User:Cobylangford

OSTEOPATHY - THE FORGOTTEN SCIENCE.

Osteopathy...what's that? Well, according to medics, its' a waste of time and money. According to chiropractors it's rubbish and doesn't work. According to patients it's the one saving grace that consistently and quickly resolves back pain. Yes...that was QUICKLY. For back pain, osteopathy is the quickest and without doubt the most effective treatment, providing the most long lasting results. Why? Becasue it treats the whole body, not just the bit that hurts. 50% of the time, the bit that hurts isn't where the problem is. The bit that hurts is hurting because another part of your body isn't functioning as it should, and if you don't correct that, the bit that hurts will keep recurring as a problem, because it is only compensating for the other bit. Confused? It's really very logical, honestly! If you just treat the bit that hurts, it may resolve for a little while, but will return quickly if the source of the problem is not corrected. That is why to resolve back pain you need treatment to the joints AND muscles, exercise prescription, maybe a few supplements if you are deficient in magnesium etc.and a good look at your diet and lifestyle. Rubbing the bit that hurts simply doesn't work long term. Osteopathy is somthing to be integrated into your life as a method of preventing back and neck problems. Currently most people use osteopathy to fire-fight back and neck pain. Osteopaths are there to educate patients as much as to treat them. If people were to start seeing osteopaths 3-4 times a year for one-off treatments, we would see a massive reduction in back pain in the UK. Stop the tension build up, PREVENT the problems occuring in the first place. We see our dentist for check ups...are our teeth more important than our spines? No they arn't, but we have been educated in how to look after our teeth, and we havn't been educated in looking after our backs.