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B.Sc (Hons) OstMed. DipOst. N.Dip. MRO. M.A.
B.Sc (Hons) Podiatry. DPodM. PGCert.
Throughout this website, you will be able to read about Osteopathy and Podiatry in general and the various conditions they can treat. If you have any questions about Osteopathy or Podiatry and wish to make an appointment, then please feel free to contact me via one of my clinics, which I have around the Lincolnshire area.
Osteopathy was the first complementary healthcare profession to gain statutory recognition with the Osteopathy Act of 1993. The General Osteopathic Council regulates the profession along similar lines to the General Medical Council.
I have recognition with most major health insurance companies including: AXA PPP, Norwich Union (Aviva) and Simple Life etc.
All Osteopaths and Podiatrists are regulated by the GOsC and the HCPC, respectively. |
Osteopathy recognizes the importance of the link between the structure of the human body and the way it functions. Osteopaths focus on the body's skeleton and joint function along with the underlying muscles, soft tissue and internal organs. Osteopaths consider each person as an individual. Utilizing a highly developed sense of touch, they identify problem areas of the body. Using gentle stretching and mobilizing techniques as well as manipulating joints, an osteopath works with the body to create the perfect conditions to facilitate the healing process.
Treatment usually consists of a combination of soft-tissue releasing techniques and some specific adjustments affecting joints and soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments). A wide variety of conditions can thus find relief through osteopathy. It also benefits those wishing to enhance their performance and function at their optimum.
Advice is also given on rehabilitation exercises and nutritional guidance.
The first visit will include a case history to find out about the nature of your complaint.
This entails taking a general medical history, usually followed by a physical examination. You may be asked to undertake a series of straightforward movements to help isolate the problem area(s). Standard physical tests may also be carried out, for example: joint reflex and muscle testing.
Once an initial assessment is made, your problem will be discussed with you and whether osteopathy would be of benefit in treating your condition, you will be informed of what is recommended in the way of treatment and management. Osteopathic treatment will then begin, incorporating a wide range of manipulation techniques.
General Data Protection Regulation.
Why the practice collects your personal data
and what is done with it.
When you provide your personal details at the
practice, this information is stored in order to comply with the GDPR. The
reasons why personal details areas taken are the following:
Personal information regarding your health
helps to provide the best treatment possible. Your request for treatment and my
agreement to provide care constitutes a contract. You may, of course, refuse to
provide the information, but if you were to do so, I would be unable to provide
treatment. I have a “Legitimate Interest” in collecting that information because without it I could not do my job effectively and safely.
The practice has a legal obligation to retain
your records for 8 years after your most recent appointment (or age 25 in the case
of patients under 18 when treated). However, after this
period, you can ask that your records are deleted if you wish.
Your records are stored:
On paper, in locked filing cabinets and the practices’
are always locked out of working hours.
Your details will never be shared with any
third party without your written consent.
You have the right to see what personal data of
yours I hold in my practices at any time you wish, and you can also have any
factual errors corrected. Provided the legal minimum period has elapsed, you
can also ask that your records be destroyed.
Your personal data is absolutely confidential and
is treated responsibly.
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