Description
Osteopaths provide therapeutic treatment of disorders in the musculoskeletal system to patients with physical issues such as back pain, joint pain and digestive disorders. They mainly use manipulation of the body tissues, touch, stretching and massage techniques to relieve the patients` pain and promote a healthy lifestyle.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
work in multidisciplinary health teamsprescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuriescontribute to the rehabilitation processprovide health educationmaintain treatment recordsfollow-up on healthcare users' treatmentapply deep tissue massageensure safety of healthcare usersrecord healthcare users' progress related to treatmentconduct gross examination of tissuesdevelop therapeutic relationshipsundertake healthcare examinationcomply with legislation related to health caremonitor patients' progress related to treatmentprovide osteopathic diagnosisdiagnose musculoskeletal conditionsempathise with the healthcare userlisten activelydevelop osteopathic treatment plansapply person-centred careinteract with healthcare usersconduct physical examinationsmanage trauma through surgical meanstake and analyse blood pressureadvise on healthy lifestylescreate a diet plancollect healthcare user's general datapromote exercise programmesobtain healthcare user's medical status informationrefer healthcare users