Pain
What can be helped?
- Back and neck pain
- Stress and tension related
- Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)
- Sports and work injuries
- Pregnancy
Back and neck pain
Joint, neck, muscle and back pain, both chronic and acute - Whiplash injuries - Frozen shoulder and shoulder pain - Spinal curvature - Arthritic Pain
Stress and Tension related
Inability to relax and tension, tense, tight muscles - Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (Jaw pain) - Migraines - Tension headaches - Fibromyalgia - Headaches / migraines
Neuralgia (this means nerve pain)
Sciatica - Lumbago - Trapped nerves
Sports and work place injuries
Muscle or ligament injuries - sprains, strains, "pulls", "tears" - Post Op and injury rehabilitation - Joint complaints such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis - Repetitive strain injuries RSI - Workplace injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome - Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
Pregnancy and Baby Issues
Pregnancy pains
If your problem is not listed it may be I can still help, call me to discuss.
Treatment Approaches Used
I use techniques such as Osteopathy, Cranial Osteopathy, Massage and Low Level Light Lasers to treat these conditions. My approach is to use the most gentle techniques that will still be effective. In fact I believe gentle and relaxing techniques are more effective than techniques which cause discomfort because most pain in the body is caused by tension, so anything which creates more tension exacerbates pain. I will use whatever, techniques seem to be the mpst appropriate and often in combination. I have a very whole person, whole body approach. So many people come to me when no one else has been able to help because I can help shed light on why a problem has not been helped. There can be many reasons why symptoms do not improve with a standard approach; it may be that there is too much inflammation generally in the body, or that the person is not getting enough sleep to allow the body to repair or many other underlying root causes.
How does it work?
The above bodywork/osteopathy techniques work by freeing tight muscles, relaxing tension, aligning imbalances. The lasers can actually promote tissue healing and reduce inflammation. They promote blood flow in the damaged area and improve healing time. They can be used on problem areas which are usually very difficult to treat such as calcified tendons, tendonitis, chronic shoulder problems and so on.
