What is Osteopathy?
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A.T Still - Father of Osteopathy
What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a holistic manual therapy, focusing on the self-repairing nature of the body and the relationship between the structure of the body and the way it functions.
Osteopathy is most well-known for treating musculoskeletal complaints, such as back pain, headaches and sporting injuries, however was designed to be applied to the whole body and can be used to assist in a variety of complaints. The interconnectivity of Mind, Body and Spirit is a fundamental principle of Osteopathy.
Osteopaths use a variety of gentle hands on techniques to free the body of holding patterns and tension within the bones, muscles, ligaments, internal organs, circulatory and nervous systems, allowing the body's inherent self-healing processes to proceed unhindered.
Australian osteopaths are government registered primary health care practitioners, completing a minimum of 5 years university training.
Osteopaths are trained to identify conditions requiring medical referral and able to perform standard medical examinations of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and nervous systems.
Osteopathy is covered by most private health care funds as well as Medicare in some circumstances.
What to Expect
Osteopaths see each patient as a whole person, and therefore each person will require a different approach, even for similar conditions. A consultation will involve taking a thorough history to identify and the most significant factors involved in your complaint, followed by physical examination where we ‘listen’ to the body as you breathe and perform simple movements to identify the cause of your symptoms as well as the ‘root cause’. Treatment aims to ensure free flow of blood, lymph and all other fluids to and from the tissues, as well as ensuring communication to all parts via nerves, physical forces and physiological messenger systems.
The ‘hands-on’ element of treatment will be guided by what we identify in the history and examination. It is generally comfortable and guided by your preferences. There will also be education on your condition and advice on how to support your body to heal, such as stretches and breathing/awareness practices.
You may be asked to remove some clothing for assessment or treatment.
What do we treat?
Osteopathy treats humans not conditions, and therefore while not providing a cure, may be of assistance in many acute and long-term health complaints. Some areas that people often present with for assistance include;
Osteopathy is a holistic manual therapy, focusing on the self-repairing nature of the body and the relationship between the structure of the body and the way it functions.
Osteopathy is most well-known for treating musculoskeletal complaints, such as back pain, headaches and sporting injuries, however was designed to be applied to the whole body and can be used to assist in a variety of complaints. The interconnectivity of Mind, Body and Spirit is a fundamental principle of Osteopathy.
Osteopaths use a variety of gentle hands on techniques to free the body of holding patterns and tension within the bones, muscles, ligaments, internal organs, circulatory and nervous systems, allowing the body's inherent self-healing processes to proceed unhindered.
Australian osteopaths are government registered primary health care practitioners, completing a minimum of 5 years university training.
Osteopaths are trained to identify conditions requiring medical referral and able to perform standard medical examinations of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and nervous systems.
Osteopathy is covered by most private health care funds as well as Medicare in some circumstances.
What to Expect
Osteopaths see each patient as a whole person, and therefore each person will require a different approach, even for similar conditions. A consultation will involve taking a thorough history to identify and the most significant factors involved in your complaint, followed by physical examination where we ‘listen’ to the body as you breathe and perform simple movements to identify the cause of your symptoms as well as the ‘root cause’. Treatment aims to ensure free flow of blood, lymph and all other fluids to and from the tissues, as well as ensuring communication to all parts via nerves, physical forces and physiological messenger systems.
The ‘hands-on’ element of treatment will be guided by what we identify in the history and examination. It is generally comfortable and guided by your preferences. There will also be education on your condition and advice on how to support your body to heal, such as stretches and breathing/awareness practices.
You may be asked to remove some clothing for assessment or treatment.
What do we treat?
Osteopathy treats humans not conditions, and therefore while not providing a cure, may be of assistance in many acute and long-term health complaints. Some areas that people often present with for assistance include;
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