What is Osteopathy Treatment and Consultation
Osteopathy Practice in Croydon
Osteopathy is a form of manual therapy that promotes healing and focuses on the holistic, whole-body approach, centred on the notion that “the body is a unit”. Osteopathic treatment in Croydon includes various techniques such as manipulations, mobilisations and soft tissue massage to revive the body’s self-regulating mechanism to heal itself.
These techniques are performed under the Osteopathic Practice Standards of Conduct set out by the General Osteopathic Council. They are performed only by trained practitioners mindful of the safety guidelines in place to ensure the best treatment and patient care.
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Who Do Osteopaths Treat?
Osteopathy can be helpful to treat a wide range of issues, from general aches and pains to more serious ailments, including chronic pain problems and pain due to sports injuries.
Osteopaths employ a ‘hands-on’ approach that improves the scope of the treatment since they can customise a unique treatment plan for you after the initial check-up. Various techniques are tailored to increase your body’s flexibility and movement.
Croydon Osteopathy specialises in treating a wide range of patients, including:
- Athletes & Sportspersons
- Dancers
- Older people
- Expectant mothers
- Students
- Parents
- Babies
- Teenagers
What Does Osteopathy Treat?
- Arthritic pain
- Circulatory problems
- Cramps
- Digestion problems
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen shoulder
- Elbow pain/ tennis elbow
- Headache arising from the neck
- Joint pains, including hip and knee pain (osteoarthritis)
- General, acute & chronic back pain (excluding injury or accident)
- Generalised aches and pains
- Lumbago
- Migraines
- Minor sports injuries
- Muscle spasms
- Neuralgia
- Tension and inability to relax
- Rheumatic pain
- Sciatica
- Uncomplicated mechanical neck pain
What To Expect At Your First Osteopathy Session?
Every first session begins with a detailed examination of your case and medical history. Our osteopaths may begin by asking you to do certain movements as part of your assessment in order to determine the source of your pain.
With your consent, they might conduct a series of orthopaedic tests to narrow the diagnosis. In the cases of injury-related treatment, you are advised to refer to your GP or our scanning facilities for MRI scans, CT scans, ultrasound reports, X-rays, etc.
Initial consultations may last up to 45 minutes, where we ascertain predisposing and maintaining factors for your present condition to discuss and develop a tailored treatment plan. Although each injury is different, an acute presentation may need a series of treatments at shorter intervals, while chronic conditions may require a long-term rehabilitation plan.
Note:
1. Please carry any relevant test reports, prescriptions of current medications, and imaging that has been done associated with your presenting problem.
2. 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.
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