Osteopathy treatments in London

What is lower back pain?
Lower back refers to the area between your upper buttocks and below the ribs. Problems in this area directly affect the spinal bone, affecting its stability, flexibility, and strength. The pain can be a mild ache or a sharp, shooting pain that obviously causes discomfort, and may also cause stiffness.

What can cause lower back pain?
Lower back pain can be a symptom of a number of things. Modern lifestyle requires most of us to sit on desks for long hours. Sitting with a wrong posture, or even lifting heavy items in an incorrect manner can put strain on our muscles, ligaments, joints & nerves, which may cause stress and pain in the lower back.

Lower back pain may also result from other medical conditions which may not be related directly to the back itself. These include:

• Gastrointestinal
• Gynaecological
• Kidney (renal) problems

A professional assessment of the same can help narrow down the cause and lead you to the ideal treatment for back pain. bodytonic clinic offers a FREE assessment for the same. All you need to do is ask for the FREE assessment when you book an appointment with us online.

Symptoms of lower back pain?
Lower back pain itself is a symptom of other problems mentioned previously. However, apart from pain, other symptoms include stiffness in surrounding muscles and a restriction in movement. Pain may also be experienced in the buttocks or down in the leg.

What are the treatment options for low back pain?
Since the causes of lower back pain can be several, the best course of treatment depends on the condition of the patient. This can be determined only after a spinal assessment by an Osteopath London. A treatment can be started right after the assessment, if the patient is comfortable in doing so.

If you have been experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned earlier, it is advisable to get an assessment done by a certified Osteopath. Click on the link below to book your appointment, or get in touch with out team.

Neck Pain
Neck pain is a common problem in adults as well as children. In many cases, the cause is not a serious medical issue. However, the other problems can range from not sleeping in the right position to lifting heavy objects the incorrect way. This makes non-specific, also called as ‘mechanical’ or ‘simple’ neck pain very common. Some common reasons behind neck pain are:

•    Minor strains and sprains to muscles
•    Ligaments in the neck
•    Bad posture may be a contributing factor

*** Those who work a desk job can experience neck pain because of bad posture and prolonged hours of continuous sitting ***

Shoulder Pain

• Poor posture and frozen shoulder – As the name suggests, a frozen shoulder often restricts movement in the shoulder joint. In extreme cases, complete inhibition of movement may be experienced.
• Shoulder instability – Due to instability in the shoulder joint, patients may experience an unusually large range of movement. This ailment is also known as hypermobility.
• Rotator cuff disorders –The term rotator cuff is self-explanatory. It is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder, keep it stable, and enable rotating movement in the shoulder.
• Acromioclavicular joint disorders – The acromioclavicular joint is located at the top of the shoulder. Disorders related this joint are known as Osteoarthritis. The causes of disorders to this area may range from a fractured humerus (upper arm bone) to a broken collar bone.

Stress
Muscular tension is directly related to emotional stress, and can especially be noticed at the base of the neck, jaw, and head. This can cause bad headaches by irritating the nerves and upsetting blood flow.–9

The Sciatic group of nerves are responsible for controlling the back of your knee and the lower leg. It is the longest nerve within the human body and is responsible for providing sensation in part of the lower leg, back of the thigh, and base of the foot. The condition which leads to Irritation or compression of these nerves is known a Sciatica.

What are the Symptoms of Sciatica pain?
Symptoms often start out with mild tingling or a dull ache in the regions controlled by the sciatic nerves. However, if left untreated, the pain often gets much worse:

• After sitting
• After standing
• When sneezing
• Laughing
• At night
• Coughing
• Walking more than a feet
• Bending backward

A compressed sciatic nerve can cause pain in the lower back and the calf.

The pain is often noted to affect only one side of the body, while the other remains number. Patients can feel numbness in the back of your calf or on the soles of your foot. Affected limbs often can feel very weak.

The Common sciatica pain causes include:

• Pelvic injury
• Slipped disc
• Piriformis syndrome (this is a pain disorder involving the narrow muscle in your buttocks)
• Spinal stenosis
• Fracture

Would you like to discuss the above with an osteopath near me in more detail? Simply use our contact form or call 0203 6060 490.

Regular sports massage therapy has been associated with several health and sports performance benefits. The technique usually employs a rather vigorous form of massage to promote muscle healing and relaxation. This, in turn, enables athletes to avoid of recover from injuries. It is recommended perform such massages before and after a sporting event or competition to prevent injuries and enable mobility.

Physical Benefits
Athletes that frequently engage in contact sports such as rugby, hockey, and football can enjoy several physical benefits from a sports injury clinic, such as, better recover from injuries, muscle relaxation, and enhanced performance. Even non-contact sports such as running or cycling put considerable stress on our musculoskeletal system, symptoms of which, can be easily cured in a sports injury clinic near me by a sports massage therapist. Here’s a list of benefits of the same:

•    Reduced fascia tension
•    Scar tissue reduction
•    Helping clear harmful metabolic byproducts
•    Blood flow improvement
•    helping improv the delivery of nutrients to your muscles
•    Helping improve tissue elasticity
•    Helping in the relieve stress on your joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles

Physiological Benefits
Apart from keeping an athlete healthy and at peak performance, physiological benefits of sports massage therapy include muscle relaxation and alleviation of muscle pain.

