Thursday 29 August 2013

Website now has new banner pictures - as a rotating slideshow.  Also has the real-time internet diary booking feature, where you can see all the available appointments over the whole week.

So, its very easy to book your appointment online:

www.christchurch-osteopathy-acupuncture.co.nz

Monday 26 August 2013

Christchurch
Osteopathy
Acupuncture

Michael Inman BSc(hons)

Phone: 03 980 2425 - 021 043 6282




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Mike Inman BSc(hons)
Osteopathy (London, UK)
Dip Acu (China),
Dip Acu (London, UK)

After-hours evening and weekend appointments also available.

Back to Health and staying well

Fees - (Osteopathy or Acupuncture, or both): $70 — Children, students and community card holders: $60
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) provides personal injury cover for all New Zealanders and also temporary visitors. You will need to fill out a form when you visit your Osteopath (or GP).
ACC surcharge: $40
ACC surcharge for children (under 17), full-time students (under 22), and Community card holders: $30
No GP referral is required for ACC. I can register an accident for you with ACC
No EFTPOS, cash or cheque preferred. Internet bank transfers: KiwiBank 38-9008 0219470-00


There is still no charge for changing or cancelling an appointment. However please let me know, by email or text to 021 043 6282 if you are unable to keep your appointment. 

A $30 cancellation fee may be charged for failing to attend, changing or cancelling an appointment at less than 4 hours notice.

These fees offer exceptionally good value for money for a highly experienced practitioner, with after-hours service, and a treatment time of 45 minutes,  longer than most other clinics.

Also, if you would like, Acupuncture in addition to Osteopathy can be given in your treatment with no additional fee.

If you have medical insurance, then check as it will often cover your Osteopathy fees.


Did you know?
Osteopathy can treat a range of health issues including acute pain from injury and trauma, and chronic pain from occupational stress and repetitive strains. Read more >>

Acupuncture works with single-use ultra-fine disposable needles inserted below the skin into superficial muscle. The scientific basis of how acupuncture works is related to changes in blood flow to promote soft-tissue healing, and effects on the nervous system. Read more >>

Osteopathy



Introduction

Osteopathy treats the body as a whole. Osteopathy is a hands-on treatment that involves soft-tissue release, cranial-sacral (cranial osteopathy) techniques, articulation and gentle manipulation of the spine and its extremities to improve alignment and posture and allow the body to return to good health.

Osteopathy treats a range of health issues including acute pain from injury and trauma, and chronic pain from occupational stress and repetitive strains.

Other conditions, such as headaches, migraines, asthma, and high blood pressure may all have a structural component, and can respond well to osteopathic treatment.

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Naturopathy & Herbs



Introduction

There was a time when Naturopathy was part of, adjunctive to and integrated with Osteopathy. For example the Naturopath Henry Lindlar’s influence on John Martin Littlejohn, who developed Osteopathy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries from its founder Andrew Still.
John Littlejohn when he returned to the UK, founded the British School of Osteopathy in the early twentieth century. Lindlar’s work also continued to influence John Wernham, founder of the Institute of Classical Osteopathy in Maidstone, UK.

The former British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy in West Hampstead, London (now renamed the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, or BCOM) in its early decades maintained a tradition of the integration of naturopathy (diet, nutrition, fasting) with physical therapy (osteopathy) and had an integrated curriculum, where both disciplines were taught.  However the College gradually reduced the amount of Naturopathy taught over the years, and the BCOM now focuses entirely on teaching Osteopathic medicine.

Naturopathy integrates modern biomedical science with traditional and natural forms of medicine. The Naturopathic philosophy is to stimulate and strengthen the body’s own intrinsic healing power (vitalism) and treat the underlying causes of disease.  This principle is also the basic tenet of Osteopathic philosophy (from Andrew Still, and John Littlejohn) which views the body as a self-healing, self-repairing mechanism.

