Sports Injury : County Osteopaths : Joanna Young, Lynette Topham & Jonathan Mussen : Osteopath Worcester, Malvern, Birmingham, Droitwich, Pershore, Bromsgrove, Evesham, Tewkesbury, Kidderminster, Redditch, Halesowen, Stourbridge

All of our Osteopaths are GOsC Registered - If you can’t see your particular symptoms in the FAQs please get in touch via email or telephone 01905 345 409 for a free ethical consultation.

To take part in your sport you need to be fit enough and strong enough but are you?

Whether you are a professional athlete or just exercising for fun, the less time you are away from your sport due to injury the better. Recurrent injuries suggest an underlying structural dysfunction. Cranial Osteopathy is ideal for investigating, diagnosing and treating such problems.

Are you retired from competitive sport? Osteopathy has much it can to offer you. Injuries accumulated in the past may be causing continuing stiffness and discomfort now. This may accelerate wear and tear on your joints. Osteopathy works to release old strains freeing you to move more comfortably and reducing your risks of developing arthritis.

Sports injuries can stop your from being able to pariticpate in your sport at your usual level. Why put up with this when Osteopathic treatment could well provide the means to return you to fitness?

Ageing - am I too old for my sport? Many people give up their sport when taking part becomes too painful or old injuries begin to slow them down. Its true that sports such as Rugby and Squash have an upper age limit but many other sports can be continued if you take care of your body. Osteopathic treatment can help you stay fit and supple.

Repetitive Strain - certain sports involve heavy use of certain joint and this can lead to repetitive strain injuries. Osteopathic assessment and treatment can find all the factors that are maintaining the strain and reverse those that are based in your bones, joints and soft tissues. We can also advise you if technique appears to be part of the problem so that you can work on this in training.

Stiffness - stiffness can be the result of poor stretching and warming down routines (these are often neglected). However, some areas of stiffness may be the result of an old injury or a postural problem. If this is the case your Osteopath will help you find the causes and will use treatment and advice to get you through it.

Many professional sportsmen, women and the majority professional clubs (of many sports) have Osteopaths within their ranks. They keep the atheletes and players at the top of their game, reducing their injury times, and helping to get them back to full fitness.

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In the UK all qualified osteopaths have DO (Diploma in Osteopathy – the four-year course completed before 1992), or BSc (Ost) (Degree in Osteopathy – the four-year course completed during or after 1992) or similar, after their names. Most osteopaths will have had four year full time or six year mixed attendance mode training. In May 2000 the Osteopaths Act came into effect to maintain standards within the profession. Since that date no-one has been allowed to practice as an osteopath unless they are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). You can only register if you have either completed a recognized training course after 2000 or trained before 2000 and undergone testing to show

competence. Osteopathy was the first profession of complementary therapists to achieve statutory regulation.

Cranial Osteopathy is taught alongside all other types of osteopathy at undergraduate level. However, developing the skills required to use Cranial techniques to any degree takes further post-graduate training and practice. There are currently no mandatory courses for this specialization the amount of further training undertaken being at the discretion of the individual osteopath.

Please see the section entitled About Us to see how Joanna, Lynette and Jonathan trained.

The osteopath will ask in detail about various aspects of your or your child's symptoms and general health. A structural examination may be undertaken, requiring you to undress to your underwear for a few minutes whilst the osteopath checks your posture or assesses body movements. It may be necessary to carry out simple tests such as taking blood pressure or testing reflexes. Most patients come to an osteopath without having first consulted their doctor. Osteopaths are trained to ensure that no serious problems are overlooked.

The cranial osteopathic approach is gentle and should not cause undue discomfort, although assessment and treatment may require the handling of painful areas. The cranial approach involves a gentle hold of one of many boney areas where the cranial rhythm can most easily be found. This allows the osteopath to diagnose disturbance in the cranial rhythm and treat it with very gentle pressure. Most people find this treatment relaxing. Some patients experience soreness after treatment, similar to that felt after unaccustomed exercise. This usually lasts no more than 24 - 48 hours. Patients may also feel tired.

Whilst it can be highly effective at relieving symptoms, cranial osteopathy aims to treat the whole person and not just the condition, meaning that a very wide range of situations may benefit from treatment. These may include back and neck pain; joint pain and sports injuries; headaches, migraines and sinus problems; stress; recurrent infection; period pain; and digestive difficulties. Such treatment may also benefit general health and well-being.

In babies and children many problems such as crying, colic, sleeping and feeding difficulties may be alleviated. Further information about what we can treat is covered in our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section.

When we experience physical or emotional stresses our body tissues tend to tighten up.

The body may have been able to adapt to these effects at the time, but a lasting strain often remains. Any tensions which remain held in the body can restrict its free movement. Gradually the body may find it more and more difficult to cope with these accumulated stresses and symptoms may develop.

Osteopathic treatment is widely regarded as the established treatment for mechanical problems of the spine. For more information on specific types of back and neck complaint please see our FAQs section.

The vast majority of patients who see an Osteopath will do so because of back or neck pain.

For more information please see our FAQs which can help you to see how osteopathy can help you to feel better again.

If you require more information or you cannot see your sport listed please call us for a FREE 10 minute consultation