Osteopathy and Pregnancy

Osteopathy and Pregnancy

Postural changes in pregnancy Being pregnant is a momentous time, but for many women it’s also a time of feeling exhausted and increasingly uncomfortable. Enormous physical, hormonal and emotional changes take place within a relatively short space of time as the body...

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Knee pain

Knee pain

The knee is the largest and most complicated joint in the body, and as a major weight-bearing joint. It is also one of the most frequently to get injured. The knee joint sits between the femur (the thigh bone) and the tibia (the shin bone), and at the front of the...

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What is Back Pain?

What is Back Pain?

The general condition known by the term ‘back pain’ includes sore tendons and muscles, prolapsed (also known as 'slipped') discs, fractures and other problems affecting the spine and back. Back pain can develop slowly over an extended period of time, or it can be the...

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Myofascial Release

Myofascial Release

What Is Myofascial Release? Myofascial Release is a specialised physical and manual therapy - ‘myo’ means muscle and ‘fascia’ means band. Fascia, a connective tissue, is a three dimensional continuous web of fibres surrounded by a viscous fluid. The fibre is very...

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What is Cranial Osteopathy?

Cranial Osteopathy is essentially a refined and more subtle approach that follows the same principles as general osteopathy. Despite the name, cranial osteopathy allows for treatment throughout the body, not just the head; the name simply references the fact that the practice includes the structures inside the patient’s head.

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The Institute of Osteopathy

The Institute of Osteopathy

The Pain Relief Clinic, which offers Osteopathy in West Sussex in Hassocks, is registered with the Institute of Osteopathy, which is the UK’s professional membership organisation for registered Osteopaths. The aims of the institute are to unify, promote, enhance,...

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