An Osteopathic degree is a five year double science degree. It includes a depth of training in anatomy, physiology, biology, pathology, chemistry, orthopaedics, biomechanics and clinical sciences. The health philosophy behind Osteopathy is a specialist one that treats the body as a dynamic whole. The techniques we use are supported by science and come from the safest base of thorough knowledge and training.
Osteopathy is very much Science plus Heart. We meet you on all levels. You will be treated with respect and educated and inspired to care for your health in your own way. Osteopaths gently tune into your system. It takes expertise as well as a certain kind of presence to listen, touch and respond to what is going on in your body and being.
Our hands-on work is the practical application of science and heart. Diagnosis and treatment are carried out with our hands and the use of specialised orthopaedic testing. We use touch, manipulation, stretching, cranial and other techniques to support your body’s own healing mechanisms. We are working with the relationships of all the systems in the body.