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Sports Osteopathy
Osteopathy is a discrete medical speciality which concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of problems related to altered body mechanics, function and posture.
It is the manual therapy which aims to help the body return to a state of optimal health, whatever the potential of that person at that time. Patients primarily consult an osteopath with their body expressing the memory of a previous trauma, be it physical, psychological, or as is often the case, a combination of the two. This usually manifests itself as muscular tension and is experienced as pain.
It is the work of an osteopath to recognise and diagnose the cause of these symptoms, eliminating by a thorough medical examination any pathology which requires referral, and set about the process of restoring a degree of healthy functioning to the whole body by means of hands-on treatment and deeply intuitive care.
Responsibility is ultimately returned to the patient in terms of exercise and lifestyle. Professional advice concerning this helps the patient maintain this recovered state of optimal health, with the osteopath remaining as a source of ongoing support and direction as required.
Osteopathy differs fundamentally from most orthodox medical interventions, which tend to treat the symptoms and not the cause. Osteopaths have time to listen to their patients and consider problems that may seem quite divorced, and yet are realistically pertinent to that patients overall well-being.
Osteopathy can help with:
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Lower neck and back pain
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Headaches and migraines
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Disc injuries including sciatica
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Arthritis
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Sports injuries
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Post-traumatic injuries – Whiplash
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Shoulder conditions - Rotator cuff syndrome
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Stress related disorders
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Muscle tension and tears
Mobility of the body is of the utmost importance to the sportsperson. Poor flexibility in the joints and muscles, will prevent the body from performing at its optimum and is often a contributory element to injury. By assessing the posture and condition of those structures which make the human body a dynamic machine (The bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues), the osteopath is able to promote a rapid recovery from injury.
Osteopathy can help prevent as well as treat injuries. It is particularly effective for sports that require controlled body mechanics such as golf and tennis.
Cranial Osteopathy is a refined and subtle type of osteopathic treatment that encourages the release of stress and tensions throughout the body, including head.
It is gentle yet extremely effective approach and may be used in wide range of conditions for people of all ages, from birth to old age.