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Trigger points for a general practitioner referral to an osteopath

  • When a patient needs advice and/or treatment for assistance with mobility, balance, pain management
  • Where lethargy and immobility lead to back or joint pain

Trigger points for an osteopath referral to a general practitioner

  • Any progression, particularly if aggressive systemic disease for pain management, medications or referral for surgery
  • Identify poor compliance and poor adherence to self-management
  • Hereditary factors
  • Overweight with inactivity
  • Chronic stress across joints or impaired joint function, atrophic skin
  • Muscle weakness
  • Any juvenile arthritis

 


Potential treatment by an osteopath

  • Assist patients with general health and well being education, including basic information on healthy eating, exercise prescription, techniques and treatment to alleviate pain and increase joint ROM and mobility
  • Assist and support self-managed care e.g. through exercise and dietary advice
  • Mobilisation, articulation and manipulation of joints to assist in ensuring mobility, function, ambulation, joint ROM are working correctly and maintaining movement
  • Treatment of muscle spasticity, hypertonicity, pain, altered muscle length