osteopathy

Throughout life our bodies have to cope with many different stressors, bumps and strains. Maybe we suffer injuries or stress; or overwork, don’t get enough exercise and have a poor diet; maybe we encounter trauma or illness.

The accumulation of these stressors lead to compensations in the body; which eventually overload its ability to self regulate and maintain health; leading to discomfort, pain or dis-ease.

Osteopathy is, a holistic, hands on approach to manual medicine, offering gentle* input to assist your body back to self regulation, ease of being and Health. It is suitable for all ages from babies and children to adults and the elderly.

Founded by Dr Still in 1874, it is based on the following principles:

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The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind and spirit.

The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind and spirit.

This unity encompasses the complex relationships of all function and provides a definition of Health; a state in which all functions are synchronised and fully expressed.

The body is capable of self-regulation, self healing and health maintenance.

The body is capable of self-regulation, self healing and health maintenance.

Health is our natural state and the human body is always working towards a state of balanced function or ‘homeostasis.’ Treatments are oriented towards utilising, supporting and helping restore self regulatory mechanisms.

Structure and Function are reciprocally interrelated.

Structure and Function are reciprocally interrelated.

All anatomy is alive with constant rhythmic motion, every structure has it’s own inherent activity, and this is the living anatomy Osteopaths feel with their hands. When any motion is impaired, tissues will not function as intended and symptoms will develop.

*Although treatment is gentle, there remains possibility of post treatment muscle and joint soreness as your body integrates changes.