Bishopston, Bristol
Southville, Bristol
thefamilypractice is an Osteopathic and Complementary health centre set up by the Hounsfield family in the heart of Bristol..... with a satellite clinic in Southville.
They successfully combine Osteopathy and Complementary Therapies to give the patient a wholly individual healthcare and treatment strategy. Please feel free to explore our site and learn a bit more about us and what we do...... Welcome.
They successfully combine Osteopathy and Complementary Therapies to give the patient a wholly individual healthcare and treatment strategy. Please feel free to explore our site and learn a bit more about us and what we do...... Welcome.
FAQ
1. What do Osteopaths treat? We do not just treat joints and bones, we treat all manner of Musculoskeletal problems and not just spinal problems but all different joint problems. If in doubt please do give us a call or drop us an e-mail and we can give you some indication as to whether we may be able to help your problem or not.
1. What do Osteopaths treat? We do not just treat joints and bones, we treat all manner of Musculoskeletal problems and not just spinal problems but all different joint problems. If in doubt please do give us a call or drop us an e-mail and we can give you some indication as to whether we may be able to help your problem or not.
2. What is the difference between Osteopaths and Chiropractors? There are many similarities between chiropractic and osteopathy treatments. Both are mainly 'hands-on' treatments and both professions are regulated by law. Some people are helped by chiropractic treatment, whilst others benefit from osteopathy care.
Chiropractic treatment
Chiropractors specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are due to problems with bones, joints, muscles and nerves, particularly those of the spine. Chiropractors work on the spine and use their hands to make gentle, specific adjustments to improve joint function and help relieve pain.
Chiropractors can also support the treatment they offer with advice about your lifestyle and exercise in order to help manage your condition and lessen recurrence. They may use diagnostic tools like X-Rays or MRI scans to identify where your body need attention.
Osteopathy treatment
Osteopathy takes a broad approach to your body's aches and strains. It treats problems with muscles, ligaments, joints and nerves using a technique called 'mobilisation'. By stretching and massaging your body, an osteopath can encourage movement and make you more comfortable. They too can offer dietary and aftercare advice.
Whether you need chiropractic or osteopathy treatment, we want you to be able to manage the cost of looking after yourself, so you can continue living your full and active life.
Chiropractic treatment
Chiropractors specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that are due to problems with bones, joints, muscles and nerves, particularly those of the spine. Chiropractors work on the spine and use their hands to make gentle, specific adjustments to improve joint function and help relieve pain.
Chiropractors can also support the treatment they offer with advice about your lifestyle and exercise in order to help manage your condition and lessen recurrence. They may use diagnostic tools like X-Rays or MRI scans to identify where your body need attention.
Osteopathy treatment
Osteopathy takes a broad approach to your body's aches and strains. It treats problems with muscles, ligaments, joints and nerves using a technique called 'mobilisation'. By stretching and massaging your body, an osteopath can encourage movement and make you more comfortable. They too can offer dietary and aftercare advice.
Whether you need chiropractic or osteopathy treatment, we want you to be able to manage the cost of looking after yourself, so you can continue living your full and active life.
3. How many treatments would i typically need? It does depend on the problem, however our patients often comment on how surprisingly quickly they are helped, we always try to keep treatment to a minimum and give clear guidance on how a patient can help themselves. We would not ever have a patient coming back for treatment unnecessarily and with no signs of improvement.
All our Osteopaths adhere to the Code Of Practice, as required by GoSC
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Osteopathy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osteopathy is an approach to healthcare that emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease. It is practiced in the entire European Union, Israel, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Although 'osteopathy' and 'osteopathic medicine' are often used inter-changeably, some would use 'osteopathic medicine' to describe 'American Osteopathy', practiced by physicians, and use osteopathy to describe the restricted-scope form of practice in other jurisdictions.[1] Osteopathy or osteopathic medicine, has an international organisation, The World Osteopathic Health Organisation (WOHO)[2] that permits membership by both 'restricted scope manual therapist' osteopaths and American osteopathic physicians. Similarly, there is also an international organisation for statutory regulators, universities/medicals schools offering osteopathic education and professional osteopathic associations the Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA).[3] It is contestable that osteopathy/osteopathic medicine are two completely distinct professions; the regulatory framework determines scope of practice in a particular jurisdiction and that is subject to change. In the UK, Australia and New Zealand osteopaths have a 'physicianly' training, are regulated primary healthcare professionals and have never been subordinate to the medical opinion, diagnosing un-triaged patients and treating or referring on as indicated, unlike physiotherapists or nurses etc. Some of these practitioners use the honorific 'Dr'. The distinction between American osteopathic physicians and manual therapy osteopaths may be lessening, with decreased communication between different countries and concurrent evolution of scope of practice.
In most countries, osteopathy has been considered a form of complementary medicine, emphasizing a holistic approach and the skilled use of a range of manual and physical treatment interventions in the prevention and treatment of disease. In practice, this most commonly relates to musculoskeletal problems such as back and neck pain. Osteopathic principles teach that treatment of the musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles and joints) facilitates the recuperative powers of the body.
Our Bristol practice is made up of Osteopaths and Complementary Therapists
Osteopaths:
Nick Hounsfield Osteopath Bristol
Kate Burns Osteopath Bristol
Juliana Hounsfield Osteopath Bristol
Clare Ballard Osteopath Bristol
Wendy Hounsfield Osteopath Bristol
Jo Hooper Osteopath Bristol
Brian Hounsfield Osteopath Bristol
Gill Jones Osteopath Bristol
Tania Russell Osteopath Bristol
Dougal Cram Osteopath Bristol
Martyn Morgan Osteopath Bristol