Do I have to see my general doctor before making an appointment with you, will there be a difference concerning my reimbursement if I come with a letter from the doctor prescribing the appointment?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
How long does a session take?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
My back blocked while picking up something or while bending to pick up something; can the osteopath help me?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
I have torticollis and I can’t turn my head, can the Osteopath help me?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
I am pregnant, is it recommended to consult an Osteopath?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
I am in a lot of pain; do I need to wait for the pain to decrease before seeing an Osteopath?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
I have a strong migraine that completely disables me; can the osteopath help me?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
I am very stressed; can the osteopath help me?
Osteopathy is not covered by social security; therefore, having a letter from you general doctor would NOT make any difference when it comes to reimbursement. In this case reimbursement depends on the type of private complementary insurance you have and whether it covers osteopathic treatment. Get informed before your appointment about the coverage provided by your private complementary insurance and how your it will reimburse they treatment (a fixed annual amount, OR per fixed number of sessions).
I went back to doing sports yesterday by consequence today I am in pain; can the osteopath help me?
The osteopath will be able to relieve you quickly and work on the dysfunctions that caused you the pain o that they no longer present themselves during your next workout.
I got stuck making a gesture or movement completely innocuous (sneezing, for example). How serious is it and what can I do?
A familiar movement made with pre-existing dysfunctions can in fact cause a blockage and cause sharp pain. The osteopath will relieve the affected tissue and will try to understand why the affected zone is fragile. He will then proceed onto treating the pre-existing conditions in order to relieve the pain and the blockage.
I have had some pain for a few months and I was finally diagnosed with arthritis, calcifications, pressed discs … through my recent x-rays. This is what is causing the pain; can the osteopath help me?
How long have you had the pain for? Did you schedule these x-rays as the aftermath of the pain appearing after a particular event (unusual effort, fall, trauma, etc.)?
In this case, you can be sure your x-rays would have shown identical osteoarthritis results if you had taken them months or years before the onset of your pain. But at that time, you were not complaining about the pain.
Therefore the origin of your pain is most likely mechanical and reducible; certainly not related to the arthritis shown on your x-rays. In summary, the arthritis is not an obstacle to a rationally structured osteopathic treatment.
Are there any contra-indications to osteopathic treatments?
There are cases were osteopathy is not indicated. The osteopath is able to make ‘diagnosis of exclusion’ redirecting the patient to a more indicated medial specialization.
Do I have to provide any complementary medical exams?
Please bring all the previous medial exams related to your current health conditions you have available, blood tests, urinary tests, x-rays, MRI, your list of prescribed medications, etc.
These documents could help provide key information when making the decision of the treatment to be followed.
How many sessions are necessary? Do I have to come regularly?
Osteopathy should provide you with quick and definitive results. If the problem can in effect be treated through osteopathy, the first session must be decisive when it comes to the evolution of the treatment, regardless of how far back this problem dates. Usually one session is sufficient to determine the mechanical origin and reducibility of your problem; we should be able to provide you with an improvement percentage superior to 70% for a sufficiently long period of time. If you problem dates far back, it will be necessary to intervene on average 2 to 6 times every 2 years.
Most patients who have suffered for a long time and were relieved quickly, find some comfort in come once a year for a ‘maintenance session’.
What are the reactions after an osteopathic session?
The muscles start working again after, in some cases, long periods of inactivity, and some muscles would have weakened so as soon as contractions and movements return you could feel some localized or general aches. This means your body is reacting to treatment and is starting to correct some chronic problems.
The spinal cord and certain nerves could have been compressed or stretched for a certain time and return to their normal physiology.
Greater sensibility is a sign of recovery. Old physical, emotional or partially cured chemical injuries can be revived in order to enable a more complete healing. It’s a sign that your body is healing.
This process is called ‘retracing’ or ‘going back to the origin’.