We are a family-oriented group practice in Haddenham osteopathic clinicprovides help for a wide range of problems, some of which are well-known as osteopathic areas of interest, such as back pain, neck painandsports injuries .
Other areas are perhaps less well-known; these include the treatment of babies after difficult or lengthy labour, who might have symptoms of colic, sleeplessness or persistent crying, or older people who develop problems after illness, injury or operations. Our clientele therefore might be of any age from two days old to a hundred years or more. We have the experience to cope with most eventualities.
As osteopathy deveoped as a total, wholistic medical practice initially, it has some relevance for its effect on the internal organs of the body. But it is much more widely known for its effect on the musculo-skeletal system, and that’s where most of our work is done.
The following section describes some common complaints and tries to show how an osteopath might think with regard to the treatment of people with such problems.
Arthritis
his is often a catch-all term for painful joints, but actually means, “inflammation of a joint”. “Arthrosis” is a more accurate but less well-known term for degenerative, often age-related change in joints.
RTA’s and Whiplash Injuries
The effects of Road Traffic Accidents on the neck are well-known: in a head-on collision the head is shaken violently forwards and then backwards, causing strains in the ligaments in the neck and the…
Sciatica
This is a name given to pain, weakness, and sometimes tingling or numbness, along the course of the sciatic nerve. The nerve supplies the back of the thigh and most of the lower leg, ankle and foot…
Osteopathy For Pregnancy
During pregnancy and birth, the body will have to accommodate enormous postural changes and forces. The combined weight of the baby and associated tissues can be up to 20 pounds.
Back Pain
The spine is a complicated structure with many types of pain-sensitive tissue in and around it. It is hardly surprising that it gives us all trouble sometimes.Common causes of back pain involve disease or injury to the muscles…
Headaches And Migraine
This type of headache often results from contraction of head and neck muscles. This may cause traction and irritation to the blood vessels around or in the head or to the meninges (the outer covering of the brain and spinal chord).
