What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a holistic approach to health care which aims to promote, maintain, and restore optimal function of your body.
Osteopaths typically looks further afield from the site of your pain and considers multiple factors including lifestyle, stress management, diet or other factors that may influence your pain, injury, or movement.
Why choose to see an Osteopath?
Whether you are recovering from an injury, have recently undergone surgery, are suffering from chronic pain or simply want to improve your overall function, osteopathy can help you!
Common reasons why you may choose to see an osteopath include:
- Neck, back and sciatica pain
- Arthritic pain
- Muscular strains and pains
- Sporting injuries and rehabilitation
- Headaches and migraines
- Persistent pain
- Workplace injuries
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
What will your Osteopath do to help YOU?
Your Osteopath will listen to you carefully and take a thorough case history of your presenting problem. They will then perform a detailed assessment and tailor a treatment plan specific to you which is aimed at treating the cause of your problem, not just your symptoms, for a long-term and lasting solution to your problem.
Osteopathy takes a whole of body approach to assessment and clinical management, so your Osteopath may look at the area that is troubling you, as well as other parts of your body.
Your Osteopath will use a combination of manual therapy (“hands on”) and exercise-based techniques to address your symptoms and their underlying causes. Hands-on treatments can include massage, stretching, repetitive movements, mobilisation and/or manipulation.
Osteopaths will also help advise you about how to manage your pain, injury, or condition between appointments. This may include giving you some exercises to do at home or at work.
Do you need a referral from your doctor to see an Osteopath?
Osteopaths are primary health care practitioners so you can make an appointment directly with our Osteopaths at Back In Motion without a referral.
What should you bring to your first appointment?
If you have any X-rays, scans, diagnostic imaging, test results or reports for your injury or condition, bring them along to your appointment as they may help your Osteopath to better understand your body.
