 | Susan Kimber |  |
Following a four year degree course at the British School of Osteopathy in London, Susan gained a Batchelor of Science honours degree in Osteopathy and is a registered member of the General Osteopathic Council. Susan moved to Suffolk and has been practising in the local area for 9 years.
As well as traditional osteopathy, Susan works with the Woodbridge Rugby Club, seniors and juniors, and for 2 seasons worked with Suffolk rugby.
Susan continues to develop her osteopathy skills with continued professional development, courses on and around osteopathy, courses for sports people, liaison with specialists; doctors, orthopaedic surgeons, nutritionists, physiotherapists and fellow professionals.
Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment designed to provide pain relief for the body's structural and mechanical problems. A gentle form of hands-on treatment, osteopathy can benefit most types of aches, pains and strains in people of every age.
Osteopathy lays its main emphasis on the structural integrity of the body. It recognises that most pain and disability stem from abnormalities in the function of the body structure and assesses the mechanical, functional and postural state of the body.
Osteopathy is a safe and natural approach to health care. The Osteopath focuses on the musculo-skeletal system; the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and soft connecting tissues, and the way in which their condition affects the body as a whole. Osteopathy identifies and treats faults which occur because of injury, stress or, perhaps, disease. This helps enable the musculo-skeletal system to restore itself to normal function, relieve pain and to continue to work as efficiently as possible.
A caring approach and attention to the individual is considered particularly important because although we all share basic similarities, most common conditions encountered affect every body differently. Osteopaths investigate the underlying cause of pain and use their hands to carry out treatment using a variety of techniques considered suitable and applicable to the individual patient which could range from very gentle massage to stronger stretching and mobilisation techniques.
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