Can osteopathy help tension?
Yes
Tension can be caused by holding your muscles tense and tight for long periods. You can be tense because you are stiff in your movements. Often tension builds up from spending long periods in one posture or from lack of use of certain movements or from simply not allowing yourself opportunity to relax. Tension may build up from high stress levels too.
Life can be very busy and it can be easy to spend hours sitting trying to get a task done. There can be so many things to do that you feel that you simply don’t have time to do anything that you enjoy and makes you feel relaxed, even for 5 minutes.
Osteopathy can help you to recognise movements that have become stiff and teach you exercises and movements to improve your flexibility. Hands on treatment can cause a relaxation effect – through the release of hormones and the effect of touch on the nervous system leading to a relaxation effect.
Osteopaths can support you to make improvements to your lifestyle and well-being to reduce your tension.