Wiltshire Osteopathy Practices
If you are searching for County of Wiltshire 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
- Salisbury Neck & Back Pain
- St Melor Surgery Osteopathy Clinic
- The Barcroft Practice Osteopathic Clinic
Osteopaths in Wiltshire
Osteopaths in Wiltshire
Osteopathy is not well-known in the UK as it does not have a prominent profile within the wider community. To address the issues that and speculations that arise in the absence of wide-spread understanding, we have compiled a repository of osteopathy resources which we hope will provide the background information needed to a address common questions.
What do osteopaths do?
Osteopathy is a medical discipline which does not use drugs and aims to promote self-healing. The primary aim of an osteopath is to understand the root cause of a patient's condition. Once the cause is understood, appropriate remedies are implemented to speed recovery.
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.
Are osteopaths in Wiltshire properly trained?
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.
Once an osteopath enters practices there is an ongoing obligation to continue keeping up to date with new developments in the profession by attending courses and seminars throughout the year. Moreover, a high proportion of osteopaths extend their knowledge into adjacent fields such as acupuncture and kinesiology
Are osteopaths regulated?
All osteopaths are regulated by the Osteopaths Act 1993. The Act established the General Osteopathic Council to regulate the profession and maintain standards. It is an offence to work as an osteopath without being registered by the Council. If any patient wishes to pursue an allegation of professional misconduct against and osteopath, there is an official complaints procedure.
