Osteopathy
We provide high quality Osteopathy services in Old Street and Richmond
back pain | sciatica | knee pain | joint pain | migraines | chronic pain
Osteopathy is an approach to assessing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions that affect us in everyday life. These conditions can range from acute pain and injury to more complex issues such as arthritic pain, fibromyalgia and circulatory problems.
And why a Technique Osteopath? All our practitioners are appropriately accredited and hold their accreditation across several bodies. We ensure that they stay abreast of all the latest practice and guidelines. We will only ever provide you with evidence based services.
Initial Consultation
£109
Our initial consultation covers:
45 minute session
In-depth subjective analysis
In-depth objective analysis
Diagnosis
Tailored treatment programme
Set exercises
Sessional Osteopathy
From £75
If our osteopath recommends a series of appointments you can book the following sessions:
30 minutes: £75
45 minutes: £109
60 minutes: £135
Deep Tissue Massage
From £72
Our osteopaths are trained to deliver deep tissue massage to help relieve muscle pain.
45 minutes: £72
60 minutes: £85
What to expect at your osteopathy appointment
Technique Health and Fitness want to ensure a complete Osteopathy process to ensure effective recovery from injury. This is based on the following:
Assessment
Firstly, our Osteopath will assess you to understand the problem.
To do this, he / she will take a detailed account of your complaint, discuss any medical issues, and conduct a thorough physical analysis.
Diagnosis
From considering all the information in the assessment, the Osteopath will then diagnose your condition.
Treatment Plan
From your diagnosis, your Osteopath will put together a tailored treatment programme to improve your condition.
This will include exercises to work on at home.
Review
If necessary, the Osteopath will review your recovery, as many times as required.
To objectively measure your recovery, in the first session the physio will record your baseline data to measure progress against.
The difference between a Physiotherapy and Osteopathy Session
Practical
An osteopath traditionally would use their hands to assess and treat pain through a combination of manual techniques to encourage movement of joints and tissue, improve blood supply and desensitise areas of the body. A physio would assess the body in a similar way with a focus on providing exercises as a primary means of recovery. It’s not this simple but this can be seen a distinguishing factor people would choose one practitioner over the over.
Philosophical
The objectives are essentially the same however there are some differences in thinking that can change the approach of the practitioner. Osteopaths are generalists, some with interests in specific areas. Physiotherapists are specialists, with interests in one or more areas. Both of these approaches have pros and cons and depending the patient and their presentation one approach can be more appropriate than the other.
Why choose osteopathy?
Osteopathy is unique in the sense that it first provides a complete diagnosis that takes into account the whole body and every facet of health of the patient in order to formulate a bespoke treatment plan.
All the relevant joints and muscles are assessed and the patient is asked about their diet, exercise routine and daily activities.
This means that every diagnosis is unique to the individual as it encompasses all aspects of their lives and consequently, their treatment plan is tailored to their precise needs.
Dry needling and osteopathy
Dry needling may form part of a treatment plan.
This involves inserting thin needles into the skin and muscles to treat pain and movement issues. Dry needling helps the treatment of many conditions and can he used in conjunction with Osteopathy and other treatments. Our osteopath Yvan, uses this exclusively on limbs. These are the main benefits for it:
General pain relief
Breaking down scar tissue
Improved healing of a muscle
Looser muscle tone
What is an osteopath?
An Osteopath is a degree level trained practitioner focused on providing support for your whole body to recover from pain and injury. This type of support covers a number of different areas that all play a part in the occurrence of pain and dysfunction.
During an Osteopath’s study they learn skills similar to a junior doctor to screen for medical based problems that would require intervention from your GP. Neurological, vascular and respiratory to name a few. They also learn the clinical reasoning, diagnostic and manual treatment skills to resolve pain and injury throughout the body.
Our osteopathy services are complemented by dry needling and shockwave therapy when appropriate.
Our Osteopaths
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Yvan Loneux
Based at Old Street
Yvan can help relieve patients of their pain and make sure they stay out of pain so they can live the life they want to live.
Yvan offers a holistic osteopathic practice which includes dry needling and shockwave therapy when appropriate. He is also experienced in deep tissue massage to relieve the effects of exercise.
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Craig Carroll
Based at Richmond
Craig guides patients on their journey from recovery to peak health and performance.
Areas of Interest:
Lower and upper limb tendinopathies, sporting injuries, ACL reconstruction (pre & post surgery), MCL and PCL injuries, meniscal tears, shoulder instability, rotator cuff related shoulder pain, hip and groin injuries.
“I used Technique during my first multi-stage ultra. Through our sessions I learned about how working with an osteo could benefit my running and overall health and wellbeing.
They have a lot of experience working with distance runners so understands what our bodies go through. But they also take the time to get to know everyone who seeks his treatment and advice so they always gives a tailored treatment plan based on each individual.
They never push for additional treatment if it's not necessary and gives you the tools you need to maintain fitness.
I highly recommend getting in touch with Technique if you have any niggles or injuries.— Client M.M.