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Why Osteopathy

Back pain

Back pain isn’t the only reason why 30,000++ people every day in the UK visit their osteopath… 6 reasons why below.

(i) What’s the difference between an osteopath, a chiropractor and a physiotherapist?
(ii) Do I need to have back pain to book an appointment with my osteopath?
(iii) Do I need a referral to see my osteopath? (The answer is no!)

why osteopathy

So let’s start at the very beginning! WHY OSTEOPATHY then WHEN OSTEOPATHY.

6 reasons why osteopathy works:

  1. You’ve had a minor injury but it’s now several days later and it isn’t improving
  2. You have ongoing pain and know you’re popping too many pills in order to cope with it
  3. After pregnancy your body is struggling to return to normal and baby is terribly unsettled too
    pregnancy osteopathy

    why osteopathy

  4. You’re in training for a sporting event and you want to perform the best you can and avoid injuries
sports injury osteopathy

sports injury osteopathy

 

             5. You’ve got a debilitating condition which can’t be cured but is causing you great discomfort
6. You suffer with regular headaches and migraine which makes your life a misery

How does osteopathy work?

To an osteopath, for our body to work well, its structure must also work well. So osteopaths work to restore our body to a state of balance, where possible without the use of drugs or surgery.
Why osteopathy? Osteopaths use touch, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints, to relieve muscle tension, to enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, and to help your body’s own healing mechanisms.
Your osteopath may also provide advice on posture and exercise to aid recovery, promote health and prevent symptoms recurring.

So, why osteopathy? Osteopaths are like ‘Pain Detectives’. Highly skilled at working out where the main problem or issue is happening. Osteopaths trace back to the actual cause of the pain and deal with that too.

Why osteopathy at Susannah Makram Clinics ? It’s SAFE. CLINICAL. PRACTICAL. EFFECTIVE. What are Susannah’s colleagues and clients saying about her? 

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How to fix lower back pain

How to fix lower back pain

Here’s how to fix lower back pain by identifying the cause. People ask “how can I relieve back pain at home?” The reality is you may have a serious underlying condition. This needs to be figured out to get the right treatment. Osteopathy should include home care advice and exercises for low back pain.
If you’re safe to treat you’ll get that too. Low back pain affects 8 in 10 of us. It’s frustrating waking up with low back pain for no obvious reason. It affects our mood. how we work, how we move. Symptoms of nonspecific low back pain are most common.

If you’re having lower back pain symptoms without getting the lower back pain relief you deserve to be safe, clinical, practical, effective you need to change your current treatment or exercise routine.
We’ll break these down (keep reading).
The longer we have this ache or a pain, the longer it may take to achieve our peak performance. The longer we hold on to a muscle strain or ligament sprain, the more complex the pain condition gets. THAT’S NOT ALL…

FAST FACT — Back pain is the largest single reported cause of absence from work.
It costs ~ £5 BILLION (or £200 for every employee) in SICKNESS ABSENCE COSTS
Source: Clinical Standards Advisory Group

SAFE. CLINICAL. PRACTICAL. EFFECTIVE.
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THE COST OF BACK PAIN TREATMENT

In pursuit of enjoying the best retirement? Wish for the costs broken down? It’s simple: this. Consultation and physical examination at Susannah Makram clinics gives you data: options; costs. Compare costs starting with osteopathy today against costs over time vs. you choose to omit osteopathy with Susannah from the equation.

“Change before you have to” Jack Welch

Preventing lower back pain. Checking in to avoid checking out.
Usually, the first thing one in three people suffering with low back pain relate to is the frustration. If only we were told. If only we were warned how much time they would lose. If only they knew they’d have to skip work. As leaders or employers, running a business… Can you imagine? Not being able to work because of low back pain?

How to fix lower back pain

Sometimes we get muscle strains and ligament sprains. They can affect our quality of life. There are differences between the two but both are dealt with very differently from person to person.

We could have the exact same diagnosis or prognosis as the next person but our experience of lower back pain is different. This is why improving our quality of life is one of the these two, depending on you and not depending on your diagnosis.

1) a check up

2) a health journey

Low back pain

There are some warning signs to be aware of. Lower back pain can need urgent medical attention. Know the signs and spare yourself and your family, long lasting, life threatening, or potentially disabling disease or health complications.

Innovative ways to categorise and measure pain are currently being studied. For example, scientists are using computer-assisted technology to develop a novel programme that will capture and quantify pain experiences. Tools such as this will be combined with existing methods to more accurately and consistently measure pain over time and across groups, diseases, and conditions.

What do the busiest people do when they have pain?

Lower back pain

Lower back pain

Here’s what they don’t do: ignore it. If we feel our body is tense, we might get a massage. “What’s the worst that can happen?”

