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Case history
We will need you to tell us all about your symptoms and your past medical history. We will then ask you some specific questions to help us.
We will need you to tell us all about your symptoms and your past medical history. We will then ask you some specific questions to help us.
We will then need to examine the area and related areas that are causing your symptoms. We will ask you to perform some simple movements. We will then carry out some specific tests to help with our diagnosis.
We will tell you what is causing your discomfort with any differential diagnosis if it isn’t quite clear at this stage. Sometimes with extremely acute pain common conditions can be very similar.
We will and carry out the necessary treatment and proposed rehabilitation plan based the most up to date evidence base.
We will give you some specific advice and reassurance on what to expect. We will tell you what to do before your next treatment in order to speed up your recovery and reduce your symptoms.
On your next visit we will ask how have things changed and improved. We will then do a re-exam of the area with some specific tests to check your progress. After this we will carry out the appropriate treatment needed.
As you progress we will offer some individual advice on how to avoid these symptoms in the future. This will be related to your work, lifestyle and hobbies.
A maintenance appointment is offered to patients that require ongoing care and present to the clinic on a regular basis.
Patients that purchase treatment plans tend to have better outcomes overall. Plans allow patients to buy a number of sessions at a discount because they are committed to getting better. It’s a fact that the vast majority of musculoskeletal conditions can be helped given appropriate rehabilitation and time. But some conditions like Frozen Shoulder, Rotator cuff strains, tendinopathy or arthritis, will require weeks if not months of care.
This is a good starting plan because it allows a few sessions to formulate a treatment plan and to see how recovery will go.
Weekly rehab sessions for arthritic joints – Hips, knees, shoulders etc that require extensive rehabilitation while awaiting surgery. To help with ongoing pain and movement restrictions but also to increase the probability of post operative success.
You don’t need a GP referral to see and osteopath. A few of the major insurance companies now cover osteopathy. It is worth checking your policy and contacting your insurance company to see if you need a GP referral in order to make a claim.
Some of the insurers our previous patients have used include: Aviva & Simply Health.