Our Services
The Moat Practice provides Osteopathy and Homeopathy to the local community and beyond.
OSTEOPATHY
Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. It works with the structure and function of the body and is based on the principle that the well-being of an individual depends on the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues functioning smoothly together.
To an osteopath, for your body to work well, its structure must also work well. So osteopaths work to restore your body to a state of balance, where possible without the use of drugs or surgery. Osteopaths use touch, physical manipulation, stretching and massage to increase the mobility of joints, to relieve muscle tension, to enhance the blood and nerve supply to tissues, and to help your body’s own healing mechanisms. They may also provide advice on posture and exercise to aid recovery, promote health and prevent symptoms recurring.
To read about our osteopaths, please click on their names:- Matthew Moat, Maria Best, Jessica Brown, Claire Isaac, Clarissa McManus and Alice Parasram.
To book an appointment please phone 01580 212293.
HOMEOPATHY
Homeopathy is a holistic medicine which uses specially prepared, highly diluted substances (given mainly in tablet form) with the aim of triggering the body’s own healing mechanisms.
A homeopath will prescribe medicines according to the patient’s specific set of symptoms, and how they experience them, taking into account their overall level of health.
Homeopathy is based on the principle of “like treats like” – that is, a substance which can cause symptoms when taken in large doses, can be used in small amounts to treat similar symptoms. For example, drinking too much coffee can cause sleeplessness and agitation, so according to this principle, when made into a homeopathic medicine, it could be used to treat people suffering from sleeplessness and agitation.
This concept is sometimes used in conventional medicine, for example small doses of allergens, such as pollen, are sometimes used to de-sensitise allergic patients. An important difference with homeopathy however, is that the medicinal doses (known as remedies) are so small that toxic side-effects are avoided. (Source: Society of Homeopaths)
To read more about our homeopath click here: Linda Kilgallon or to book an appointment please phone 01580 212293.
Classical Osteopathy
Classical Osteopathy is a traditional study of osteopathy.
Classical Osteopaths not only look at the body as a whole, but also approach health, disease and pathology from first principles of anatomy and physiology.
We consider the original principles, some of which enabled the medics of the day to produce the well documented effects of manual treatment, on pathology present at the time such as tuberculosis and pneumonia.
To book an appointment please phone 01580 212293.
Cranial Osteopathy
Cranial osteopathy is a gentle treatment, it is not different to osteopathy. It is the name given to a subtle and refined approach to osteopathy that follows all the principles of osteopathy, but that includes the anatomy and physiology of the head. It is used for all ages, but often associated with the treatment of babies.
Cranial osteopaths use a highly trained sense of touch to feel subtle changes of tension and tissue quality in the living anatomy of the whole body, and to diagnose areas of strain or dysfunction.
To book an appointment please phone 01580 212293.