Osteopathy - what to expect.
What happens when you visit an osteopath?
You will be asked questions about the reason you have come, for instance how long you have been feeling as you do, how or why things changed, what other effects your complaint is having, as well as questions about your past injuries A medical history will be taken followed by an examination, for which you may be required to change down to underwear or shorts. If you are not comfortable doing this please let us know We will also do any tests (ie reflexes, mobility) necessary to support a diagnosis. After the examination, and if appropriate, you will receive treatment that will vary according to the cause of your problem and how the treatment affects you individually.
Please feel free to ask questions about any aspect of your consultation and treatment at any time.
If your treatment is with cranial osteopathy it is very gentle and may appear as though the osteopath is doing nothing more than placing their hands on you or the patient, when in reality a variety of complex techniques are being used. Sometimes adults feel things happening in their body away from the site of contact with the treatment and sometimes they feel nothing at all. If the patient is a child and cranial osteopathy is used then often they will be relaxed afterwards and sleepy, or they may be unsettled, but this is usually temporary.
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