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Osteopathy and Pain Management of Pain Syndromes

09.09.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

Most pain is related to injury or tissue damage and the treatment is relatively straightforward in theory: the tissue at fault is searched for and investigated, a cause is found and the treatment is aimed at improving the underlying abnormality. This is the medical model of disease and injury and it works exceptionally well, diagnosing ...

Very Early Rehabilitation Of The Shoulder

07.23.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

Osteopaths and orthopaedic surgeons spend significant amounts of time and effort treating shoulder injuries and conditions, of which there are many. The shoulder, an unstable joint with a very large range of movement, the greatest in the body, is vulnerable in many situations to injury or mechanical stresses. Its instability means it can be relatively ...

Osteopathy Treatment of Wrist Fractures

07.23.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

When the weather begins to get icy it gets less safe underfoot and people start to fall over and hurt themselves. A common injury is a fall on the outstretched hand (FOOSH) which often results in wrist fracture. When we say wrist fracture we are usually describing a fracture of the end of the radius ...

How Osteopaths Treat Golfers Elbow

07.23.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

Golfers elbow is also known as medial epicondylitis and is the less common sister condition of tennis elbow, both conditions sharing the tendon degenerative nature without inflammation. They are referred to as tendinopathies due to the pathological changes which occur inside the tendon without an inflammatory process. Not just occurring in golfers, golfers elbow also ...

Four Reasons Why Pets are Good for your Health

05.20.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

Most of us have a simultaneous love-hate relationship with our pets: one moment they are demolishing the brand-new sofa, and the next they are showering you with affection. But regardless of how they act, or how you feel about them, there are various reasons why having a pet is good for your health: ...

Merging East and Western Health Practices

04.10.2009 · Posted in Home and Garden Articles

It often seems as though Eastern and Western approaches to health are often at odds with one another. This is not always true. More and more osteopaths are now suggesting that clients try a combination of both practices, fusing Western osteopathy with Eastern acupuncture. ...