Friday 2 March 2012

Osteopaths Work With GPs

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Many people, and you may be one of them, doubt the effectiveness of Osteopathy as a drug-free and non-invasive treatment procedure that targets the body's musculoskeletal system as well as the different structures and organs in relation to how they function with each other. This is because a lot of you still consider it as a mere therapeutic treatment course. Of course, you are likely to trust general practitioners in the medical field as they have their diagnoses grounded on solid scientific facts.

But sometimes, you fail to realize that general practitioners can actually refer you to and work together with osteopaths for both of them to be able to address any of your health problems. In fact, just like a cardiologist can refer you to an orthopedic, a general practitioner can also advise you to seek the opinion and help of an osteopath. In the same way, and because osteopathy is not as extensive as general medicine, osteopaths can suggest that you consult another specialist. It all depends on whatever is wrong with your body and what is the best possible course of treatment for you to heal faster.

As osteopaths assist in the treatment of most body conditions with the principles of the interrelatedness of its systems, your general practitioner may refer you to the former if your illnesses are in the line of pain management, mobility, body function, and muscle spasms.

Sometimes, regardless of how intricate a treatment is drafted by your medical practitioner, there still are recurring problems. These can be due to the need of the body to recuperate through its natural course or to be treated by therapeutic means. For such a condition, the advice and help of a trusted osteopath is really highly recommended.

In turn, osteopaths can advise you to consult a general practitioner if your illness relates to chronic diseases, hereditary conditions, weight-related problems, and malfunctioning of the internal organs. The scope of the practice of general medicine deals with all of these and helps in the administering of the required medicines and procedures to treat the immediate cause of the problem. But not to worry, you can still go back to your osteopath for rehabilitation and long-term purposes.

Overall, you need to understand that there really is no isolated practice of medicine. All its branches-alternative medicine, osteopathy and general practice alike-aim to help you become better physically, mentally, and even emotionally.

Hi. I'm Rachel Berret, a big advocate seeing an osteopath for your health complaints. I have a great osteopath Melbourne that helps me overcome my own aches and pains such as back pain, neck pains and headaches.


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