Osteopathy is a philosophy of healthcare that acknowledges that the living body is a self-renewing, self-regenerating, self-recuperating system which maintains health constantly throughout life. Whenever that health-maintaining system is compromised, symptoms or disease could develop. Osteopathy is concerned with that which has compromised health rather than the resulting condition.
Medical Diagnosis and Osteopathic Treatment of your Aches and Pains
"Osteopaths have been Allied Health Professionals/ Allied Health Practitioners since 2017 and have been regulated by statute since 1993. They are trained to diagnose medically and also to use their hands to assess body function and dysfunction. This gives the osteopath uniquely sensitive information about the disability within the body and how this insight might be used to help restore health.
Looking at the underlying causes not just the symptoms!
"Although people commonly describe their symptoms in terms of conventional medical conditions, osteopaths do not primarily treat medical conditions; they are more concerned with the cascade of events which could have contributed to the development of those medical conditions.
Tim has expertise in the medical diagnosis and treatment in a large variety of conditions, aches and pains.
Arthritic pain
Circulatory problems
Cramp
Digestion problems
Fibromyalgia
Frozen shoulder/ shoulder and elbow pain/ tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) arising from associated musculoskeletal conditions of the back and neck, but not isolated occurrences
Headache arising from the neck (cervicogenic)
Joint pains
Joint pains including hip and knee pain from osteoarthritis as an adjunct to core OA treatments and exercise
General, acute & chronic backache, back pain (not arising from injury or accident)
Generalised aches and pains
Lumbago
Migraine prevention
Minor sports injuries
Muscle spasms
Neuralgia
Tension and inability to relax
Rheumatic pain
Sciatica
Uncomplicated mechanical neck pain (as opposed to neck pain following injury i.e. whiplash
These could be sports related, traumatic or repetitive strain injuries, or pain and discomfort from other causes.
To get a greater understanding of how osteopathy can help you, there are sections in the menu on: conditions, type of patient, osteopathy, cranial osteopathy and Life-Coaching/NLP. So do have a look at these and other pages of the website.
If you have aches, pains, stress or tension, then an osteopathic check-up might be just what you need. Tim Marris at Osteopath Ashford in Ashford, Kent, can help you on your way to being pain free and feeling great !
Give Tim a call now on 07886 606235 for your initial phone consultation. Based in the centre of Ashford Kent
Timothy Marris DO FSSCO is a highly skilled and experienced registered osteopath with over 40 years of clinical experience to give you the osteopathic help you need. Tim has also been giving professional life coaching for since 2005. For his full CV see the about us section in the menu.
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