Gillingham & Wigmore Osteopathic Clinic
Location : Gillingham, ME8
Address : Woodside Medical Centre,114 Woodside, ME8 0PW
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 : Tim Wood (BSc, BA) offers all forms of osteopathy including structural, functional and cranial to patients of all ages with the treatments individually tailored to ensure a quick recovery. The clinic is situated within the clean and professional setting of the Wigmore Medical Centre which also has ample off road parking for your convenience.
Specialities : Neck pain, Back pain, Joint Pain, Trapped nerves, Muscular pain and Sports Injuries.
Directions to Gillingham & Wigmore Osteopathic Clinic
Osteopaths at Gillingham & Wigmore Osteopathic Clinic see patients with many different conditions, two of the more common complaints are discussed below
Birth Trauma and accidents whilst a child
Psychiatrists and psychologists are well-known for stressing the importance in understanding what happens before a child is born, during the birth process and what happens in the early years. Cranial osteopaths have long recognised that the birthing process imposes enormous strain on babies, particularly if the birth is difficult or elongated. The baby's skull stretches to accomodate the narrow birth canal, but only gradually recovers its shape. After a difficult birth the process of "unmoulding" may be incomplete, leaving residual stress within the head and impacting on the nervous system. These stresses can give rise to conditions such as colic, trapped wind, regurgitation, feeding difficulties and sleep problems. In addition childhood is a time of slips, trips, falls and scrapes, each of which can potentially impose a similar burden of stress.
Lower Back pain
Lower back pain is common, difficult to diagnose and often mis-treated. The causes are also complex ranging from traumatic accidents to degeneration of discs, or damage to tendons; frequently reported are episodes caused by performing unusual movements to which one is not accustomed such as lifting especially heavy items. The result can be excruciatingly painful and debilitating causing loss of productivity and difficulty sleeping due to discomfort even lying down. It is widely accepted across all forms of medical practice that, in most cases, left to themselves most bad back will recover slowly on their own. However, many are not content to wait for nature to run its course as the pain is too bad. Hence visits to osteopaths are often intended to speed the healing process. More importantly, in some cases the condition will not naturally resolve itself and may degenerate into a chronic condition which can dramatically impede quality of life. That is why most osteopaths would recommend early treatment so that the likelihood of developing a more serious condition is reduced.