 

Lower back pain treatment

OPTIONS? READ ON — Your chosen healthcare professional should outline these to you so you can make an informed decision…

Lower back pain treatment

Lower back pain treatment

  • The diversity of pain conditions requires a diversity of research and treatment approaches.
  • According to the National Center for Health Statistics (2006), approximately 76.2 million, one in every four Americans, have suffered from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours and millions more suffer from acute pain.
  • Pain can be a chronic disease, a barrier to cancer treatment, and can occur alongside other diseases and conditions (e.g. depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury).
  • Pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Pain is cited as the most common reason Americans access the health care system.

Feeling tired all the time or anxious or restless is more common in people experiencing pain e.g. lower back pain. How can we help you feel refreshed and full of energy? 

Low back pain can creep in, where a little tiredness may have been.

Bad sleep quality and quantity can wreck or strengthen our bodies. If sleep can cause such dysfunction to our bodies then what about pain? Checking in for osteopathy before this happens makes sense.

Otherwise, we’re checking out. Our posture affects our functional health. Don’t have to take time off work — with NO GUARANTEES it will be a happy holiday.

Osteopath vs Chiropractor

Should I see a Physio, a Chiropractor or an Osteopath for my pain?

How to fix back pain (today) is the number one enquiry at Susannah Makram Clinics. It starts by choosing the right treatment for your specific back pain. Osteopathy can help reduce symptoms of pain, to restore form and function to the body as a whole.

To an osteopath, for our body to work well, its structure must also work well. So osteopaths work to restore our body to a state of balance, where possible without the use of drugs or surgery.
Osteopathy includes touch, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints, to relieve muscle tension, to enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues. This help our body’s own healing mechanisms.

Posture advice

Posture advice

They may also provide advice on posture, movement work to include dynamic posture, muscle balance, recurring injury prevention.

Exercise prescription in general is a big part of physiotherapy. This works to aid recovery, to regain functionality and movement.

Osteopathy looks at the body as whole. As osteopath in West End and Mayfair, osteopath in Knightsbridge, the way our body moves influences how it functions. Myself and the osteopathic community are naturally inclined to practice functional healthcare or functional physical therapy.
The principles of osteopathy and naturopathy are excellent drives to our total body wellness, when applied using IN THE FOUR PHASES.  Osteopaths are highly competent healthcare professionals, recognised by the NHS.

Lower Back pain

One in three of us will experience low back pain at some point in our lives. Over 30,000 people every day visit an osteopath. They are suffering from a variety of conditions. Clients coming to our Chelsea and Knightsbridge osteopathy clinic  may be pregnant, mothers, or those with work related musculoskeletal strains and sprains. Find the main causes of low back pain here.

We don’t need a referral from our doctor to see our osteopath in London. Typically we’ll be able to book our osteopathy appointment efficiently. Good news when we’re stressed out and in discomfort, affecting our sleep, our performance and mood.

Osteopath appointment quickly

Osteopath appointment quickly

Osteopath vs Chiropractor

Fast Facts about osteopathy, chiropractic, physiotherapy in the UK:

 

1. NHS
Osteopathy and chiropractic are not available on the NHS in all parts of the country. Even in places where osteopathy is available, there may be limited availability. The same applies for Chiropractic treatment. Many physiotherapists work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They can work from NHS hospitals, community based organisations, private hospitals and clinics, sports clubs, charities and workplaces

2. Qualifications osteopath
Osteopaths complete a four- or five-year honours degree programme (bachelor’s or master’s). This degree programme involves at least 1,000 hours of clinical training. Some osteopaths are qualified to PhD level.
Qualifications chiropractor
Chiropractors’ 4-year Chiropractic Degree programme ensures completion of bachelor of human science degree completion.
Qualifications physiotherapist
Physiotherapists complete a three-year full-time BSc (Hons) programme.

west end osteopath

west end osteopath

3. NICE Guidelines
There is good evidence that osteopathy is effective for the treatment of persistent lower back pain. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends it as a treatment for this condition.
Currently, (NICE) recommends manual therapy that might include spinal manipulation (as practiced by chiropractors) as a treatment option for persistent lower back pain.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advises that manual therapy can be used to treat persistent lower back pain.

4. Legal – Primary Certifying Body
It is illegal to practice osteopathy in the UK unless registered with General Osteopathic Council. To practice chiropractic in the UK unless registered General Chiropractic Council; physiotherapy unless registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Osteopath Chiropractor Physiotherapist

Fast Facts about osteopathy, chiropractic, physiotherapy in the UK:

5.  Osteopathy is one of only two complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) that are regulated under UK law. The other is chiropractic.

6. Chiropractic was founded as a health profession in the US in 1895 by a Canadian called Daniel David Palmer. Palmer practiced magnetic healing. He had no conventional medical training.

7. The earliest documented origins of physiotherapy (physical therapy) as a professional group date back to Per Henrik Ling. ling was the “Father of Swedish Gymnastics.” He founded the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) in 1813 for massage, manipulation and exercise. In 1894 four nurses in Great Britain formed the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

8. Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO (August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917) was the founder of osteopathy and osteopathic medicine in 1874. He was also a physician and surgeon. Still was also an author, inventor, Kansas territorial and state legislator.

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