BSc (hons) Ost
Registered Osteopath
&
Sport Injuries Therapist

Barbara Shearing Osteopath
What you Can Expect From The Initial Session.

Personal Details:-
Name, Address etc.

Medical History:-
Operations, Medicines etc.

Structural Assessment:-
Check alignment, range of movement, areas of pain. Quite often this requires the removal of some outer garments but is by no means compulsory.

Treatment:-
Using one or several modalities such as soft tissue massage, articulation of joints, traction, manipulation, muscle energy technique, ultrasound, cranial, functional, harmonics etc.

Advice:-
Rest, exercise, activity, hot/cold packs, posture etc
What you Can Expect From Subsequent Sessions.

Assessment:-
Assessments are ongoing throughout treatment.

Treatment:-
Using one or several modalities such as soft tissue massage, articulation of joints, traction, manipulation, muscle energy technique, ultrasound, cranial, functional, harmonics etc.

Advice:-
Rest, exercise, activity, hot/cold packs, posture etc