Before the osteopath determines the appropriate treatment for your specific condition, they will thoroughly assess you with standard medical examination tests and special osteopathic tests.  If hands-on osteopathic techniques are a part of your personalised treatment plan, the osteopath can choose from a number of different techniques depending on your needs, such as:

• Stretching involves lengthening  muscles that have become shortened or tightened and provides pain relief and ease of movement.
• Soft tissue massage involves hands on techniques aimed at releasing tension from muscles and joints leaving you feeling stress free and increases those ‘happy’ hormones.
• Joint manipulation involves a small, focused and precise movement applied to a specific joint. This sometimes makes an audible clicking sound. Manipulation has been shown to reduce pain and increase joint movement which leaves you feeling free and supple.
• With Muscle energy technique the osteopath instructs the patient how to contract their own muscles into increase blood flow and improve muscle control which helps to prevent joint injury and pain.
• Articulation and joint mobilisation techniques are gentle movements applied to any joint of the body to ease pain, improve mobility and restore function.
• Therapeutic Ultrasound  involves  high frequency sound waves on tissues such as muscles, tendons and ligaments to decrease inflammation, increase elasticity and encourage healing of injured tissues.

Other therapies in your treatment plan may include;

Clinical pilates

Hyperbaric medicine

Acupuncture

Remedial massage