by Butterfield Osteopathy | Jan 18, 2024 | Chronic Pain, Curing, Diagnosis, Healing, pain, Therapy
This article has been updated from an essay written for the module Ritual Healing and Therapeutic Emplotment for the MSc degree in Medical Anthropology at University College London (UCL) in 2017. by Maria Larrain, MPhil BOst DPO PgC ACE Redefining placebo as a...
by Butterfield Osteopathy | Jul 23, 2023 | Chronic Pain, Diagnosis, Healing, pain, Persistent Pain, Tips and Health
Why do I have pain? Our nervous system detects pain when we’re ill, tired, stressed, or have just sustained an injury. This is because previous injuries made us more sensitive to pain. This is why people often get recurring musculoskeletal pain in the same...
by Butterfield Osteopathy | Jul 5, 2023 | Chronic Pain, Curing, Diagnosis, Healing, infant feeding, motherhood, pain, Parenting, Persistent Pain, Pregnancy, Therapy, Tips and Health
By Maria Larrain MPhil BOst DPO PgC ACE (clin ed) What is cranial osteopathy? Cranial osteopathy is a gentle osteopathic treatment used to release deep-seated tension from your body. ‘Cranial’ osteopathy is a misnomer because the treatment is applied...
by Butterfield Osteopathy | Apr 25, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Curing, Healing, pain, Therapy
What is cranial osteopathy? Cranial osteopathy is a form of gentle osteopathic treatment. It allows the release of deep-seated tension from the body using soft techniques. In ‘Cranial’ osteopathy is a real misnomer. It suggests that we only treat the head. The...
by Butterfield Osteopathy | Jan 23, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Mindfulness, Persistent Pain
Everybody hurts Pain is something we all feel from time to time. Your nervous system recognises an injury as pain, which in turn triggers the body’s healing mechanism. If it hurts, you are likely to try and avoid using the injured part so healing can take place...
by Butterfield Osteopathy | Oct 22, 2018 | Chronic Pain
Holding your partner’s hand can ease their pain. Around 100 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain – pain that lasts for months or years on end. It is one of the country’s most underestimated health problems. The annual cost of managing pain...
