One of the primary functions of an osteopath is to promote health, in part mainly by focussing on the framework of the body, but not only. The profession is now over 100 years old is perhaps best known for its biomechanical approaches to health care - treating tennis elbow, bad backs, sciatica, stiff necks, whiplash injuries etc but originally these were seen to be of only relative importance to the true scope of Osteopathy. It is a whole and complete system of healthcare.
For those of you who are my patients, you will probably know that the range of scope of treatments and problems that I regularly treat go well beyond the simple bio-mechanical challenges of life. I am just as interested in the internal workings, dietary input, lifestyle, psychological attitude, working posture / requirements of each individual as I am in the traditional "joint out of place, so I'll just fix it" attitude of many. (Although I can do... Read more


