Please note: If you make a booking with us directly or online, but either fail to attend your appointment or to give us 24 hours notice of cancellation, we do unfortunately have to make a charge for this. There will be a non-arrival / late cancellation fee of £30 applied to your account and you will not be able to rebook with us until this fee is paid, so please make sure to give us more than 24 hours notice if you cannot make your appointment to avoid this from happening.
All our sessions are 30 minutes long. An Osteopathic treatment can be divided into four parts:
Case history:
Your first treatment will always begin with a detailed case history. This is necessary to find out more about the cause of your problem and, more importantly, whether we can help you or whether your problem requires refferal to a G.P. (Later treatments only require a brief discussion of your symptom progression.)
Examination:
Your osteopath will then require you to undress down to your underwear so they can see how well your spine, skeleton and muscles appear to be working together. In this way, your osteopath can make a treatment plan tailored to your individual problem. (Some female patients may prefer to wear shorts during treatment.)
Treatment:
Osteopathy is a manual therapy and therefore we use our hands to release tension and restore function to the body. We use a variety of techniques, including soft tissue massage, stretching, gentle mobilisation of the joints and manipulation where necessary. You will always get some treatment the first time you come.
Lifestyle Advice:
We will advise you on your lifestyle, giving a programme of personally tailored exercises and postural advice where needed. This will help you to manage your problem, so reducing painful symptoms and helping you to improve your health and quality of life.