Restoring Balance and Harmony

The maintenance of good mechanical function is essential to good health. Problems in the framework of the body can disturb the circulatory system or nerves to any part of the body, and affect any aspect of health.

Thus mechanical problems can lead not only to aches and pains in joints, muscles etc., but also to disturbances in the internal organs and the way they work.

Osteopaths work to restore the musculoskeletal system of the body to a state of balance and harmony.

Health

Health is not simply the absence of disease or pain. It is a state of balance and harmony between the body and mind of a person.

In health a person should be able to respond to events such as accidents, infections or emotional stress, deal with these events and restore itself to optimum health afterwards.

The majority of people are not in full health, but are carrying around an accumulation of the effects of different events that have happened to them during their life.

What does treatment involve?

An Osteopath takes a detailed medical history from the patient followed by a careful examination. He/she will make a diagnosis of what is causing the symptoms, and try to put together the "story" of why they have developed.

Using very subtle and gentle techniques, the accumulated stresses and strains in the body are gradually released.

The aim is to relieve the current symptoms and also improve the underlying health of the tissues as far as possible in order that they do not recur.

This type of treatment is suitable for everyone from newborn babies to the very elderly, being extremely gentle.

Benefits of Treatment

Osteopathic treatment is aimed not only at the relief of symptoms, but towards helping the body function better in all respects.

Patients often report an improvement in general well being, energy levels, sleep patterns and also in areas of symptoms other that those that brought them to the Osteopath in the first place.

What can Osteopaths treat?

Osteopaths treat the whole person not just the condition. Using the principles of osteopathy, a very wide variety of conditions can be helped, including:

	Back and neck pain
	Joint pains
	Headaches and migraines
	Digestive disorders
	Period pains and irregularity
	Recurrent infections
	Sinusitis
	Asthma and chest complaints
	Stress
	Depression and fatigue
	General ill health
	Children - many different childhood problems. See Osteopathy for Children page.
	And much more