The maintenance of good mechanical function is essential to good health. Problems in the framework of the body can disturb the circulatory system or nerves to any part of the body, and affect any aspect of health. Thus mechanical problems can lead not only to aches and pains in joints, muscles etc., but also to disturbances in the internal organs and the way they work.
Osteopaths work to restore the musculoskeletal system of the body to a state of balance and harmony.
Health Health is not simply the absence of disease or pain. It is a state of balance and harmony between the body and mind of a person. In health a person should be able to respond to events such as accidents, infections or emotional stress, deal with these events and restore itself to optimum health afterwards. The majority of people are not in full health, but are carrying around an accumulation of the effects of different events that have happened to them during their life. Cranial Osteopathy is a refined and subtle type of osteopathic treatment that uses very gentle manipulative pressure to encourage the release of stresses throughout the body, including the head.