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Osteopathy can help joint strains and sprains, headaches, sciatica, shoulder pain, jaw pain, ankle pain etc.
Wrists, fingers, arms, ankle, knee pain - all these can be invariably caused by injury or strain to ligaments, muscles and bones involving the joint.
A slight change in the mechanics of the joint can create a problem and have an influence upon other areas.
Misalignment in the pelvic girdle for instance can cause strain throughout the body, an adaptive torquing in the shoulder girdle can take place causing shoulder arm and hand symptoms. Here again we find integration within the body, the shoulder problem will never respond adequately until the pelvic torquing is corrected. The body is full of these comepensations which form part of its automatic shifting mechanism.
Osteopaths have a number of treatment techniques at their fingertips to treat such injuries with an understanding of anatomy and biomechanics as well as feeling for functional change through palpation (touch) which allows them to diagnose problems even when they are away from the area in pain. Through this diagnosis they are then able to use an assortment of techniques to restore functionality , re-align structures by using specific articulation, soft tissue, muscle resistance and manipulation as well as cranial osteopathy.
Osteopaths vary their treatment methods depending on their own preferences and individual patients problems. Osteopaths use Cranial osteopathy when a more gentle, subtle end of the spectrum type of treatment is needed or requested. It embraces paediatrics, visceral, balanced ligamentous tension and gentle release work.
Cranial Osteopathy is used here at Manly Osteopaths as a treatment that encourages release of stresses within the body, this may be directly on cranial sutures or the relationship between cranial bones, it also works with the fluidity of the body structures so that integration is enhanced
Cranial Osteopaths undergo Cranial Osteopathic post-graduate training. It embraces paediatrics, visceral, balanced ligamentous tension, and fluid dynamics.
Acupuncture compliments osteopathic treatment and is used by Vanita in her treatments by request.
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