What is Osteopathy?

In Osteopathy we recognize that much of the pain and disability we bear stems from abnormalities in our body’s structure and function. Osteopaths identify and treat problems with muscles, ligaments, nerves and joints to help the body’s natural healing ability. The treatment involves gentle, manual technique - easing pain, reducing swelling and improving mobility.

Osteopathy is a non-invasive manual medicine that focuses on total body health by treating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework, which includes the joints, muscles and spine. Its aim is to positively affect the body's nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems.

We have a unique holistic (whole body) approach to health care. The osteopaths at this clinic do not simply concentrate on treating the problem area, but use manual techniques to balance all the systems of the body, to provide overall good health and wellbeing.

Osteopaths respect the body's natural ability as a self-regulating mechanism and only intervene when pain or discomfort is present. The benefits of osteopathy are the general improvement in mobility and structural stability of the body. In turn, other systems of the body such as the circulatory, nervous and lymphatic systems function more effectively and for a number of general conditions, minimal treatment is required.