What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a manual therapy which aims to restore the balance of the body finding and treating the roots of the pain or problem. Having a Holistic approach is really important for me, that is why I called my practice Holistic Osteopath
Reasons people Visit Osteopath
- Low back pain is the most common reason men visit osteopaths.
- Most common reason Spine and pelvis (44%) - Legs (13%) - Arms (13%) - Pregnancy and babies (12%) - Head (9%) - Internal organs (5%) – others (4%)
- Neck pain is the most common reason women visit osteopaths.
The goal is to remove restrictions to vascular, neural and biomechanical mechanisms and ultimately support the natural healing mechanism by promoting autoregulation.
Osteopathy for who?
Babies
Children
Adults
Pregnant Women
Elderly
Sportsmen
Osteopathy for babies:
Stress during pregnancy and birth can lead babies to have tensions and restriction in their body. As
the results they can suffer from pain or discomfort.
Osteopathy can help babies with:
- Musculo skeletal problems: restricted movement in neck, shoulders, legs
- Digestive problems: reflux, colic, constipation
- Sleeping troubles
- Continuous crying and unsettled sleeping pattern
- Breast feeding difficulties
Osteopathy for kids/teens
Children are very active and experience many different types of strains. from the trauma of birth to
the various falls and accidents commonplace in the early years of life, grow spurts, illnesses, or
sports injuries.
Osteopathy can help kids with:
- Pain (back, knee, hip, shoulder…)
- Sprain or strain injuries
- Growth problems (Scheuermann disease, Severe’s disease, Osgood Schlatter…)
- Learning difficulties (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, ADHD…)
- Postural problems (scoliosis)
- Stress
- Digestive problems
- Headaches/migraines
- Recurrent nose/ear/throat infections
Osteopathy for pregnancy and post-partum:
Hormonal, physical, and emotional change during pregnancy often lead to some pain and
discomfort. Osteopathy is a safe and effective Manual therapy to help you during that time.
Osteopathy can help during pregnancy for:
- Musculo skeletal pain: lower back pain, middle back pain, pelvic pain, upper back pain, neck
pain…
- Digestive problems: constipation, reflux
- Nervy pain: sciatica, carpal tunnel
- Headaches, migraines
- Shortness of breath
Osteopathy to prepare for birth:
- Helping baby to go in the right position for birth by releasing tension around pelvis, lumbar
spine, abdomen
- Releasing tension in pelvic floor, SI joints, spine … for an easier labor
Osteopathy for sportsmen and women:
Osteopathy is a great way to help you rebalancing your body. Hence you get less injuries and you can
even improve your performance having less tension and more mobility into your body
It is good to see an osteopath:
- To prevent any injuries improving posture and alignment
- To enhance recovery after an injury or a competition
- For pain management
- To optimize performance
Comon sports conditions treated by osteopathy:
- Sprain or strains (ankle, knee, hip, wrist, elbow shoulder, back, neck sprain)
- Tendinitis
- Lower back pain
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Groin or hamstrings strain
Osteopathy for elderly:
As we get older the spine becomes weaker and the joints, ligaments and muscles tend to be tighter.
Osteopathy is a gentle and holistic therapy that can improved the quality of life working on the
musculo skeletal, the visceral and the cranial restrictions.
It helps with:
- Pain management: helps with pain caused by arthritis, degenerative joint diseases or other
musculo skeletal issues
- Back pain and stiffness
- Improve mobility and flexibility
- Enhancing circulation using soft tissue massage and mobilization that will stimulate blood
flow
- Fall prevention: working on posture, muscle strength, joint stability
- Holistic well-being: promote relaxation, reduce stress and overall mental and emotional well
being
Osteopathy for adults
Osteopathy is a manual therapy that looks at the whole body and find the roots of your pain to
provide an effective and long-term effect on your pain or problems
It is good to see an osteopath for:
- pain relief (chronic and acute): Lower back pain, upper back pain, neck pain, ankle, knee, hip,
wrist, elbow, shoulder pain
- improving posture and alignment which will prevent injuries and pain due to prolonged
sitting, standing or repetitive activities
- enhanced mobility
- stress reduction
- improve circulation and healing boosting blood flow, lymphatic drainage, and nutrient
delivery to tissues
- support recovery from injuries (sprain and strains) and surgeries
- headaches and migraines
- after a whiplash or car accident
