The Exeter Osteopathic Clinic
Location : Exeter, EX1
Address : 34,Denmark Road, EX1 1SE
Contact : Call 0845 680 0615 to make an appointment with the practice. Let us know if you need an evening or weekend appointment. Calls may be monitored or recorded.
Description : The Exeter Osteopathic Clinic offers relief from aches, pains and stiffness. Osteopathic care provides treatment to improve comfort and freedom of movement in your back, neck and other joints. The practice follows a tradition of Cranial Osteopathy that treats the whole patient, ensuring the best possible effects on all the joints and parts of the body.
Specialities : The Exeter Osteopathic Clinic specialises in the Osteopathic treatment of lower back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain and related headaches.
Directions to The Exeter Osteopathic Clinic
Osteopaths at The Exeter Osteopathic Clinic are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
Sucking Difficulty
A baby having difficulty feeding may be suffering from a nerve compression. Cranial osteopaths would be quick to look at the area at the base of the skull to determine if the nerve was affected. From an osteopathic perspective, a child that has or had difficulty latching-on to its mother's nipple during the first few weeks after birth is a potential indicator that there may be some compression of an important nerve that controls the tongue. Whilst the sucking problem may clear up after a few days or weeks, the issue of compression of the hypoglossal nerve - or indeed other nerves - may not actually be resolved fully in the intial period after birth. A detailed patient history for a child should certainly cover this issue even if the condition for which treatment is being sought is rather different.
Neck stiffness
Neck stiffness is one of the most common conditions presented to ostoepaths. The most typical presentation is a muscle in spasm which is a reaction by the body to protect a deeper primary cause which may be an indication of a more serious neck complaint. Frequently the cause of the pain is a single violent trauma such as a whiplash or sports injury. More worrying would be an underlying degenerative condition weakening the discs in the spinal column. An osteopath will treat this condition most effectively after the worst of the spasm has passed so that the underlying condition may be effectively diagnosed and addressed. Typically rest and ibuprofen will be recommended in the interim. Once the muscles have relaxed manipulation or mobilisation are likely to be beneficial.
