THE BACKBONE SOUTHGATE OSTEOPATHS
Location : Southgate, N14
Address : LA Fitness Gym,Winchmore Hill Rd, N14 6AA
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 : The practise is based inside the LA Fitness gym. Treatment consists of traditional Osteopathic manipulation, ultrasound, interferential, dryneedling and strapping/taping techniques used where needed. There is a carpark facility and pay and display on the road
Specialities : We specialise in the treatment of babies, pregnant women, and sports injuries. We also treat a range of conditions such as sciatica, trapped nerves, disc problems, back or neck pain, headaches, joint pain, arthritic pain and muscle strain. We use traditional Osteopathy, Cranial and dryneedling techniques. There is a masseuse and Acupuncturist available at the clinic also
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Osteopaths at THE BACKBONE SOUTHGATE OSTEOPATHS are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
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.
Migraine
The most common kind of debilitating headache is the migraine which inflict a very intense pain for a period varying from minutes to many hours. In the UK it is understood that almost eight million people have suffered from migraine attacks. Some only rarely but for a minority it can be a regular cause of disabling pain substantially impacting work and family life. Whilst the cause is not well understood doctors note the correlation between attacks and an imbalance of the hormone serotonin. As serotonin can constrict veins and arteries the imbalance can cause the vessels to be become engorged which is the source of the pain. Triggers can again vary but include stress, bright lights, hormonal imbalances (often caused by the menstrual cycle) and even various food types. Cranial osteopaths frequently treat migraine sufferers by working gently to promote improved level of drainage from the veins of the head and neck as well as working to reduce muscle tension at the base of the skull.
