The Osteopaths - Johnstone
Location : Johnstone, PA5
Address : Westfield House,Graham St., PA5 8QY
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 : Teresa Harvey spent 10 years as a nurse specialising in spinal medicine before qualifying with a first class honours degree in osteopathy from the British School of osteopathy in 1998. She has had a wide range of experience within osteopathy both in the UK and overseas, treating back and neck pain, whiplash and sports injuries. She also has a specialist post graduate qualification in the treatment of children. Simeon London graduated 12 years ago from the British School of Osteopathy, also with first class honors degree. He spends most of the week in London as the Clinic Director at the British School of Osteopathy, but returns home to work in the clinic on Fridays and Saturdays
Specialities : Cranial Osteopathy, Back pain, Neck pain, Whiplash, Headaches, Sports injuries, Pre and post natal care, Treatment of children and babies
Directions to The Osteopaths - Johnstone
Osteopaths at The Osteopaths - Johnstone are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
Fibromyalgia
Acute joint pain is often associated with fibromyalgia which is a disease of the central nervous system where normal, non-painful, neural messages are interpreted by the nerve receptors as pain. This leads to intense localised pain where there should be none. The symptoms of fibromyalgia include headaches, sleeping difficulties, poor concentration, stiff muscles and enervating tiredness. Some patients suffer occasional attacks allowing them to lead fairly normal lives. However, for chronic sufferers, this disease can gravely affect quality of life. There is no single cure, however much research is being done into various therapies to help ameliorate the disability associated with the condition. Osteopathic treatment is, of course, often used to treat the associated muscle pain and many practitioners combine this wiith acupressure or acupuncture to further relieve muscular pain.
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.
