How does a session work?

Getting to know you

When meeting you for the first time, we want to understand what is happening as fully as possible, so we ask many questions. If there is pain, we want to know when and under what circumstances it began, whether there was an injury or a hard impact, what makes it better or worse now, and how it changes during the day and with movement. We need your history of injuries and operations, even if they happened long ago and a completely different part of your body is troubling you.

Previous infections, hospital admissions and long-term medication all help us understand what is happening now. We ask about digestion, pelvic organ function, lung health and so on. Understanding your lifestyle, diet and workload helps us adapt our approach and choose recommendations that suit you.

Examination and testing

Before using osteopathic techniques, we need to examine you and carry out some tests. We ask you to undress to your underwear so that we do not miss anything. We look at how load is distributed through your body and how it copes, and assess swelling, muscle tone and skin condition. We ask you to make a few simple movements before and after the work, and possibly during it, to assess progress.

Hands-on osteopathic work

The work itself can look very different. Sometimes it is gentle contact while you lie still and feel something (or nothing — that can happen too). Sometimes it resembles massage, although we do relatively little work with muscles: more often we work with the relative positions of bones, ligaments and internal organs and the elasticity of body structures. Sometimes it resembles physical exercise.

Checking the result and recommendations

At the end we check the result, apply kinesiology tape if needed, and give recommendations. Positive changes are usually visible after the first session. For deeper work on a problem and restoring health, it is better to plan for at least 4 sessions. Intervals are usually between two weeks and a month.