Osteopathy by Somerset Health Practice
Osteopathy is a manual therapy, which looks at the anatomy and physiology of the body.
Where there has been some disruption to the body’s mechanics due to overuse, trauma or misuse, dysfunction of the body occurs.
The body tries hard to compensate for this but when all reserves have been met and the body is stressed over its threshold, then pain / discomfort result.
Pain is the body's warning sign that it is under strain. The body may have been able to cope with the strain until the final straw is laid upon it or continuous strain is applied to it. Identifying the causes for this discomfort is key to understanding why it has come about and to know what necessary steps to take in order to reduce the strain on the body and to enable it to heal itself.
Osteopaths are trained to identify where the structure of the body is not working well. This may be in areas of the body other than where the symptoms occur. Osteopaths use manual techniques to release the strain on the body so that it can become a more efficient system.
Conditions treated using Osteopathy
Osteopathy is excellent at treating musculo skeletal problems as well as improving general well-being.
MENTAL / EMOTIONAL Anxiety |
EAR, NOSE & THROAT Sinusitis |
MUSCULO-SKELETAL & Arthritis |
OTHER CONDITIONS Lethargy |