What is Osteopathy?
Osteopaths use a holistic approach to observe the body so even if you attend for shoulder pain they may articulate or manipulate your spine, pelvis and even your jaw.
We want to meet the whole YOU to help you. We take an extensive history so that we can gather together your story including your mental, emotion and physical health.
What do Osteopaths Do?
During our treatments we use articulation techniques, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints as well as improving muscle tension to help your body’s self healing mechanism.
For most of the patients we see the world has only ever been stressful and so our bodies have to work really hard to stay physically able manage our minds and spin all the plates. This where we are here to support you to feel human and help you move forward to where you want to go!
Fully Qualified and Insured
All of our team are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and are fully insured.
Osteopaths are required to renew their registration each year and we provide registrants with an annual licence to practise. As part of this process, the GOsC checks that osteopaths have:
- current professional indemnity insurance
- remain in good health
- of good character
- and have met mandatory “continuing professional development requirements” GOsC Website 2019
Osteopaths can treat a wide range of conditions as well as wide range of people- from newborn to elderly. Including manual workers, desk bound workers and sports injuries.
If you’re unsure whether Osteopathy could help you with your symptoms contact us directly at info@oliverwellbeing.co.uk or book an appointment online.
The History Of Osteopathy
Osteopathy was discovered by Andrew Taylor Still in 1794. Its is a non-invasive form of manual therapy that uses holistic approaches to allow the body to heal. This could be after injury or inflammation.
Osteopathy was created around the concept “structure governs function and function governs structure” and so Osteopathy works both directly and indirectly upon the Musculo-skeletal system (the joints, muscles, ligaments and connective tissue).
Osteopaths are trained to observe the body and recognise restrictions and reductions of function which can cause symptoms such as pain, discomfort, stiffness and many more. These restrictions can be very small and so can often be missed by other practitioners.
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