How can an Osteopath help?

Your osteopath can get you on the road to recovery from muscle pain. They do this predominantly by restoring the mobility of your muscles and joints. Regardless of the cause, muscle pain usually manifests as soreness, tightness or even an inability to move the affected muscle. People often ask, is it the muscle or the joint? The most common answer is probably both! The muscle attaches to the bone, which enables us to bend, twist, and move the way we do. If the joint is affected, it will cause added tension and pain to the muscle. If the muscle is tight, it will restrict the joint from its normal range of motion and dysfunction of that area will occur. Left untreated, it can cause havoc throughout the body and begin to cause compensatory patterns.

Osteopathy has several gentle and safe techniques that are utilised to help release tension in the muscles by affecting the tiny receptors in the muscles responsible for length and tension and restoring joint function. Your Osteopath will utilise soft tissue techniques, joint mobilisation and manipulation, the application of dry needling and electrotherapy and passive and active stretching.

Osteopaths have an elaborate knowledge of muscle function, healing processes in muscles and training principles. They will often recommend corrective exercises and lifestyle modifications to support the path to recovery, and to remain in an optimal state of health. If you’re not sure how your osteopath can help, give us a call and we will be happy to chat with you further to see how we can get you feeling and moving better.