OSTEOPATH BIRMINGHAM

Osteopathy is suitable for anyone; we frequently treat newborn babies and patients in their nineties. Our treatment is tailored to meet each patient’s individual needs. As such Osteopathy can make a valuable contribution to the treatment and management of a wide range of complaints.

Whilst Osteopathy is best known for treating back pain, it is not the only thing that Osteopaths do. Osteopaths primarily treat the neuro-musculo-skeletal system, affecting the muscles and joints, by using an Osteopathic approach which is holistic and patient-centred.

LOW BACK PAIN

Osteopaths are best known for their effective treatment of back and neck pain. It is, therefore the most common complaint that our new patients present with. Osteopathy can offer a fast and effective approach to managing back pain whether it is a recent, acute episode or a longer-standing, chronic condition.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published treatment guidelines for of non-specific low back pain. Their recommendations can be found in Low back pain: Early management of persistent non-specific low back pain, include osteopathy.

The advice includes spinal manipulation, mobilisation and massage, for patients who “have been in pain for longer than six weeks but less than one year, where pain may be linked to structures in the back such as joints, muscles and ligaments”.

SPORTS RELATED INJURIES

Osteopathy is being increasingly used in the treatment of sports injuries and by sports people to enable to compete at their best; regardless of the level of sport that they are involved with. All The Guildhall Practice is known for our passion for sport and the treatment of sports-related injuries.

The way in which Osteopaths view the body, as an integrated whole, complements perfectly with the contemporary model of preparation and training in competitive sport.

For a long time our principal Osteopath Andrew Leask worked at Birchfield Harriers on club nights treating a wide variety of athletes and injuries. Andrew also now works at Perform at St George’s Park, the new national centre for football treating footballers and other athletes.

All of our Osteopaths are passionate about sport

PERFORMANCE RELATED INJURIES

The Guildhall Practice has close connections with a number of dance companies in Birmingham, including Birmingham Royal Ballet, The DanceXchange and the Rosie Kay Dance Company.

Andrew Leask works at Birmingham Conservatoire as a performance medicine consultant. Andrew is collaborating with Louise Landsdown, the head of strings, and Tobias Gross… at ETH Zurich in a research project investigating the mechanical strain within the cervical spine whilst playing the viola and violin.

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Our current charges for your initial consultation and any subsequent treatments can be found on the booking page by following the link to “BOOK ONLINE”.

We allow more time during the initial appointment to take your case history, examine, diagnose and then also to treat.

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During your initial 45 minute appointment, your osteopath will conduct an assessment and also treat you.

 Firstly, they will take a case history where they will ask questions relating to the current injury and also your general health.

Please bring a list of your current medication with you, along with any test results that you may have.

The Osteopath will then take you through some mobility tests in order to diagnose your complaint.

We will always give you an explanation of the diagnosis, and also information about the particular treatment approach which suits your needs.

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There are a large number of different techniques that osteopaths use in order to treat patients.

The osteopathic study requires us all to learn the same theoretical as well as practical skills.

However, in practice, we choose the techniques which we feel will best suit our patient’s needs.

Therefore, each osteopath works in a slightly different way.

Firstly, osteopathic treatment is very rarely painful. In fact, patients generally enjoy their treatments.

Treatment often includes soft tissue massage, articulation or stretching of the joints, and also manipulation when appropriate.

Your osteopath will also frequently prescribe an exercise regime.

We design this to support you in your rehabilitation and also to help to prevent the symptoms returning.

Finally, one of the benefits of a group-practice is that we have different skills.

We will refer you to another member of the team if they are a better match for your individual needs.

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Your Osteopath will, certainly, do their best to respect your modesty at all times.

However, it is important that you tell them whenever you feel uncomfortable.

During the examination and treatment, your osteopath will, normally, ask you to remove some of your clothing.

Most patients undress to their underwear, however, in order to feel comfortable, you may bring a pair of shorts and a t-shirt to change into.

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We have a long history of treating sportspeople at the Guildhall Practice with injuries as well as for maintenance.

Sportspeople find that the philosophy of osteopathy fits in well with their approach to training and also with their preparation for competition.

Osteopaths see the body as an integrated whole, hence, each part has an effect on other areas.

Firstly, we have found that athletes respond very well to treatment when they become injured.

However, we find that regular maintenance based treatment reduces the risk of injury.

The practice has worked particularly closely with Birchfield harriers for almost 30 Years.

Andrew Leask, the director of the practice, also worked for Perform at St George’s Park, the new national centre for football.

Where he treated footballers as well as other athletes.

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All of the major Arts organisations in Birmingham respect The Guildhall Practice for our work in performance medicine.

In fact we have provided excellent healthcare within performance medicine for almost 30 years. We have helped all types of performers to reach their full potential, and we are passionate about this.

We work very closely with many of the ballet dancers as well as the staff from Birmingham Royal Ballet. The team also work with the REP theatre during most of their shows.

We often give advice as well as therapeutic support throughout the period from initial rehearsals right through to the performances. The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire employ Andrew Leask as a performance medicine consultant.

His work there involves treating musicians and also conducting research into the patterns of movement using motion detecting sensors.

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