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Shrewsbury Osteopaths
Susan and Richard Allen DO
41 Armoury Gardens
Shrewsbury
SY2 6PL Tel:01743 365746
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| Back pain and headaches are 2 of the biggest complaints in
the adult population and our patients tell us that they respond well to Osteopathy. There are many
causative factors some of which can be found in posture, or an event
that affected posture, others that are rooted in stress and the
bodies’ inability to cope with it. Osteopathy can treat a wide range of complaints be they acute or chronic. Pain in many of its manifestations can be looked at. Often Osteopaths see cases where the patient is presenting with pain of an undiagnosed origin, which may have responded to drug therapy but has not cured it. There is nothing to remove or repair or replace surgically. |
Functional pain states (where there is no gross disturbance to structure, i.e. no damage observable) is a scenario Osteopaths face daily and many of the cases can be understood via the application of Neurophysiology and Osteopathic principles. The Osteopath is often the last ‘port of call’ for patients who have exhausted their medical options.
Osteopathy is a science of cause, it is crucial to understand the cause of a problem if it is to fully resolve. However, the cause may be in lifestyle or work (stress), so it is the Osteopaths job to help the body adapt and cope with the stress or causative factors as much as possible. It may be that once beneficial change has happened, the odd top up treatment may be needed to keep the changes working.
Advice on exercise and mobility may be coupled with treatment to ensure long-term benefit.
Our patients tell us that Osteopathy can help with:
Migraine and tension headache
Sinusitis pain
Acute trauma (accidents)
Whiplash Injuries
Tennis Elbow / Arm pain
Jaw problems
Breathing problems
Digestive problems
Unresolved long-term pain
Arthritic pain
Specific shoulder, neck, back, disc, joint pain
Sciatica
Stress induced health problems
Excessively painful periods