Osteopaths?

Question

Can some one give me detailed description of what happens in a session of osteopathy please as soon as possibel would be greatful..=]x

Answer 1

They'll want your medical history - any x-rays of your back, legs - whatever you are going to get treated.   You should tell them about any medicines or supplements you are taking They'll check you over before they start work and this means taking your clothes off.   (One friend of mine was very upset to discover she had to strip!).   It shouldn't hurt - if you are already in a lot of pain they might just massage the area this time and wait until the pain has eased before starting on the manipulation.   On the other hand if it is something which has clicked out, it might just be one click and it goes back in and that's it!   You might feel sore afterwards but I have never had a treatment which hurt.   Physiotherapy, however, that can hurt.

Answer 2

Firstly - it shouldn't hurt and if it does you need a new osteopath.

Secondly it would very difficult for someone to answer your question in huge detail becuase treatment will vary so much from person to person. It will depend on where your osteopath trained, where your injury is and how severe it is and ameanable your body is to healing itself. basically it is a manipulation of your joints and the muscles, tendons and tissues surrounding them. It is done by applying pressure to specific 'target' points on your body, dependant on where your injury originates.

I had huge amounts of osteopathy after a serious car accident, ( the doctors told me i would never dance again and after a few high intensity sessions with my ostepath i have danced and taught dance for the past 5 years since the accidnet with no pain) and my sessions were a combination of manipulation and acupuncture and ultra sound treatment.

Wear something confortable and something which you can easily access your injury point from. Mine was my hip so this consisted of shorts and strappy top for me but decent knickers just in case. Dont be afraid, your body will respond better the more relaxed you are. If you feel really tired or weak after a session jsut drink loads of water and dont worry its a natural reaction.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

They should give you an exam, and hopefully also give you some manipulative therapy for your stiff joints.

If they just give you pain pills they are not doing osteopathy, and if all they talk about is your organ function find another who concentrates on your bones and posture.

Answer 4

Please ignore such uninformed answers as the one given by "English..."  he clearly has never had an osteopathic treatment, nor does he know anything about osteopathic medicine.

As a frame of reference, osteopathic doctors (DO) are fully licensed medical doctors in the same way that MDs are...  the only advantage is that DOs can do all the stuff that chiropractors do (and much more) as well.  DOs are in every specialty including psychiatry, cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, neurosurgery, emergency medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics... just to name a few.

With that said, a person may go to a DO b/c they are ill or have some muscle or joint pain...  and never know that the doctor is a DO.  All the same treatment regimens and common sense still apply.  The difference is that when appropriate, a DO may use "manual medicine" to help improve the functioning of the body as it heals.  "Manual medicine" also called OMT consists of a variety of techniques that address every system in the body.  So what the doc the does depends on what is wrong the patient and usually done in conjunction with other treatment regimens.  Some of the previous descriptions of OMT are pretty good...  but remember, OMT is only part of the treatment regimen.

The links below will give you more information.  I hope this helps clarify.

Answer 5

they manipulate your joints which hurts