Osteopathy
What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a natural system of health care using manual methods of diagnosis and treatment designed to work alongside orthodox medicine that enables an effective and safe return to health.
It utilises the direct relationships between the bony articulations & the neuromuscular system, to restore mobility and physiological harmony between the moving parts. It utilises a variety of techniques including soft tissue mobilisation, ligamentous stretch techniques and high-velocity short amplitude manipulations. It no longer works on the principles of bones being out of place, more that the normal structural relationships between the body parts are an essential requirement for health.
The approach to Manipulative techniques in Osteopathic terms, focuses on the teaching of skills and hand holds which ensure operator and patient safety, control, specificity and effectiveness. Manipulations should be gentle, not painful and specifically non-torsional, using multiple components. High-velocity low amplitude techniques can provide rapid local mechanical changes, as well as wider more far reaching effects throughout the circulatory, neuromuscular skeletal and other systems in the body encompassed within Osteopathy.
Osteopathy for Children
In older children, headaches, posture problems, glue ear and aches and pains associated with growing can be treated with cranial osteopathy. Please see our Cranial Osteopathy page.
Osteopathy Treatable Conditions
Back pain and neck pain
Trapped nerves & sciatica
Elbow, shoulder, hand and wrist pain
Tight, sore and strained muscles
Slipped/prolapsed/herniated disc
Headaches
Ankle, hip, knee and foot problems
Spondylosis
Arthritis
Sports injuries
Jaw pain
Tennis & golfers elbow
Our Osteopathy Team
Peter Rees-Principal Osteopath
Peter was brought up in Stourbridge and following a rugby injury while at school, his parents took him to an Osteopath for treatment. It worked, and he decided to follow it as a career path. After an intensive four-year degree course in London, he qualified and was awarded his degree in 1986 by HRH Princess Anne. The photo is in reception showing a younger Peter! He returned to Stourbridge and opened the clinic in 1986. He subsequently earned a degree in acupuncture, qualifying in 1993 and often combines osteopathy and acupuncture in his treatments. He enjoys rugby and cooking for the family.
Hafi Rahman-Registered Osteopath
Hafi is qualified as a Registered Osteopath from the College of Osteopaths with a Bachelor’s Degree in Osteopathy with Honours. Further to this, He is also a qualified Sports Therapist, Personal Trainer, and Pilates instructor.
He enjoys treating people of all ages from babies to adults and uses a wide range of treatment approaches, including cranial osteopathy, acupuncture, and exercise prescriptions to help get his patients out of pain and keep them that way.
As a keen sportsman, having played football, & studied various Martial Arts to a high level, he also has an interest in sports and training injuries and enjoys helping people get back into training.