What many people don't realise is that osteopaths in West Wickham perform manual therapy; therapy strictly regulated by medical boards worldwide. Osteopaths are not just about bones, despite the word "osteo" in their title. They actually do therapy on all of your joints and muscles. Another misconception is that physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths in West Wickham are all the same. This isn't true, as all of these disciplines have a different focus. West Wickham osteopaths treat your whole body, physiotherapists do local area rehab and chiropractors focus on the spine and its nerve pathways.
Osteopathy is a five year university study course that includes clinical medicine, radiology, pathology, physiology and anatomy. They are also required to have two years of supervised practice with paying patients. As you can see, you'd be in good hands by visiting a local osteopath for any physical issues that you may have.
While many may think this is a new form of treatment that is not the case. Osteopathy is considered to be one of the first manual therapies, launched in 1874 by a Dr. Andrew Still. Physiotherapy didn't appear on the scene until 1896 and chiropractic therapy wasn't introduced until 1895.
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