance treatment ensures you can enjoy your lifestyle, whether that’s a high-impact or high-stress job or physical and sporting hobbies. Topping up with hands-on treatment and progressing the tailored exercises.
HOW CAN OSTEOPATHS HELP?
People commonly visit osteopaths for musculoskeletal conditions, such as back, neck, sciatica, sports injuries and arthritic discomfort. Osteopaths have a well-deserved, evidence-based reputation for expertise in the treatment of these conditions.
People also visit osteopaths for a variety of other health reasons including neuromuscular conditions such as digestive issues, headaches and migraine prevention.
WHAT DO WE TREAT?
Osteopathy is a system of assessing, diagnosing, treating and preventing a wide range of health problems.
Osteopaths are commonly known for treating back pain and postural problems including changes due to pregnancy, caused by driving or work strain, the pain of arthritis and minor sports injuries.
Here’s a list of a few common things we treat:
- Arthritic pain
- Sciatica
- Digestion problems
- Headache arising from the neck (cervicogenic)
- Joint pains (Hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand, and foot & ankle)
- Pregnancy-Related Symptoms
- Migraine prevention
- Sports injuries
- Muscle spasms
- Rheumatic pain
Osteopaths are trained to check for signs of underlying conditions they cannot treat. In these circumstances, they will inform you of what they believe is the problem and refer you to see your GP or hospital for further investigations.
TRAINING AND REGISTRATION
Osteopaths are regulated by law by the General Osteopathic Council (GOSC) and recognised as an allied health profession by NHS England. This gives them a similar status to dentists or physiotherapists.
Before an osteopath can obtain registration, they must attain specialist degree-level training, either a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) or integrated Masters (MOst.), plus complete over 1000 hours of clinical placements (direct patient contact time).
To maintain their registration with GOsC, which is renewed annually, osteopaths must meet mandatory continuous professional development (CPD): keeping skills and knowledge up-to-date and maintaining high standards of professional development.
At Body Beliefs, we pride ourselves on “exceeding expectations“, as evidenced by the glowing 5-star reviews from our satisfied patients on platforms such as Google Reviews and Facebook. To schedule an appointment, please book online or call 01277 676 676.
