Osteopaths in Solihull 

The town of Solihull, located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England, has the motto of “Town in the Country” and enjoys its place as a bustling commercial city with green and pleasant countryside.  The name Solihull derived from Anglo-Saxon for muddy or “soil-y” hill, as the parish church was located on a hill of red marl, a mudstone that turned to sticky red mud in wet weather. Solihull was passed over by the Industrial Revolution, unlike nearby Birmingham, and it remained a small market town until the 20th century.  The population of Solihull boomed throughout the early 20th century however, growing from 7,500 in 1901 to over 100,000 in 1960. Today, Solihull is a commercial centre with three business parks including many high-tech IT companies, and the home of Land Rover. Many residents of Solihull also commute daily to Birmingham.

With so many residents commuting to work or working for IT companies which require many hours at a desk, it’s no wonder that many Solihull residents appeal to their local Osteopaths with work related pain. The physical effects of long hours in a car or at a desk have been well documented in recent studies and include back pain, fatigue, sore or stiff necks and shoulders, and stress. Moreover, each of these conditions tend to compound the effects of the others, such as high levels of stress leading to muscle tension, which in turn can lead to sore necks and shoulders. For this reason, Solihull Osteopaths make sure to find the root cause of the condition, assessing not only the location of the pain, but the entire body. 

Many Osteopaths in Solihull also specialize in the treatment of babies and children. The gentlest Osteopathic treatment, known as Cranial Osteopathy, is gentle enough to be used on babies only a few days old, but is suitable for all ages.  The treatment works by identifying strain patterns occurring throughout the body and has been known to solve a variety of childhood problems including glue ear, colic, sleep disturbances, feeding problems, and wind, among many others.  Many new mums and dads in Solihull have received the gift of a full night’s sleep from their local Solihull Osteopaths.