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Osteopathy is a highly developed way of detecting, treating and preventing health problems by moving, stretching and massaging the muscles and joints. Most importantly, osteopathic technique is adaptable to be able to suit everyone because no two people are ever the same. To find out more about osteopathy please visit our What we do page.
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Vivian Street Osteopaths www.vivianstreetosteopaths.co.nz
What We Do What To Expect From Our Osteopaths During One Of Our Treatments: Our osteopaths will ask specific information about the problem that you are seeking treatment for as well as background medical information about your current health and events that have occurred in your past. Any current relevant x-rays and/or prescriptions you may have had will be helpful. You will be required if possible to perform a few simple movements while the practitioner makes observations of your posture and mobility. The practitioner will also use gentle palpation of muscles, ligaments and joints to help locate tenderness and dysfunction. After the examination the practitioner will be able to provide you with an explanation of what is causing your pain before proceeding with treatment. Treatment will consist of a combination of massage, mobilisation, stretching and manipulation techniques as well as acupuncture. The choice of techniques used are down to your discretion, if you are not happy to receive any particular type of technique that is your right, it is your body. After treatment the practitioner will give you a guide on activities to avoid as well as exercises and posture advice to enhance your chances of a speedy recovery. Some conditions may only take one treatment, on average most conditions will take around three to six treatments. Some other conditions may require more.
Low Back Pain This is one of the most common complaints of the body people seek help for. Some back pain is caused by more serious disease but most is caused by dysfunction of the muscles, ligaments and joints of the spine and body.Osteopaths are primary healthcare providers, they are trained to differentiate between uncomplicated back pain and other conditions requiring medical care or further investigation such as x-ray.Your symptoms may exist on the range between mildly uncomfortable through to severely painful and debilitating. Whatever your case may be, our osteopaths can help.
Neck Pain A stiff and painful neck can cause headaches and pin and needles, pain or numbness in the hands. As primary healthcare providers osteopaths are trained to differentiate between common neck strain and other conditions requiring further investigation or medical care. You may be experiencing a general stiffness of the neck, or a painful locking that restricts the ability to turn your head. Our osteopaths can help. How Do We Treat Neck Pain? Our osteopaths look at the body as a unit and will assess and treat low back pain using a holistic approach to the whole body. The technique applied is very specific to the patient and therefore can vary for case to case. This could be either very gentle balancing and alignment techniques to mobilisation and manipulation. Ergonomic advice and exercises will also be prescribed to help you recover faster.
Headache Headaches have a range of severity and can last minutes or up to days. They can even be debilitating to the point of causing immobility, and nausea. Our osteopaths will first examine you to identify the cause of the headache. This will determine if the cause is something they are able to treat, or is more appropriate for medical referral. Most often headaches are treatable by an osteopath. How Do We Treat Headaches? Depending on the cause of your headache the treatment will be directed at loosening muscle tension and improving joint range of movement of either upper back, neck or jaw. Some cranial treatment may be appropriate for you.
Contact Us Address: 128 Vivian Street, New Plymouth. Phone: +64 6 758 7078 Email: admin@vivianstreetosteopaths.co.nz