To become an Osteopath in London, one has to train in a specialist college for a duration of between four to six years. Post this, when an individual has developed the required understanding and skills, they need to get registered with General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and British Osteopathic Association (BOA) before they can begin their practice.

You can train as a osteopath in different colleges, some of these are listed below:

• The College of Osteopaths, London and Stoke on Trent
• The BCOM (British College of Osteopathic Medicine), London
• NESCOT (validated by Kingston University) previously Surrey Institute of Osteopathic Medicine (SIOM), Surrey
• Swansea University, Swansea
• The London College of Osteopathic Medicine (for medical doctors only), London
• The London School of Osteopathy, London
• University College of Osteopathy, London
• The European School of Osteopathy, Kent
• The University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth (Marjon), Plymouth

Are you looking for an osteopath job in London? Here are bodytonic clinic we are always looking for dedicated and professional osteopaths to join our growing team of practitioners. Simply visit the jobs page for osteopathy jobs East London and South East London to apply.

The treatment focuses on total body health by using drug-free, non-invasive manual methods that heal the strengthen the musculoskeletal framework of the body. It is possible to treat several health ailments with osteopathy, some of these are; back ache, low back pain, neck ache, neck & shoulder pain, Upper back pain, Tennis elbow, sports injuries, compression of the nerve such as sciatica, ligament and muscle strains, muscular aches or pains, migraines, headaches, occupational injuries, circulatory problems, postural occupation injuries, joint pains or stiffness, digestive problems,  arthritis in hips, hands, knees etc. shoulder and neck injuries, frozen shoulder.

Do you need to see my GP first?

Since osteopathy does not use any invasive treatment or drugs, it is not necessary to consult a GP (general practitioner) beforehand. However, if you have a complicated medical history, seeing a GP consultation is recommended. Do you have more questions related to osteopathy? Simply get in touch with one of our team on the number mentioned above.

Osteopathy & Pregnancy?

A pregnancy is extremely demanding on a woman’s body and may lead to problems like lower and mid back pain, pain in the neck, shoulders, hips or the pelvic, post-natal coccyx and symphysis pubis dysfunction pain. Osteopathic treatments can relieve these problems while helping the body adapt to the many changes that occur during a pregnancy.

Osteopath vs Physiotherapist

A common question “Osteopath & Physiotherapist, what’s the difference?”, as osteopaths and physiotherapists have many similarities, but both a physiotherapist and a London osteopathy professional approach from quite different places. You can read more about this at the page ‘What’s the difference between Physiotherapy and Osteopathy in London‘.

Reflexology

Our reflexology treatments are located in our Canada Water clinic location. To read more about this visit our Reflexology page.

Cranial Osteopathy

If you’re looking for a Cranial Osteopath in London or you have more questions about what is involved you can read more about this on our Cranial Osteopathy page.

Looking for Osteopathy in London UK? We maybe not based in Harley Street, but we do have several clinics in London; Canada Water SE16, near Canary Wharf Stratford E20, near the olympic Village & Wapping E1W. The areas we cover are;

Osteopath London City, The City of London, Hackney, Liverpool Street, Shoreditch, City of London, Canary Wharf  and post codes: EC3, EC2, EC1, EC1, E4, E2, N1

Osteopath Central London, osteopath soho London, Euston, Islington, Kings Cross, The City of London, Moorgate, St Pancras, West end N1, osteopath london W1, W2, W8, NW1, WC1 &WC2

Osteopath North London, osteopath London Old Street, osteopath north west London, N9, N10 N11 N12 N13 N14 N15 N16 N17 N18 N19 N20 N21 N22, N8, N7, N6, N5, N4, N3, N2, N1

Osteopath East London, cranial osteopath London, osteopath islington london EC1, St Catherines Docks, Newham, Plaistow, South Woodford, Whitechapel, Clapton, Leytonstone, Manor Park, East Ham, Isle of Dogs, Bethnal Green, Hackney, Wapping, Tower Hamlets, Tower Bridge,  E1, E1W, E2, E3, E4,E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18, E20

Osteopath South London, Rotherhithe, Canada Water, Deptford, Bermondsey, Borough, Anerley, Southbank, Greenwich, Surrey Quays, Penge, Dulwich, Sydenham, Peckham, Waterloo, Bankside, Brixton, Norwood, London Bridge, Lewisham, New Cross Gate, Blackheath, Catford, Forest Hill, Beckenham, Crystal Palace, Old Kent Road, Hither Green,

Osteopath in London Bridge, osteopath south east london, SE1, SE24, SE25, SE26, SE27, SE28, SE1P, SE2, SE3, SE4, SE5, SE6, SE7, SE8, SE9, SE10, SE11, SE12, SE13, SE14, SE15, SE16, SE17, SE18, SE19, SE20, SE21, SE22, SE23