What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a holistic approach to healthcare that focuses on treating and preventing musculoskeletal problems through the use of manual therapy, lifestyle modifications, and patient education.

In the United Kingdom, osteopaths are regulated healthcare professionals who undergo a 4 year (full time) university course and qualify with either a Bachelor’s (B.Ost) or Master’s of Osteopathy (M.Ost). Once qualified, all Osteopaths must be registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) in order to practice. Osteopathy is now recognised by the NHS as an Allied Health Profession, alongside 13 other holistic interventions.

Most Osteopaths treat their patients in alignment with the bio-psycho-social model and recognise that physical, emotional, and environmental factors can all impact a person's health. Osteopathy takes a whole-person approach, looking beyond the immediate symptoms to find the root cause of your pain, injury or discomfort.

Manual therapy is a key component of osteopathy, and osteopaths use a variety of techniques to manipulate the body's tissues and joints, including soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation, passive and active stretching techniques, harmonic mobilisations and joint manipulation.

In addition to manual therapy, osteopathy also emphasises the importance of lifestyle modifications, such as exercise, nutrition, sleep and stress management. Osteopaths work with their patients to identify areas of their lifestyle that may be contributing to their condition and provide guidance on how to make healthy changes.

Osteopathy is a non-invasive, drug-free approach to healthcare that can be used to treat a wide range of conditions, including but not limited to; back pain, neck pain, headaches, sports injuries, and chronic pain.

If you’d like to find out more about Osteopathy and how we can help, please email us on info@restoreosteo.co.uk or call us on 07712196105.