What is Osteopathy Treatment and Consultation
Osteopathy Practice in Croydon
General osteopathic techniques include manipulations, mobilizations and soft tissue massage (World Health Organisation, 2010).
Common techniques used during the first osteopathic consultation in the UK include soft tissue techniques (78%), mobilization (72.7%), manipulations (37.7%) and exercise therapy (22.6%). These techniques are performed under the Osteopathic Practice Standards of Conduct set out by the General Osteopathic Council. These techniques revive the body’s self-regulating mechanism to heal itself.
Additionally, they are performed by trained practitioners on safety guidelines including communication with the treatment seeker, knowledge and training of the osteopathy practitioner, safety, quality and precision and last but not least, professionalism while practicing osteopathy.
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Benefits of Osteopathy
Osteopathy can be beneficial for accumulated general aches and pains, to more serious ailments, including chronic neck and back pain, headaches, musculoskeletal issues, joint pains including hip and knee pain from osteoarthritis as an adjunct to core OA treatments and exercise, arthritis, or sports injuries, among others.
A ‘hands-on’ approach warrants an improvement in the scope of the treatment seeker, as an osteopath is able to customize a treatment plan for you after your initial check-up, that is tailor-made for you, to increase flexibility and movement across your body.
The techniques used could include
- gentle tissue massage
- stretching
- muscle articulation
- joint mobility
- balancing ligamentous tension
- myofascial release
- dry needling
These techniques are beneficial against:
- Arthritic pain
- Circulatory problems
- Cramp
- Digestion problems
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen shoulder/ shoulder and elbow pain/ tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) arising from associated musculoskeletal conditions of the back and neck, but not isolated occurrences
- Headache arising from the neck (cervicogenic)
- Joint pains
- Joint pains including hip and knee pain from osteoarthritis as an adjunct to core OA treatments and exercise
- General, acute & chronic backache, back pain (not arising from injury or accident)
These techniques are beneficial against:
- Generalised aches and pains
- Lumbago
- Migraine prevention
- Minor sports injuries
- Muscle spasms
- Neuralgia
- Tension and inability to relax
- Rheumatic pain
- Sciatica
- Uncomplicated mechanical neck pain
These practices not only bring positive energy into the body by alleviating pain but also stimulate and kick start the body’s own self-regulating mechanism, a cycle of health and wellness begins again.
What to Expect at Your First Osteopathy Session
When you arrive at Croydon Osteopathy, we begin with a detailed examination of your case and medical history. Please carry any relevant test reports, prescriptions of current medications, and imaging that has been done associated with your presenting problem. Please wear loose comfortable clothes (shorts, sports bra, etc.) in order for us to carry out a full spinal and postural assessment as part of your first visit.
Our osteopaths may begin asking you to do certain movements as part of your assessment in order to ascertain what structures may be causing your pain. They may carry out with consent a series of orthopaedic tests to narrow the diagnosis. In the cases of injury-related treatment, you are advised to refer you to your GP or our scanning facilities for MRI scans, CT scans, ultrasound reports, X-rays, etc.
Your initial consultation may last up to 45 minutes, where we ascertain predisposing and maintaining factors for your present condition, discuss and draw up a tailor-made treatment plan for you. Although each injury is different, typically for acute presentation a series of treatments may be needed at shorter intervals and for chronic conditions, a long-term rehabilitation plan may be required.
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