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What happens at my first appointment?

At your first visit your Osteopath will take a detailed case history, focussing on your current complaint. There may be questions related to your past medical and accident history, as well as any physical, emotional or psychological stresses of any kind, from any time, that you feel are relevant and that you feel comfortable sharing with us. Your Osteopath will than examine your posture and mobility, both standing and lying down, and perform any relevant clinical tests such as reflexes or blood pressure. We will use gentle hands on palpation (light touch) to examine individual joint mobility and assess the health of all tissues (bone, ligaments, muscle, fascia etc).

We gather all the information together from these assessments to form a diagnosis, which we will discuss with you prior to proceeding to treatment. (If we are unable to form a diagnosis we may refer you to your G.P. or another health practitioner.?) The ethos of our Practice is based on a gentle, sensitive approach, with good clear communication to the best of our ability at all times.

How long will my first treatment last?

We allow 45 mins to 60 mins for your initial treatment.

This allows us good time to take a detailed case history, perform appropriate clinical examination and administer treatment. Follow up treatments are approximately 40/45 mins

How many treatments will I need?

We treat everyone as an individual presentation ….we are all unique.

Recent research into Osteopathic treatment plans showed that an average of 3-4 regular treatments in the shorter term for a given problem was a good guideline. Your osteopath will be able to give you better indication after your initial consultation.

How will I feel afterwards?

We recommend, where possible to give yourself time to let the treatment take effect. You are welcome to sit for a while in our waiting room, and afterwards we encourage you to have a gentle hour or so to let all levels of treatment response and transition to settle. As we are all individual it is not always possible to say exactly how you may feel.

What should I wear?

We may ask you to remove some items of clothing, at your first visit.After this appointment it is not usually necessary, but we do recumbent wearing loose clothing as it is easier for us to work with and more comfortable for you.

Can I bring someone with me?

Anyone is welcome to bring someone with them. And To reiterate that children of 16 and under must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult.

Wheelchair access?

We have full wheelchair access in from the outside, and throughout their entire Practice space, We have a fully adapted wheelchair accessible loo too.

Payment

We welcome cash and credit cards and ask that all appointments fees should be settles on the day of the treatment

Cancellation policy

As we often have a waiting list for appointments please give as much notice as possible prior to cancellation.

If you do not notify the Practice allowing 24 hours notice you may be charged the full fee. This applies for all missed appointments too. We appreciate your understanding on the matter. Separate sheet and more? Children under 16 MUST be accompanied by a parent or career at all times . All patients are welcome to bring a chaperone to their appointment if they so wish.