Should I bring anything with me to my consultation?
You must bring details of any prescribed medications or supplements you are taking along with recent x-rays or medical reports.
In what cases can osteopathy be useful?
Patients consult an osteopath in 92 for various reasons:
– to reduce/relieve pain
– return to normal daily activities after an injury
– Prevention
Osteopaths are experienced and can refer you to others professionals health, if necessary.
Preventive osteopathic consultations with osteopaths make it possible to identify potential conditions very early before acute pain sets in.
Should I have a prescription from my GP before consulting an osteopath?
You don’t need You don’t need to have a prescription from your doctor treating to consult an osteopath. Osteopaths are clinically trained to assess patients without having to consult their medical records.
Osteopaths sometimes need to contact your GP about certain aspects of your health and medical history, but they will always obtain your consent before contacting a healthcare professional.
At the end of your treatment, our osteopaths can, at your request, send a report of the session to your treating doctor, including the conditions identified and your osteopathic treatment to ensure that your medical records are kept up to date.
Osteopathic treatment is usually very gentle, but manipulating, massaging or stretching an injured area can be uncomfortable. Our osteopaths will explain to you what you are likely to feel and will always stop if the treatment is causing you too much pain.
How often should I see an osteopath?
Each patient is different and responds differently to osteopathic care. Our osteopaths being specialists in the most acute cases, they will do their utmost to relieve you in 1 session. Sometimes, complete healing may require a few more sessions. Only the osteopath is authorized to decide whether follow-up is necessary or not.
Can I help myself?
An osteopathic approach involves the patient in the treatment and healing process and there is always something you can do to help improve your health. This may take the form of specific activities or exercises that you should or should not do. Only the osteopath can answer your questions and give you practical advice to improve your daily life. This ranges from your lifestyle, your eating habits as well as whether or not you practice physical activity. Do not hesitate to talk to an osteopath about it.