What Is The Meaning Of Osteopathy?
What are the benefits of Osteopathy and how does it work?
Osteopathy was founded by an American physician in the late 1800s. Osteopaths believe that for your body to work well, its structure must work well, too. It is based on the principle that individual wellbeing depends on skeletal, muscular, and connective tissue health.
To restore balance in your body osteopaths use physical manipulation. This includes stretching and massage techniques to increase joint mobility, relieve muscle tension, and increase blood and nerve supply to muscle tissue. To help you in your recovery, osteopaths often provide advice on posture and exercise routines, which help to prevent symptoms from recurring. All of this supports your bodies own healing mechanisms.
There are different styles of osteopathy including Structural Osteopathy, Classical Osteopathy, Cranial Osteopathy and Visceral Osteopathy.
What health conditions are treated with osteopathy?
Patients seek treatment for various different health conditions, including back pain, changes to posture in pregnancy and other postural problems, the pain of arthritis and minor sports injuries.
Osteopathy may be part of your treatment for conditions like:
Arthritis
Minor sports injuries
Back pain
Postural problems that derive from pregnancy, driving, or work strain
Sciatica
Digestive issues
Headaches and migraines
Find a qualified osteopath near you.
On Circe, you can book your treatment with qualified, registrered osteopaths easily online. All practitioners on Circe are registered with the regulatory body GOsC and vetted by our team.
