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How Osteopaths Treat Neck Pain

Osteopathic medicine is a kind of medicinal practice in which the entire body is taken into consideration instead of looking at symptoms separately. This type of medicine is very “in” right now, especially for those who suffer from pain in their muscles and joints. A lot of people believe that an osteopath is your best option when you suffer from neck pain. Obviously, if this is your first visit to an osteopath, you are probably nervous, but you can relax. Here is what you can expect to experience when you treat neck pain with an osteopath:

At first, you’ll probably feel like you are visiting a “regular” doctor. You’ll be given a physical and asked for your complete medical history. After that, your osteopath will perform a few additional tests to help determine the exact cause of your neck pain. He or she might take an X-Ray to find out if you have damaged any of your vertebrae. Don’t be surprised if your osteopath then gives the rest of your body a complete examination as well!

You should know that your visit to an osteopath will involve quite a bit of touching. Osteopathic medicine is “hands on” medicine.

The osteopath you visit can use any or all of the following methods to treat your neck pain:

Counterstrain technique: Your osteopath puts you into a position that is designed to restore movement to muscles that might be currently restrained or strained.

Muscle Energy technique: In this technique, your osteopath will prescribe specific exercises. These exercises will start you in specific poses and move your muscles in specific ways.

Soft Tissue technique: Pressure is applied to the muscles around your spine by your osteopath. This technique might involve deep pressure, traction or rhythmic stretching.

Thrust technique: In the thrust technique your osteopath will reintroduce movement to your joints with high velocity force. This should help rid you of any asymmetry in your muscles, any movement that has been restricted and any tissue changes or muscle tenderness.

If your osteopath deems it necessary, your neck pain might be treated with a low level laser or even acupuncture!

An osteopathic visit might sound scary, but there is no reason to be frightened. Most people who visit an osteopath don’t experience any pain. Most of the time osteopathic visits have been reported to be pleasant and relaxing!

There are some people who might confuse osteopathic medicine with chiropractic medicine. The two night sound alike, but they are actually very different. Chiropractic medicine focuses on your spine and joints. Osteopathic medicine focus on your whole body!

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