Osteopathy, with its comprehensive approach to health care, can be used to treat all ages and help treat almost anything from a common cold to a more serious illness. Although as in other forms of medicine, no guarantee of a cure can be given, osteopathic patients often report immediate and significant relief from pain.

Common complaints include:

Acute & chronic pain
Back & Neck pain
Joint pain & stiffness
Headache & migraine
Knee, hip & ankle arthritic pain
Muscle Ache/pain/spasm/cramp/stiffness
Sciatica
Lumbago
Frozen shoulder
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Rheumatic pain
Pins & needles
Numbness
Trapped nerves
Neuralgia
Bursitis
And more….

Other problems include:

Asthma & chest complaints
Period pain
Congested Sinuses/sinusitis
Circulatory problems
Stress & fatigue
Digestive disorders
And more….

Common trauma/injuries include:

Postural/occupational strain
Lifting strains
Whiplash/car injuries
Spinal disc injuries
RSI (repetitive strain injury)
Falls
And more….

Discomforts of Pregnancy include:

Aches & pains
Heartburn
Breathing difficulties
And more….

USEFUL LINKS

Osteopathy is recognised by:

Allied Health Professional Council of South Africa
www.ahpcsa.co.za

General Osteopathic Council
www.osteopathy.org.uk

British Osteopathic Council
www.osteopathy.org

Osteopathic Centre for Children
www.occ.uk.com

www.childrensclinic.co.uk/childrens clinic/research.htm

OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

www.studentdoctor.net/blogs/omtguru/2006/02/cranial-osteopathy.html

Aswani, K., Fund GP study reveals benefits of osteopathy.
Fundholding 7 June 1994 x615.533

Baum, M Prof., Concepts of holism in orthodox and alternative medicine.
British Osteopathic Journal 1992 Vol vii: 12-66

Bayliss, R.l., The National Health Service versus private and complementary medicine.British Medical Journal 21 May 1988, 296, 1457-9.

British Medical Association.Complementary Medicine: New Approaches to Good
Practice 0UP, 1993. 615.5

Budd, C., A model of co-operation between complementary and allopathic medicine in a primary care setting.
British Journal of General Practice 1990, 40, 376-8. x615.5

Burns. K. & Lyttleton, L.K., Osteopathy on the NHS: one practice's experience.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine 1994, 2, 200-3

Burns. K. & Lyttleton, L.K., Osteopathy in General Practice
British Journal of General Practice February and June 1993: 284

Cameron-Blackie, G. and Mouncer, Y.

Complementary Therapies in the NHS. The National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts, 1993. x615.5. Clinical Standards Advisory Group
Back Pain HMSO, 1994 Kinalski, R., The comparison of the results of manual therapy versus Physiotherapy methods used in the treatment of patients with low back pain.
Manual Medicine 1984 4:44-46

MacDonald, R.S. Dr., An open controlled assessment of osteopathic manipulation in non-specific low back pain. Spine 1990 15(5): 364-370

MacDonald, R.S. Dr., Osteopathic diagnosis of back pain. Manual Medicine 1988 3:110-113

Peters, D. et al, Musculoskeletal clinic in general practice: Study of one year's referrals.British Journal of General Practice 1994, 44, 25-9. X615.533

Pringle, M. & Tyreman, S., Study of 500 patients attending an osteopathic practice. British Journal of General Practice January 1993, 43, 15-8, x615.533

Reason, P., Towards a clinical framework for collaboration between general and complementary practitioners; Discussion paper. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine March 1992, 85, 3, 161-4

Stodolny, J., Manual therapy in the treatment of patients with cervical migraine. Manual Medicine 1989 4(2): 49-51

Szmelskyj, A.O. and Morris, J., An investigation into GP's attitudes to and knowledge of osteopathy. Complementary Medical Research October 1992,6,3,119-24

Thomas, K.J., Use of non-orthodox and conventional health care in Britain. British Medical Journal 26 January 1991, 302, 207-10

Williams, N. Dr., Managing back pain in general practice - Is osteopathy the new paradigm? British Journal of General Practice October 1997, 653-5

Specific Osteopathic Research undertaken with Control Groups

Boesler D. et al. Efficacy of high-velocity low-amplitude manipulative Technique in subjects with low-back pain during menstrual cramping. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 1993, 93, 2, 203-8 & 213-4.

Burton, A.K. & Getty, C.J.M. Differences between 'orthopaedic' and 'osteopathic' patients with low back trouble - implications for selecting patients for rehabilitation.

In Roland, M.0. & Jenner, J.R. (eds.) Back Pain: New Approaches to Rehabilitation and Education. Manchester University Press, 1989, 166-73.

Ellestad, S.M. Electromyographic and skin resistance responses to osteopathic manipulative treatment for low back pain. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association August 1988, 88, 8, 991-7.

Macdonald, R.S. & Bell, C.M.J. An open controlled assessment of osteopathic manipulation in non-specific low-back pain. Spine May 1990, 15, 5, 364-70.