Alan Brown Clinic Torquay Osteopaths
Location : Torquay, TQ2
Address : High Down,5 Merrivale Close, TQ2 8PZ
Contact : Call 0208 099 7233 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 : Alan Brown has a long established welcoming Barton, Torquay osteopathic practice for patients of all ages. He is a very experienced structural and cranial practitioner who is also a fully qualified traditional and medical acupuncturist. Acute and chronic muscular and skeletal conditions can all be helped. Pain management, exercise and stress rehabilitation therapies are also offered. The clinic has extended hours, parking is excellent and home visits can be arranged for those patients with mobility concerns.
Specialities : Cranial osteopathy, Acupuncture as a therapy on its own, or as an adjunct with osteopathy, Alan is also a trained and registered Buteyko breathing teacher for asthmatic, bronchitic, and COPD sufferers.
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Osteopaths at Alan Brown Clinic Torquay Osteopaths see patients with many different conditions, two of the more common complaints are discussed below
Sciatica
Sciatica is caused by damage to one or more intervertebral discs which bulge causing compression of the sciatic nerve. This compression sends pain shooting down the leg on one side of the body, even as far as the foot. If, in the worst case, one of the nerve roots is irritated the condition can cause extreme pain, numbness and loss of muscle control. A damaged nerve root can take many weeks or even months to recover and, even then, residual numbness may take as long as a year or more to fully subside. Osteopaths treating sciatica will use very gentle techniques to address the bulging disc without irritating the nerve root. Experienced professionals will try to relieve any pressure on the root of the nerve, however this is an extremely delicate procedure as the treatment may risk exacerbating the underlying problem.
Whiplash
Whiplash injuries are frequently the result of a road traffic injury. As a vehicle comes to a sudden stop the head is thrust backwards at great velocity like the end of a whip. Whilst associated with car accidents, whiplash can occur on fairground rides and even from a simple fall. The result may be damage to neck and back discs, joints, ligaments and nerves. The sensitivity of the neck is such that whiplash symptoms can effect all of the body both physically and psychologically. The osteopathic approach is to work these injuries very gently over a number of sessions to carefully treat the tissue and joints. Soft tissue massage techniques will be used to soften the muscle before gentle manipulaiton or articluation techniques are performed in an attempt to restore natural movement ranges.
