When it comes to treating physical pain or injury, Physiotherapy and Osteopathy are both highly regarded approaches. However, they differ significantly in philosophy, treatment methods, and overall scope. If you’re wondering which approach might suit you best, here’s a breakdown of the differences and some reasons why Osteopathy might be the more comprehensive option for long-term health and wellness. What…
Depending on the injury you’ve suffered and the sport you play, you could, right now, be facing months away from the field. Coping with pain and restricted activity is tough enough, but if you’re away from your favourite sport field you’ll also lose fitness, mobility and stamina, which means once you’re ready to come back you’ll be trying to make…
Chiropractors and osteopaths are frequently confused with one another – which is not surprising given that they do indeed share numerous similarities. Deciding which professional is right for you is a matter of understanding what each offer and how they may be able to help you. Chiropractors and Osteopaths – The Similarities • Osteopaths and chiropractors often employ relatively similar…
Back pain is very much a modern epidemic. Lower back pain is considered the most common cause of disability worldwide, and it’s estimated that as many as 80% of us will suffer from back problems at some stage during our lifetimes. For those who suffer from chronic and ongoing back pain, you can feel like you’re between a rock and…
Osteopathy is often a misunderstood field of medicine; whilst some believe we just offer massage, others confuse it with treatments that have no basis in science. In order to describe what an osteopath could achieve for you, let’s begin with a basic overview of what osteopathy is, as well as looking at the conditions it has been proven to help…
Your posture – you likely know that you don’t follow good habits. After all, we all know of the official advice – to sit with our back straight, to not slump (even on the most miserable of Monday mornings at our desk) and to position our shoulders backwards. Yet how many of us can truly say that we follow this…
What is osteopathy? Osteopathy works on the basis that each person’s bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissue must work smoothly together to achieve wellbeing. An osteopath uses their hands to treat patients by moving, manipulating, stretching and massaging their muscles, limbs and joints. This helps to bring balance to the body by improving the function of joints, increasing the blood…
