MICHAEL J WICKHAM

How and why the body doesn't function correctly can be caused in many ways, from poor posture, over use from sport, injury, incorrect lifting and often bad habits which have been allowed to develop over the years until the body decides it has had enough and complains. Osteopaths diagnose and treat the dis-ease, attempting to restore normal function and can advise on maintaining a realistic level of health and avoiding those things that may be damaging. Instead of drugs, osteopaths use their hands both to discover the underlying causes of pain and to carry out osteopathy using a variety of techniques. These may include soft tissue stretching, passive joint movements or high velocity thrust techniques to improve and restore the range of movement of a joint. NATUROPATHY believes the human body has the ability to heal it self from dis-ease and return to ease, to improve and work better. The state of ease is only allowed provided there are no obstacles placed in the way, which either create dis-ease or bombard the body.

Discussion on food intake and general health and how slight variations in food and liquid intake can have a positive beneficial effect on general well being. Environmental toxins, pollutants in the atmosphere, poor soil quality, all have an effect on our well-being and health. The body needs to overcome these toxins otherwise it becomes overloaded and dis-ease prevails if allowed to continue. Click here for further specific information, opens in new window. Every person is different and has differing needs, nutritionally, physically and emotionally.

These are external factors influencing how our body performs. Examples of some of the obstacles to good health are; poor nutrition, incorrect posture while lifting, eating too many sweets and refined sugars and poor quality of air and water. Which when identified can be helped and the external influences reduced allowing good and improved health.