Osteopathy Bushey
Osteopathy is a system of manual medicine focusing on whole-body approach. It is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It works with the structure and function of the body, and is based on the principle that the well-being of an individual depends on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues functioning smoothly together.
To an osteopath, for your body to work well, its structure must also work well. So osteopaths work to restore your body to a state of balance, where possible without the use of drugs or surgery.
Osteopaths use touch, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints, to relieve muscle tension, to enhance the blood and nerves, to enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, and to help your body’s own healing mechanisms. They may also provide advice on posture and exercise to aid recovery, promote health and prevent symptoms recurring.
It is a safe and natural therapy.
Osteopathy specialises in the diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal and other related disorders.
Treatment is hands-on involving massage of the soft tissues, skilled manipulation of the spine and joints. Gentle stretching and relaxation techniques maybe used to relieve inflamed muscles and joints. We may use electrotherapy treatment.
Advice is given on exercise, diet and lifestyle to assist.
What We Treat
Osteopathy is a system of assessing, diagnosing, treating and preventing a wide range of health problems.
Osteopaths are commonly known for treating back pain and postural problems including changes due to pregnancy, caused by driving or work strain, the pain of arthritis and minor sports injuries.
Listed below you can find the common joint and muscle conditions that osteopaths treat.
Patients have also found osteopathy helpful for conditions such as digestive issues, circulatory problems, neuralgia and problems sleeping and for the symptoms of many others.
Osteopathic patients include the young, older people, manual workers, office professionals, pregnant women, children and sports people.
Osteopaths are trained to check for signs of serious conditions they cannot treat. In these circumstances, they should inform you of what they believe is the problem and refer you to see your GP or hospital for further investigations.
• Backache, chronic and acute
• Neck and shoulder pain
• Sciatica and disc problems
• Joint strain; Shoulders, hips, knees, elbows
• Foot disorders,
• Tendonitis
• Sports injuries
• Pregnancy related pain
• Postural weakness
• Post surgery and post natal rehabilitation
• Office/overuse injuries
• Arthritis
• Headaches
• General stress treatment
Acupuncture Bushey
Acupuncture is a safe treatment for all. It can be used alongside Western medicine in treatment for acute and chronic disease. It has the power to stimulate the body’s own healing response.
The principal aim of acupuncture in treating the whole person is to recover equilibrium between physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the individual. Therefore it can help to relax, improve mood and sleep, relieve tension and improve your sense of well-being. Your individual needs will be assessed and a treatment plan will be discussed with you during your initial consultation.
Our health is dependent on our body’s vital life force or Qi.
In good health Qi moves smoothly through the 12 meridians in the body connected to the main internal organs.
Qi also regulates mental physical and spiritual balance.
Qi can be disturbed for many reasons overwork, stress, fear, anger, grief, poor nutrition, environmental and weather conditions, trauma, and hereditary factors.
By inserting fine-needles into channels of energy we can stimulate the body’s own healing response and help restore its natural balance.
Courses of treatment often involve up to 10 separate sessions, but this can vary. Insertion of the needles.
The needles are inserted into specific places on the body, which practitioners call acupuncture points.
During the session, you’ll usually be asked to sit or lie down. You may also be asked to remove some clothes so the practitioner can access certain parts of your body.
The needles used are fine and are usually a few centimeters long. They should be single- use, pre-sterilised needles that are disposed of immediately after use.
Acupuncture practitioners choose specific points to place the needles based on your condition. Up to 12 points may be used during a typical session, sometimes more depending on the number of symptoms you have.
The needles may be inserted just under the skin or deeper so they reach muscle tissue. Once the needles are in place, they may be left in position for a length of time lasting from a few minutes up to around 30 minutes.
After Acupuncture treatment?
You may feel sleepy, light-headed, or experience some aching in the areas in which you have been needled. You may experience some bruising or slight bleeding. This is quite normal. Sometimes the symptoms of your condition may feel worse temporarily.
Conditions commonly treated:
It can treat back and nerve pain, neck pain, sports injuries, aches and pains, female fertility, migraines, rheumatism, stress, low energy states, post operative pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, tension type headaches, migraine headache, chronic low back pain, neck pain or chronic neck pain, temporomandibular (TMJ) pain, osteoarthritis knee pain.
Facial Rejuvenation acupuncture.
We also use Cupping Therapy
Cupping therapy has been found in ancient records dating back 3500 years.
Generally, cupping is combined with acupuncture in one treatment, but it can also be used alone. The suction and negative pressure provided by cupping can loosen muscles, encourage blood flow, and sedate the nervous system. Cupping is used to relieve back and neck pains, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism, and even cellulite.
Like acupuncture, cupping follows the lines of the meridians. There are five meridian lines on the back, and these are where the cups are usually placed. Using these points, cupping can help to align and relax qi, as well as target more specific maladies. By targeting the meridian channels, cupping strives to ‘open’ these channels – the paths through which life energy flows freely throughout the body, through all tissues and organs, thus providing a smoother and more free-flowing qi (life force). When these meridians are opened, the internal energy is able to flow through the whole body. The suction from the cups can penetrate deep into your tissues causing the tissues to release.
Cupping is one of the best deep-tissue therapies available. It is thought to affect tissues up to four inches deep from the external skin. Toxins can be released, blockages can be cleared. Even hands, wrists, legs, and ankles can be ‘cupped,’ thus applying the healing to specific organs that correlate with these points.