In Naturopathic philosophy, as in all traditional medicine, symptoms of disease are seen as warning signals of improper functioning of the body, and unfavourable lifestyle habits, and Naturopathic medicine emphasizes disease as a disharmony or process rather than exclusively as an outside entity.

Treating both chronic and acute conditions, Naturopathic treatments are chosen based on the individual patient — their physiological, structural, psychological, social, spiritual, environment and lifestyle factors. Again this philosophy of treating the ‘person’ the ‘individual’ not the disease (as modern pharmaceutical medicine tends to do) is the principle of both Osteopathy and Naturopathy.

Of course, there are times when pharmaceutical medication is definitely required, and no change should ever be made in your prescription medication without consulting your GP.  However Naturopathy and all it entails, is generally safe and the best results are usually from a wide range of approaches, including Osteopathy and physical therapy, diet, correct exercise, lifestyle changes, herbal medicine and nutritional supplements.

Both Naturopathy and Osteopathy attempt to stimulate the healing powers of the body and as far as possible enhance its own self-repair mechanisms and self-correction and healing, although this may need to include diet and lifestyle changes, remedial exercise, stretching, core-strength exercise, and so on.

Naturopathy could also be said to encompass a full range of natural therapies: botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, Osteopathy and Traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture.

Naturopathy as with Osteopathy treats the individual rather than diseases, as all traditional medicine treats the person rather than the ‘disease’ in the generic way that modern pharmaceutical medicine works (the same drug can be given to millions of people). When visiting a naturopath (osteopath, herbalist, acupuncturist) you benefit from the individual attention and a treatment plan uniquely tailored to your own requirements and needs.
Did you know?

Osteopathy treats a range of health issues including acute pain from injury and trauma, and chronic pain from occupational stress and repetitive strains. Read more >>

Acupuncture works with single-use disposable needles inserted below the skin. The scientific basis of how acupuncture works is related to changes in blood flow to promote soft-tissue healing, and effects on the nervous system. Read more >>

Fees - (Osteopathy or Acupuncture, or both): $70 — Children, students and community card holders: $60

The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) provides personal injury cover for all New Zealanders and also temporary visitors. You will need to fill out a form when you visit your Osteopath (or GP).

ACC surcharge: $40
ACC surcharge for children (under 17), full-time students (under 22), and Community card holders: $30

No GP referral is required for ACC. I can register an accident for you with ACC

No EFTPOS, cash or cheque preferred.

There is no charge for changing or cancelling an appointment. However a $30 cancellation fee may be charged for failing to attend, changing or cancelling an appointment at less than 4 hours notice.

These fees offer exceptional value for money for a highly experienced practitioner, after-hours service, treatment time of 45 minutes (longer than most other clinics) and if required and/or requested Acupuncture in addition to Osteopathy. Medical insurance sometimes covers Osteopathy fees.







Osteopathy treats a range of health issues including acute pain from injury and trauma, and chronic pain from occupational stress and repetitive strains.

Acupuncture works with single-use disposable needles inserted below the skin. The scientific basis of how acupuncture works is related to changes in blood flow to promote soft-tissue healing, and effects on the nervous system.

We offer two courses on Mindfulness i.e. an Introduction to Mindfulness for Health and a full 8 week course on Mindfulness. 

Introduction to Mindfulness for Health

This one day course will give an introduction to various approaches to mindfulness-meditation, including some gentle movement (based on yoga, T’ai Chi and Qiong). We will introduce three mindfulness meditations: the bodyscan, the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Kindly Awareness practice.
 
This introduction day will be suitable for anyone suffering from stress or poor health, and will teaching the methods of “coming home” to our present experience, inhabiting our bodies more fully, quietening the restless mental activity (anxiety and stress) that we can all suffer from, when we are not able to switch off from our on-going “internal dialogue” (over-active thinking). 
 
This day would also serve as a refresher or practice day for those who have already done the longer course.
 
As we will be working on the floor for some of the time (mat work exercises and some meditations), please bring a yoga mat, blanket or cushion.
 
