Taking a case history
During the first appointment, we will take a case history which includes questions about your symptoms, medical history and general health.
Physical examination
This usually involves us observing your posture and how your body moves so we will normally ask you to remove some of your clothing, down to your underwear. Please wear something you are comfortable in (swimming or cycling shorts, sports bra).
We may also perform additional tests such as feeling your pulses, taking your blood pressure and checking your reflexes. We have good working relations with other local healthcare professionals and where appropriate we will refer you for further investigations or other treatments.
We will discuss our findings with you and whether to proceed with treatment.
Treatment
You will usually be treated lying on a treatment couch, using one or several of a variety of osteopathy techniques including:
- Very gentle cranial osteopathy techniques
- Releasing and relaxing muscles via massage techniques
- Stretching stiff joints
- Rhythmic joint movements (articulations)
- Muscle release techniques
- Spinal Manipulations
