Osteopathy and Sports Injuries for people

What does it involve?

A first consultation with an osteopath involves taking a detailed case history - with details about your problem, how it occurred and any history of similar or other problems. The osteopath will also ask about general health as this may have an effect on the type of treatment most appropriate for you.

An assessment of the injury will follow, and the type of treatmentI proposed, followed by an initial treatment. The first session takes about 45-60 minutes (depending on the length of the case history).

Subsequent sessions last 25-30 minutes and are treatment including rehabilitation exercises.

Many rehabilitation exercises  prescribed by Michelle  are Pilates or core stability based, as many of us have weak "core" muscles (ie the deep supporting and stabilising muscles).

Treatment of Sports Injuries

Many people are suprised to hear that ostopaths treat not only backs and necks, but also shoulders, elbows, hips knees, foot problems, and muscle/ligament strains and tears and can help with rehabilitation strengthening. These can be either repetitive overuse (as many sports injuries are) or acute injuries. Following assessment, Michelle will treat not only the injury itself, but also analyses why an overuse injury is occurring. This may be technique or other musculo-skeletal inefficiencies.