BillFerguson.co.uk Website for Bill Fergueson, a professional Osteopath
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Bill Ferguson - Osteopath and Cranial Osteopath, Tenterden, Kent
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Osteopathy was founded by Dr Andrew Still, a medical practitioner of Baldwin, Kansas, USA in 1874. The first school of osteopathy was chartered in Missouri in 1892. Medical knowledge was, of course, at that time very limited. With increasing medical knowledge the whole practice of medicine has radically changed and, inevitably the practice of osteopathy has been modified; yet the basic ideas enunciated by Still remain valid.
The most frequent visitors to osteopaths are patients suffering from what are commonly called "back troubles". These conditions usually respond to treatment whether the condition is of recent origin or long standing.
Patients who have almost despaired of being free from pain are frequently surprised to find themselves quite well after only a few treatments. Many who have had to wear surgical supports soon find they can do without them. The widespread incidence of back pain and the success of osteopathy in providing quick relief in many cases has led to the osteopath often being regarded as "the man who fixes backs". However the scope of osteopathy extends far beyond treating such conditions and patients new to this therapy are often surprised to find out how much the osteopath can do for them.
