Osteopathy is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE, 2009) for the treatment of low back pain.
Other medical conditions which can be helped by Osteopathy include:
- generalised aches and pains
- joint pains including hip and knee pain from osteoarthritis as an adjunct to core OA treatments and exercise
- arthritic pain
- general, acute & chronic backache, back pain (not arising from injury or accident)
- uncomplicated mechanical neck pain
- headache arising from the neck (cervicogenic)
- frozen shoulder/ shoulder and elbow pain/ tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) arising from associated musculoskeletal conditions of the back and neck, but not isolated occurrences
- circulatory problems
- cramp
- digestion problems
- joint pains
- lumbago
- sciatica
- muscle spasms
- neuralgia
- fibromyalgia
- inability to relax
- rheumatic pain
- minor sports injuries and tensions
