Osteopathy Clinic in Bushey & Watford
Feeling discomfort or pain anywhere in your body can disrupt your quality of life, affecting your mental health and daily decisions. We acknowledge this at Osteo Clinics and work towards alleviating this pain so that you can live more healthily.
Our osteopathy services offer holistic solutions to address these issues. From spinal pain to discomfort in joints and muscles, we provide personalised care to reduce pain and help you feel better.
Schedule a consultation with our team of qualified professionals to take your first step. Whether you’re based in Bushey, Watford or further afield in Hertfordshire, we will do what we can to accommodate you!
The Rich History of Osteopathy
The profession was founded by the American Physician, Andrew Taylor Still in 1892. It was introduced in the UK later on in 1917.
In 1993 Osteopathy became the first complementary health care profession to be accorded statutory recognition.
Consecutively, in the same year the Osteopaths Act was passed, it became a criminal offence for someone to call themselves an osteopath without being registered with the General Osteopathic Council. This register came into being in May 2000.
- Some useful Links
British School of Osteopathy
How This Transformative Treatment Helps You
Osteopathy is the combination of two of the oldest forms of treatment known to man, which are massage and manipulation. It promotes your body’s own natural healing process and can alleviate pain as a result.
Over the years, osteopathy has become well known for the treatment of spinal pain, especially since low back pain is so common and has such an impact on daily life.
However, this treatment has proven to be beneficial for pain and dysfunction in other parts of the body too, such as ankles, knees, elbows and ribs. It also promotes the healthy functioning of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis.
Sometimes the causes of pain, lie outside the body and may be due to things like the ergonomics of an office workstation, a car seat and so on, but sometimes they lie ‘within’ the body and may be a result of a stiff unyielding part of the spine or a poor sleep pattern. Osteopathy works on both internal and external reasons to help you overcome your health issues.
What makes this treatment even more valuable is the fact that it goes beyond just addressing symptoms, though this is the first priority. Rather, it aims to make effective, long-term changes, so that symptoms are less likely to continue and return in the future.
What Do We Treat At Our Bushey Osteopathy Clinic, in Hertfordshire?
- Back pain
- Sciatica
- Trapped nerves
- Stiff/Painful neck
- Disc problems
- Repetitive strain injury RSI
- Lumbago
- Pins and needles/numbness in hands and feet
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Sport injuries
- Back pain in pregnancy
- Headaches
- Frozen or Stiff shoulders
- Tennis or Golfers elbow
- Rheumatism/Arthritis
- Postural problems
- Hip / Knee pain
- Arm / Leg pain
- Foot / Hand pain
- Wrist / Ankle / Calf / Shin pains
We can treat babies, pregnant women and the elderly.
Osteopathy for Pain Relief
Pain is, in simple terms, a warning signal that something is wrong. It is the body’s natural defence mechanism to alert you to a problem. During our sessions for osteopathy in Bushey, we first try to diagnose the cause of pain and understand your symptoms. Our work will work towards reducing the level of your pain and suffering, whether it is a long-standing condition or a new injury.
Talk to our osteopaths in Hertfordshire.
Osteopathy for Back and Neck Complaints
The vast majority of patients that see an Osteopath will do so because of back or neck pain. Osteopathic manipulation is widely regarded as an established treatment for mechanical problems of the spine.
At our Bushey Osteopathy Clinic, near Watford, we have a very effective massage technique for the head and neck which has helped to alleviate headaches, migraine and the symptoms of neurological disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia. Massage and cranial techniques have also been shown to help patients to alleviate the head symptoms that they often experience.
Osteopathy and Pregnancy
Osteopathic treatment throughout pregnancy can help the body adapt to the changes which are taking place. After a thorough assessment, gentle osteopathic treatment may help to relieve the aches and pains caused by the growth of the baby and the mother’s reaction to this growth. Our osteopathy in Bushey provides you with advice that can help maintain good posture and encourage you to hold your body correctly through pregnancy.
Osteopathy and Arthritis
A large proportion of osteopaths’ time is spent dealing with the pain and suffering caused to patients as a result of arthritis. Many people mistakenly assume that the symptoms of arthritis are untreatable and that they must learn to live with pain and stiffness. Although the arthritic changes cannot be reversed, in many cases osteopaths can help to relieve pain and improve the quality of life for arthritis sufferers. Our osteopaths in Bushey are here to help.
Cranial Osteopathy for Babies and Young Children
Cranial Osteopathy is a safe and natural approach to health care for all life stages and osteopaths are increasingly being asked to treat babies and young children. Generally, this is for complaints attributed to mechanical strains acquired before birth and during the birth process.
We offer cranial osteopathy in Bushey & Watford for help with settling babies and getting them into good sleep/wake rhythms. Babies can present with many symptoms including constant crying, reflux and irritability.