Osteopathy is a hands-on therapy that is used to reduce the strain patterns in the body. It was created by Andrew Taylor Still, a Surgeon in the American Civil War, in 1874. He was the son of a frontier doctor and lost his wife and children to Spinal Meningitis. Osteopathy makes the link between environment and health. It...

Advice from the General Osteopathic Council: You have decided to visit an osteopath. Before your first appointment: Check that the osteopath is registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), the regulatory body for osteopathy. You can do this by checking the register on the  General Osteopathic Council website...

This practice offers osteopathic treatment to pregnant mothers and newborns (fathers and siblings are welcome to attend sessions). Osteopathy could help pregnant mothers with lower back and pelvic pain associated with increased weight gain and softening ligaments, creating postural compensation. Osteopathic gentle treatment is...

The Cranial technique was developed by William Garner Sutherland – an early student of Andrew Taylor Still who leaned more towards physiology. He observed the temporal bones in the skull and compared them to the beveled articular edges of the gills of a fish. This observation led him to discover that there was a...

Osteopathy is able to help a wide variety of conditions, including (but not limited to): Back pain and backache (acute and chronic) Joint pain from osteoarthritis Hip and Knee pain Ankle Pain and problems Digestive problems Headaches arising from neck (cervicogeric / migraine preveile) Arthritic Pain Circulatory problems Cramp...

What to bring to your Osteopathy treatment In order to get the most out of your treatment, it is a good idea: to bring a list of current medications and copies of any relevant X-Rays and MRI scans to wear comfortable, loose clothing to be aware that you may need to undress briefly in order to view joints to make me aware, in...

The History of Osteopathy:  Osteopathy began as the creation of Dr Andrew Taylor Still, in America, in 1874. From his long study of anatomy and physiology, he found that the musculo -skeletal system was a framework for the well-being of the whole individual – he expressed this as ‘Structure governs Function’....

Osteopathy is a hands-on therapy that can be used to relieve pain and discomfort associated with stiff, over-strained or degenerative joints. It helps relieve acute chronic back pain and aches and pains – specifically problem areas such as the neck, shoulders, knees, hips and ankles. It is also effective in relieving...