What can an Osteopath Treat?

Osteopath
treating patientOsteopaths treat people, not conditions - working to improve bodily functions by treating their structure. We work holistically looking at the whole person. Simply listing conditions that osteopaths can treat can create a false picture but may also give the newcomer to osteopathy an idea of the wide variety of health problems with which we deal.

Lower & upper back problems e.g.sciatica and referred pain
Neck pain
Aches and Pains
Disc injuries
Joint pain
Sports injuries - minor
Head pain
Digestion problems
Period pain and irregularity
Stress and the inability to relax
General ill health
Neuralgia                                                                                                   Jane Easty treating patient
Frozen shoulder
Symptoms suffered during pregnancy, such as nausea, heartburn, backache and SPD
Colic and sleep problems in babies
Arthritic pain
Back ache, back pain and lumbago
Circulatory problems, local or minor
Cramp
Muscle spasms
Muscle tension
Tension headaches
Fibromyalgia

Osteopathy may also help with the symptoms of these conditions:

Spondylosis and osteoarthritis
Tennis & golfers elbow
Depression & fatigue
Sinus congestion & sinusitis
Irritable bowel, IBS
Glue Ear