At your first appointment a full case history will be taken which will entail finding out about your present and past problems, your lifestyle, occupation, leisure activities, medication, and general health. This will be followed by an examination which will require you to undress down to your underwear and you will be asked to do various movements to examine the problem area.

Afterwhich specific medical tests may be conducted and then we will discuss our findings and recommend the best course of treatment.

If it is safe to do so, treatment will take place after this, followed by advice on how to manage the problem.

If you are not comfortable getting fully undressed, shorts and T-shirt is also suitable or else please let us know at the time.

As with all medical intervention, osteopathic treatment has risks associated with it. These risks are extremely small and have shown to be much smaller than most conventional medicine, but are present all the same. Using our expertise the practitioners we will always aim to keep these to a minimum and only use techniques fit for that particular individual. If there are any concerns please discuss them with the practitioner.