Freedom     

                      & Sports Injury Clinic

 

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Freedom Osteopathy

 

What is Osteopathy?

OsteopathyContrary to popular opinion Osteopaths don't only treat back pain. Rather than focusing on the symptoms Freedom Osteopathy treats those parts of the body responsible for causing them .

Osteopathic care is holistic, we believe that by treating the whole body as a unit and ensuring that everything works as well as it can, then your body will heal faster and more naturally.

In the same way that poor tracking of your car wheels will produce worn tyres, your body needs to work as efficiently as it can to ensure optimum health.

Osteopathy recognises the importance of the link between the structure of the human body and the way it functions. We focus on the body’s skeleton and joint function along with the underlying muscles, soft tissue and internal organs.

Osteopaths consider each person as an individual. Utilising a highly developed sense of touch, they identify problem areas of the body and treat them accordingly.

 

 

Osteopathy can treat a wide variety of conditions. Treatments usually consists of a combination of gentle stretching, soft-tissue releasing techniques and some specific adjustments affecting joints and soft-tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments). Advice can also be given on self-help treatments.

At Westbourne Osteopathy, alongside the traditional tried and tested Osteopathic techniques, we also use other, more modern methods of treatment such as Ultrasound and Electrotherapy which are particularly effective for patients in acute pain.
 

The more common conditions that we treat are:

Back pain
Neck pain and aches
Headaches
Sports injuries
Frozen shoulder
Disc bulges, slipped disc
Sciatica
Pain and discomfort associated with arthritis
Wrist injuries
Knee problems
Muscular aches and pains
Foot and ankle injuries and pain
Trapped nerves

Treatments usually consists of a combination of gentle stretching, soft-tissue releasing techniques and some specific adjustments affecting joints and soft-tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments). Advice can also be given on self-help treatments 

Osteopathy and patient safety

In 1993, osteopathy became the first major complementary health care profession to be accorded statutory recognition under the 1993 Osteopaths Act. This culminated in the opening of the statutory register of osteopaths by the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) in May 1998.

Only those practitioners who have been able to show that they are safe and competent Osteopaths have been allowed onto the register. All Osteopaths are obliged to have medical malpractice insurance and to follow a strict code of conduct.