Welcome to Omagh & Strabane Osteopathy
The Osteopath
Charmaine Douglas is a registered osteopath and offers osteopathy as a natural approach for your healthcare options.
Osteopathy is a hands on, manual therapy dealing with the body, its function and movement. It focuses on musculoskeletal elements such as the bones, joints, muscles and soft connecting tissues and the way in which their condition affects the physical body as a whole.
It can assist with the following :
generalised aches and pains
arthritic pain
general, acute & chronic backache, back pain
uncomplicated mechanical neck pain
headache arising from the neck (cervicogenic) / migraine prevention
frozen shoulder / shoulder and elbow pain
circulatory problems
cramp
digestion problems
joint pains
lumbago
sciatica
muscle spasms
neuralgia
fibromyalgia
rheumatic pain
minor sports injuries and tensions
When suffering occurs, osteopathy can help to promote, maintain and restore physical and psycho-social well-being. The osteopathic method uses a physical approach while considering a being’s overall health.
Osteopathy is an established, recognised physical medicine. In 1993 the term osteopath became legally protected, like doctor and dentist. This means that only practitioners who meet strict guidelines and standards, set by the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC), are allowed registration and can call themselves osteopaths.