Osteopathy and what we treat

Osteopathy

Like GPs all Osteopaths are regulated. Osteopaths are regulated by the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and it is against the law to call yourself an Osteopath unless you are qualified and registered with the GOsC. The minimum qualification for an Osteopath is completion of a four or five year degree, which includes a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice. To maintain their registration they have to evidence extensive continuous professional development every year.

As primary healthcare professionals, Osteopaths  diagnose, treat and advise upon a wide range of conditions.It is the work of an Osteopath to recognise and diagnose the cause of symptoms, eliminating by medical examination any pathology which requires further referral, and set about the process of restoring a degree of healthy functioning to the whole body by means of ‘hands-on’ treatment.

At Deeping Osteopaths we believe in a treatment that is effective at achieving your goals but also that we treat the cause and not just the symptoms.

We can treat a lot more than you think  here is a summary of some  of the conditions that we can treat:-

·         Back pain (acute and chronic)

·         Arthritic pain  and Rheumatic pain

·         Sports injuries

·         Frozen shoulder and other shoulder conditions

·         Headaches

·         Migraine prevention

·         Muscle spasms

·         Joint pain

·         Hip and knee pain

·         Fibromyalgia

·         Sciatica

·         Neuralgia

  • and much much more – call us to see how we can help.

Sports-related Osteopathy

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), our Osteopaths are  able to promote a rapid recovery from injury. Osteopathy can help prevent as well as treat injuries.