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Will my treatments be recovered by my private
medical insurance cover?
Yes they will, you will
need to ask your specific insurance company, for what you are covered as some
have excesses. You will be given a receipt, which you send to
your insurance company who will then reimburse you.
How
many treatments will I need?
There is no hard set rule for an acute condition it
usually takes up to three treatments, but relief is usually felt after the first
session. For more chronic/ long standing conditions, it can of course
take longer, but relief is usually experienced within 2 -3 sessions. On
longstanding conditions top ups every few months are sometimes needed to
reinforce the benefit.
Which treatment is right for me?
This depends on the condition treated, usually for
very stiff, or acutely painful joints , Osteopathic treatment is usually the
initial choice. For pain or long standing Acupuncture may be used, or to
increase the effectiveness of the treatment both may be utilized together.
All treatments are done after a full consultation with a patient, and all the
pros and cons of proposed treatments are discussed, after this it is the patient
who ultimately chooses which way they would like to proceed.
If I have Osteopathy , Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine in
combination does it cost more?
No! No matter how many treatments are utilized, you
only pay for the session and not the number of treatments
Are treatments
painful, and are there any side effects?
After Osteopathy, it is quite common to feel tired,
the following day it is not uncommon to feel a bit achy at the affected area,
this usually last up to two days and is most common after the first session and
this experience is usually not repeated the following time.
Despite the fact that Acupuncture entails the
insertion of needles into the body, the fact is that the needles are very
thin, much thinner than the hollow ones used in injections. Patients
often report that nothing was felt during insertion, but it is common to feel a
small amount of ache around a needle, this sensation goes after the needle
is withdrawn, as after Osteopathic treatment, it is not uncommon to feel tired
afterwards
With Chinese Herbal Medicine, side effects are
rare, but occasionally some nausea or stomach bloating can be experienced but
this is something that can be easily dealt with at the time.
What is the
difference between Chiropractic and Osteopathy?
Actually there is very
little difference between these two types of treatment, but at its basic level,
Osteopaths tend to do more soft tissue work before the manipulation, and tend to
use longer leverage techniques during some of their joint manipulation.
Where can I
learn more?
In time I plan to put links to research articles,
general articles, and anything else that may be of interest. Watch this
space!.......
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