About Osteopathy

Pain

Organs have a different pain innervation to your muscles. They do not give pain locally to the organ initially, instead they send the pain messages in other areas that have better pain innervation and that share the same nerve supply in terms of the spinal level, hence a Gallbladder problem is often initially felt as a right shoulder pain. If you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you most certainly have low back ache, particularly more so after long standing and towards the end of the day, and this will be worse in relation to the amount of bloating experienced.

Movement

To stay healthy, the body needs freedom in all movements. Just like a car engine, if the parts start to stick together, your car will start to break down. And just like for the car, an MOT once or twice a year is a worthwhile investment.

From working with the mechanics of the organs, it then becomes important to also look at the nutrition of the organ in order to improve function and mainly to sustain improvement. This is where diet and nutrition becomes important, as is physical and psychological environment too: mind, body and spirit…

Microbiome

The recent developments on the microbiome have equally now clearly demonstrated what is known as the Gut-Brain Axis, the link between your gut microbiome and your mental health. none of the concepts are new but the science is finally catching up and proving the old theories. We therefore now understand better the damage we have done and are still doing through drugs, foods and environment. This is where lactofermentation becomes an important healing tool for the gut microbiome and for the whole body.