About Osteopathy

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Osteopathy follows 4 principles to ensure the best possible treatment of any ailment.

• The Body is a unit
• The body is self regulating and self healing
• Structure and function of the body are reciprocally interrelated
• Treatment should always follow the previous three principles

Treatment info

• Treatments have 1 goal, to align the body, giving the body the best chance to heal
• Treatments do not involve machines
• Treatments involve gentle touch, and effort of the patient initiating muscles softly
• Treatments do not involve forceful pressure or “cracking”
• Every treatment treats the body as a whole, more focus being put on areas in which the practitioner finds issues with, through many years of experienced palpation and knowledge.

Showing up for treatment

Treatments require clothing which allows the body to freely move.
Patients remain fully clothed at all times during the treatment
No dresses or skirts are allowed during treatment.
Minimal amount of jewellery should be worn
Long hair should be put up in a bun to allow access to the neck for palpation.