How much treatment will you need?

Care is taken by your osteopath to ensure that a successful outcome is reached within a minimum timeframe whilst minimising exposure to adverse risks.

In general, most cases are straightforward and long-term resolution is achieved in one to five visits; on the other hand, some complex and chronic conditions require many months or even years to achieve resolution. In any case, symptom improvement are expected after one to three visits.

Usually your osteopath can give you a time-frame of how much treatment is expected (prognosis) on your first visit. In some cases, a prognosis is arrived at after a few visits as relevant information comes to light during ongoing consultation during the treatment.

Any time-frames and clinical outcomes indicated by your osteopath are based on professional judgment and clinical experience, but they cannot be guaranteed because all relevant obstacles to success may not be apparent at the time.