ALL ABOUT OSTEOPATHY
All About Osteopathy
Developed by medical doctors in the 1870’s in the USA, Osteopathic medicine is one of the original hands-on, western modalities for musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular health. Osteopaths are becoming widely known for their full body approach to examining, diagnosing and treating pain.
When we move, our whole body needs to work together as one, it is not a collection of individual parts working independently. Osteopaths look at the body as one unit, not in isolated areas. They diagnose the ‘pain causing tissue’, but aim to find the true, or primary cause. For example, other restricted spinal joints, tight adjacent muscles and areas of weakness or instability.
Osteopaths are trained to diagnose and treat using a wide variety of hands-on techniques to influence the spinal vertebrae, joints, muscles, nervous system, circulatory system and the health of your internal organs.
THESE TECHNIQUES INCLUDE:
- Deep and soft tissue massage
- Joint mobilisation
- Muscle energy technique
- Myofascial release
- Spinal manipulation
- Visceral mobilisation
- Exercise prescription
Recommended to see an Osteopath but not quite sure what they do. Visit our what is an Osteopath page to find out more.