Kent Osteopathy Practices
If you are searching for County of Kent osteopathy practices, the clinics below are recommended. Please click on the clinic titles for detailed descriptions of each clinic and the conditions in which they specialise
- Bodylinks Osteopaths Practice
- Gillingham & Wigmore Osteopathic Clinic
- Jon Leigh Osteopath
- Bodycare Osteopathy
- Global Osteopath-Romney clinic
- Barham Court Osteopathic Practice
- Kerry Mann osteopaths East Farleigh
- Baks Osteopathy
- Sevenoaks Medical Centre
- Sevenoaks Osteopaths
- Kikodo Clinic - Sundridge
- The Oaks Osteopathic Clinc
- Borough Green Osteopaths
- Peter Thresher Sevenoaks
- Integrated Health Osteopaths Sevenoaks
- The Coach House Osteopaths Clinic - Tenterden
- Oaks Rd Osteopathic and Homeopathic practice
- Tenterden Natural Health Centre
- The Hawthorn Clinic
- TW Osteopathy
- Moat Osteopaths-Tunbridge Wells
- London Road Osteopaths - Tunbridge Wells
- Chapel Place Osteopaths
Osteopaths in Kent
Osteopaths in Kent
If you have not attended an appointment with an osteopath previously you will doubtless be beset by a number of concerns. Are you are wondering about the difference between osteopaths and chiropractors? Are you worried about what to wear? If so, you may find it helpful to visit the resources file.
What do osteopaths do?
Osteopaths believe first and foremost in removing blockages which are preventing a patient's body from getting better on its own. The starting-point is the knowledge that, in many cases, an injury or condition will frequently heal naturally if the balance of a patient's body is restored.
How do osteopaths approach a patient for the first time?
Like all medical professionals, osteopaths will start with a detailed patient history, asking lots of questions about how the patient sustained their injury, how long they have suffered a condition, how much exercise they take, what kind of work they do. They will then observe the patient moving under various scenarios to identify any structural issues.
What training is required for osteopaths in Kent
Osteopaths in the UK must all graduate from a tertiary institution having completed a four-year degree course. Much of the training is similar to that of a doctor undertaking a medical degree, but the focus is more specialised on the anatomy of the muscles, joints and skeletal system.
As a hands-on medical profession osteopathy is not just a dry academic pursuit. Whilst book-learning is necessary, students are required to watch and learn from experienced professionals.
After qualification, most medical professions require practitioners to engage in continuing education programmes and osteopathy is no exception. Each year all osteopaths attend conferences and lectures.
Are there regulations applying to osteopaths?
The profession is regulated by a piece of primary legislation which sets out how osteopaths must train and establishing a body to supervise osteopaths. The General Osteopathic Council has complete oversight over all aspects of the profession. The Council hears all complaints about osteopaths and has the power to suspend or strike-off any rogue practitioner.
