Do you suffer from lower back pain? Or neck pain that isn’t associated with an injury? Shoulder pain, arthritis or elbow pain? If you do, Osteopathy could be the right treatment for you. Nuno, our qualified osteopath, takes a holistic approach to healing in his treatments and will move, stretch, and massage your muscles and joints to help treat your pain effectively.

Is Osteopathy a recognised health profession?

Osteopathy is a profession that started in the latest’s 1800s in Missouri, USA. Throughout the years the profession spread worldwide, and in Europe, the British School of Osteopathy was its starting point.

It is regulated by a professional body, the General Osteopathic Council – GOsC, after being recognised as a health profession in the UK in 1993. The GOsC only accepts registration from practitioners who have a qualification in osteopathy and who comply with their standards of practice.

How does Osteopathy work?

Osteopathy is founded on holistic principles where the health and well-being of an individual depend on the balance between function and structure, the unity of mind, body and spirit, and the body self-healing capabilities.

At Physiologic Hythe, we work to restore your body to a state of balance and, where possible, without the use of drugs or surgery. We use touch, deep tissue massage, stretching and manipulation to increase the mobility of joints, to reduce muscle tension, enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, helping your body’s own healing mechanisms.

Teaching preventative techniques

As well as treating the pain, we can work with you to help manage your pain. During your treatments, we will provide advice on posture and exercise to aid recovery thereby promoting health to prevent a recurrence of symptoms.

Osteopathy diagnoses and treats a wide range of medical conditions:

• General, acute and chronic back pain
• Sciatica
• Neck pain
• Tension headaches (cervicogenic)
• Joint pains including shoulders (frozen shoulders, impingement syndrome), elbow (tennis elbow, golf elbow), wrists (De Quervain tenosynovitis), hips, knees and ankles
• Minor Injuries - strains and sprains, tendonitis, bursitis
• Sports Injuries
• Generalised aches and pain
• Arthritic pain

This is not an exhaustive list, so please do not hesitate to contact us if there is something you need that is not listed.