With the increasing popularity of alternative medicine and holistic healing methods, osteopathy in particular has become a favourite among Australians.
What Is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is an alternative medical practice. Practitioners believe in the body’s incredible capability to heal itself and maintaining this healthy state, if external barriers and causes for unhealthy living are removed. These external barriers are often poor posture or structural problems that an osteopathy consultant can help to fix.
How Can An Osteopathy Consultant Help Me?
It is a common misconception that osteopathy is only helpful for those suffering from back problems. However, osteopathy can help treat many different types of ailments including:
- Back and neck pain
- Back pain during and after pregnancy
- Posture and mobility problems or maintenance
- Headaches and migraines
- Sports injuries
- Joint pain and arthritis
- Sciatica
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Neuralgia
- Jaw Pain
- Many breathing restrictions, digestive irritations or menstrual pains
Depending on your individual problem, an osteopath will use appropriate techniques to treat you effectively. Some of the techniques used by osteopaths include massage and stretching, articulation to create small yet forceful joint movement in patients suffering from arthritis and joint pain, advanced stretching and joint manipulation with the use of muscle energy techniques, effective joint manipulation, counter strain techniques to ease contracted muscles and more.
Consulting a trained and professional osteopath will help you ensure you receive the best and most appropriate treatment for your injuries or problems.
Where Can I Find An Osteopathic Consultant?
If you are looking for a qualified and experienced osteopath in brisbane, head over to Osteoworks at Kangaroo Point. With two osteopathy experts on staff, Osteoworks can help you find a treatment that you will find helpful.
Dr John White, the director of Osteoworks, is an experienced osteopath with many years of experience in helping patients via osteopathy practices. Dr. Rebecca Edwards is the other osteopath on board the Osteoworks team and has much experience dealing with sporting injuries and the like.
To complement its osteopathy services, Osteoworks also provides acupuncture and massage therapy services – helping clients live healthier through natural and holistic healing services.