Welcome to
Southfields Osteopaths
Treating Patients for over 30 Years
What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a safe holistic system of examination, diagnosis and treatment. It is a hands-on approach alleviating pain and improving function of the muscles, joints and soft tissues of the body treating patients of all ages from babies to the elderly to promote health and well-being.
Osteopaths are highly trained allied healthcare professionals who have expertise in the musculo-skeletal system (MSK) working with their hands restoring movement, enhancing blood and nerve supply to problem areas. They also advise on lifestyle, activities and appropriate exercises.
Osteopathy is helpful for people of all ages
Osteopathy is a safe holistic system of examination, diagnosis and treatment. It is a ‘hands-on’ approach to alleviating pain and improving function of the muscles and joints and soft tissues.
Osteopathic treatment supports your own healing mechanism, enhancing blood and nerve supply to your body’s tissues, restoring movement, health and well-being.
Benefits of osteopathy supports your body to cope better with the many demands placed upon it whether that may be from sitting for long periods, caring for others or overdoing it in the gym!
Here at Southfields Osteopaths we plan treatments to suit your individual needs and offer advice on posture, self-help and appropriate exercises in order to prevent your symptoms reoccurring.
By taking a detailed medical case history, we consider your symptoms in the context of your health and your lifestyle. Then we can work together to devise a plan on how to prevent re-occurrence of the injury or strain to include tailored exercises to maintain the benefits of your treatment.
Osteopaths are highly trained healthcare professionals who are recognised by the NHS and BMA as a discrete clinical discipline and fully qualified to diagnose and treat independently.
How Osteopathy can help you
Osteopathy can help to relieve general aches and pains, preventing them becoming bigger problems. Our treatment incorporates manual therapy and we advise you on exercises and how to help prevent the reoccurrence of your problem.
It can be difficult in today’s times to cope with the demands of everyday life juggling a career, family or domestic tasks to name a few.
Osteopathy helps your body to cope better with the many demands placed upon it, whether that may be from sitting for long periods, caring for others or overdoing it in the gym!
We commonly see patients with:
- Neck, Arm or Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain
- Disc or Sciatic Pain and Arthritis
- Generalised Upper or Lower Back
- Scoliosis Pain
- Knee, Ankle and Foot Problems
- Tension Headaches
- Minor Sports Injuries
- Postural Problems in Work or Pregnancy.
- Teenage Postural Problems
- An ‘unsettled’ Baby
- Stress Related Problems
By keeping you physically healthy the benefits can include:
-improved ability to perform daily tasks
-improved sleep and increased energy
-improved immune system
-improved balance and reduced risk of falls
-improved strength, flexibility and stamina
Often it takes just a few simple changes to reap the rewards of a healthier lifestyle and keep you active.
At Southfields Osteopaths we take a detailed medical case history and consider your symptoms in the context of your health and your lifestyle. We then work with you to devise a plan on how to prevent re-occurrence of the injury or strain to include tailored exercises to maintain the benefits of your treatment.
Osteopaths are recognised by the NHS and BMA as a discrete clinical discipline and fully qualified to diagnose and treat independently.
We can help your body work better for you
So why not pay attention to those niggles and call us to see how we can help You?