Term 4 Sunday 12 October 2013 or 8 December 2013
Fee $40
Time 11 am – 4 pm

Location Risingholme Community Centre; please use the entrance at 99 Hawford Road

http://www.risingholme.org.nz/courses/exercise-health-and-relaxation/mindfulness


Tutor Mike Inman

Mindfulness (full course)

This course will explore various approaches to mindfulness-meditation, with guided meditation-relaxation practices, and gentle movement (based on yoga, T’ai chi and Qigong). The course is suitable for anyone suffering from stress or poor health, and will teach methods of ‘coming home’ to our present experience, inhabiting our bodies more fully, quietening the restless mental activity (anxiety and stress) that we can all suffer from, when we are not able to ‘switch off’ from our ongoing ‘internal dialogue’ (over-active thinking).
 
 
What will I learn?
  • Learn to inhabit the body more fully – rather than living in the noisy ’internal dialogue’ of constant thinking.
  • Learn awareness of breathing, how and where the breath comes from in the body.
  • Learn how poor breathing (not paying attention to how we breathe) may be associated with tension and stress.
  • Learn to work with positive emotion and kindness to self and others.
  • Learn to live in the ‘present moment’ rather than in the past or future. Take time ‘to smell the flowers’.
  • Learn ‘pacing’ how to moderate our daily activities, and avoid the ‘boom bust’ cycle of overdoing and burnout, or living on ‘nervous energy’ and stress.
  • Learn to keep a ‘daily activity log’ and pacing diary
  • Learn an appreciation of poetry, beauty and aesthetics – and how to stay positive and present in our experience
  • Learn how ‘staying present’ and cultivating ‘kindness and generosity’ can reduce any anxiety or social phobia in interactions with other people in the workplace or daily life, and lead to more creative outcomes.
  • Learn how to potentially use these skills of attention to body sensation, breath and positive emotion in any ‘challenging’ situation – to further educational goals (exams etc), job interviews and workplace skills, and increase confidence, relaxation and self-assurance.
  • Learn how to potentially also use these skills in any communication to ‘ground’ and ‘ease’ any situation by being ‘centred’ in oneself, and staying with awareness of breath, emotion and body sensation to allay anxiety and stress.
This course is suitable for (almost) everyone. There are no pre-course requirements.
There is a suggested reading list if you would like to read more about Mindfulness and Health, but it is not necessary to read anything if you don’t want to.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction, and Mindfulness-based pain-management can be very helpful for those living with pain and illness, and people can attend this course with any health issue. The gentle exercises are simple and safe, and suitable for those who may not have good levels of fitness.
 
However, this course will probably not be suitable for those with significant ‘learning disabilities’, or for those with other mental health issues.
 
Mindfulness based approaches have been also been used to help prevent relapse into substance use (e.g. alcohol) and addiction – but this course would not be suitable for those currently in withdrawal.
 
‘Mindfulness’ has also been used (e.g. mindfulness based cognitive behavioural therapy) for helping to prevent relapse into depression, but again this course will not be suitable for those currently depressed.
 

About your tutor
Mike grew up in England and studied Acupuncture, T’ai Chi and Qigong from his early 20’s, going to China to study at a teaching hospital there (1987) after finishing his diploma in London. He then spent time in Japan (teaching English) and continuing his study of acupuncture and Qigong. Returning to London, he studied Osteopathy, and then Chinese Herbal medicine. He also continued his interest in ‘practical’ meditation and yoga and his interest lies in body-mind awareness (integration) and practices as they can be applied in modern healthcare and healing.
 
Mike trained in the Breathworks programme (UK) from 2004, training also with its founder Vidymala Burch, among others, and it is this training that has perhaps had the greatest influence on the Mindfulness for Health material presented here. 
 
Mike lives with his family in Linwood, Christchurch, where he practices as an Osteopath, Naturopath and Acupuncturist.