Osteopaths treat more than you think. In a profile of osteopathic care in private practices in the United Kingdom (Fawkes et al., 2014) osteopaths were consulted most commonly for low back pain (36.0%), followed by the neck (15.0%) and then the pelvic region(11.0%); the other sites all scored less than 10% and included; the leg, the shoulder, the mid-back, head/facial area, the arm and the abdomen.
Did you know…?
Osteopaths can treat the jaw or temporomandibular joint (TMJ). If you have ever had a facial trauma or grind your teeth you may find treatment of your jaw helpful.
Some headaches are called cervicogenic meaning ‘comes from the neck’. This can be when muscular tension at the base of your skull can impact on nerves and blood vessels that innervate your scalp.
Osteopaths can treat your diaphragm which as well as being a key muscle for breathing is a lymph pump, aids venous return and acts as an emotional reservoir. Some people find they get an emotional release when the diaphragm is treated.
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Fawkes, C. A., Leach, C. M. J., Mathias, S. and Moore, A. P. (2014) ‘A profile of osteopathic care in private practices in the United Kingdom: A national pilot using standardised data collection’, Manual Therapy. Churchill Livingstone, 19(2), pp. 125–130.
Hannah Beard Family Osteopath 