Osteopathy can benefit those suffering from...

Why do people visit an Osteopath?

People visit Osteopaths for a wide range of advice and tailored treatment, much more than many people think. Osteopaths are trained to be first contact practitioners, or allied health care providers. With diagnostic skills they are nowadays often a first port of call for many patients.

This means that they are able to undertake an initial diagnostic consultation with any patient of any age.

Symptoms which patients describe can be anywhere or everywhere in the body! Recent acute symptoms or a chronic long-term problem, and can affect people of all ages from the newborn to the elderly. 

Some people prefer to consult their Osteopath before seeking a medical opinion because they prefer the Osteopathic approach which gives time for our patients to describe how they are feeling. There is a massive link between the brain and the body. 

Osteopathy can offer patients choice in their health care that is not readily available within the conventional healthcare system. They may see an Osteopath privately however this does not mean they cannot go back into the NHS. Rather we support our colleagues who are stretched to the limit for one reason or another.