Research Supporting Treatment
Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It works with the structure and function of the body, and is based on the principle that the well-being of an individual depends on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues functioning smoothly together.
Positive - Evidence for Treatment
Acute Low Back Pain
Chronic Low Back Pain
Acute/subacute Neck Pain
Acute Whiplash- Associated Disorders
Chronic Neck Pain
Shoulder Girdle Pain
Adhesive Capsulitis
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Hip Osteoarthritis
Knee Osteoarthritis
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Plantar Fasciitis
Migraine Headache
Cervicogenic Headache
Dizziness
Favorable - Evidence for Treatment
Coccydynia
Asthma
Nocturnal Enuresis
Premenstrual syndrome
Pneumonia in Older Adults
Fibromyalgia
Morton’s Neuroma
Rotator Cuff Pain
Sciatica/ Radiating Leg Pain
Where conditions are named in this site it is either because there is research into that particular condition, or to serve to illustrate the kinds of symptoms which might respond to treatment.