Osteopathy in Balham
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| Clapham
Family Practice, 51 Clapham High Street, Clapham, London, SW4 7TL Tel: 020 7627 9623 (direct line) 020 7622 4455 (switchboard)
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Osteopaths are practitioners who use their hands to
diagnose and treat dysfunctions in the body’s structural and mechanical
parts (including the soft tissues). These dysfunctions can arise
from, or cause symptoms in, tissues such as muscles, joints, nerves,
ligaments, tendons and fascia. In effect osteopaths deal with the
problems of the moving parts and scaffolding of the body.
Osteopaths are very aware that the structure and function of the human body are inter-related, so that an altered structure, perhaps due to habitual incorrect posture at work, or due to an accident, can result in dysfunction in various parts of the body.
Osteopaths undergo a minimum four year full time training which covers core medical subjects such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, orthopaedics, neurology, psychology and pathology. We are also taught conventional medical clinical skills such as taking blood pressure, testing reflexes and carrying out other neurological examinations. However, the distinctive aspect of osteopathic training in comparison to medical training is the huge emphasis given to the learning of observational and manual skills. For example, developing an understanding of the palpation of soft tissues, the handling of joints and other structures to assess their quality and their range of movement, and to diagnose dysfunctions from that assessment. |
Wandsworth Osteopathic
Practice, 8 Sarsfeld Road, Balham, London, SW12 8HN tel: 020 8767 3834 |
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