What qualifications should a cranial osteopath have ?
In the UK all qualified osteopaths have DO, or BSc (Ost) or similar, after their names. Most osteopaths will have had a four year full time or six year mixed attendance mode training. At present there is no formal recognition of post graduate training or experience in the cranial approach. From May 2000 the Osteopaths Act comes into effect to maintain standards within the profession. No-one will be able to practice as an osteopath unless they are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). For a number of years the profession has been working hard to achieve statutory regulation. The Osteopaths Act is welcomed as final recognition of the role which osteopathy plays within modern healthcare. What can cranial osteopaths treat? While it can be highly effective at relieving symptoms cranial osteopathy aims to treat the whole person not just the condition, so a very wide range of situations may benefit from treatment. These may include back and neck pain; joint pain and sports i
In the UK all qualified osteopaths have DO, or BSc (Ost) or similar, after their names. Most osteopaths will have had a four year full time or six year mixed attendance mode training. At present there are various recognitions of post graduate training and experience in the cranial approach, your cranial osteopath may have other letters after their osteopathic qualification. In May 2000 the Osteopaths Act came into effect to maintain standards within the profession. The title Osteopath is protected by law, and no-one is able call themselves an osteopath unless they are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). For a number of years the profession has been working hard to achieve statutory regulation. The Osteopaths Act is welcomed as final recognition of the role which osteopathy plays within modern healthcare. What can cranial osteopaths treat? While it can be highly effective at relieving symptoms cranial osteopathy aims to treat the whole person not just the condition,
In the UK all qualified osteopaths have DO, or BSc (Ost) or similar, after their names. Most osteopaths will have had a four year full time or six year mixed attendance mode training. At present there is no formal recognition of post graduate training or experience in the cranial approach. From May 2000 the Osteopaths Act comes into effect to maintain standards within the profession. No-one will be able to practice as an osteopath unless they are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). For a number of years the profession has been working hard to achieve statutory regulation. The Osteopaths Act is welcomed as final recognition of the role which osteopathy plays within modern healthcare.
In the UK all qualified osteopaths have DO, or BSc (Ost) or similar, after their names. Most osteopaths will have had a four year full time or six year mixed attendance mode training. At present there is no formal recognition of post graduate training or experience in the cranial approach. From May 2000 the Osteopaths Act came into effect to maintain standards within the profession. No-one will be able to practice as an osteopath unless they are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). For a number of years the profession has been working hard to achieve statutory regulation. The Osteopaths Act is welcomed as final recognition of the role which osteopathy plays within modern healthcare. If you are troubled by some problem or wish to ask Paul Knight some advice in confidence, you may call him on his direct line 625 957 673.
