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Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a physical therapy that has evolved over the past two centuries. It uses well-honed observation, palpation and clinical diagnosis skills to identify the body imbalances and stresses that are causing symptoms.

These stresses may be distant to the site of pain but must be recognised in order to allow full recovery. Osteopathy helps by taking a "whole body" approach to assessing and addressing all the relevant factors contributing to problems.

By diagnosing the underlying cause of the problem, the goal of osteopathic treatment is to help the body help itself back toward health, such as identify how problems reoccur as well as assist in the management of more long-term conditions.

At all times, Osteopathy recognises that the body works as a unit and aims to restore the body's natural harmony and in order to achieve this durably, treatments may also incorporate nutrition advice, exercise prescription (a tailored exercise plan), therapeutic massage and other treatment modalities.



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