50% off Osteopath Consultations for ME Awareness Week

To mark ME Awareness week, our new osteopath Neil is offering 50% off, just £25 instead of £50, for initial consultations 12th-17th May. Read what he has to say about ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) and the use of the Perrin Technique as a method of diagnosing and treating the disorder:

Things have come a long way since ME was labelled ‘Yuppie Flu’ and dismissed as being ‘…all in the mind’. Although ME is a recognised disorder in its own right, there is still divided opinion as to what the causes are and how it should be defined. Is it a neurological disorder, or psychological? Is it due to a poor immune system, adrenal overload or poor nutrition?

The current method of diagnosis – one of exclusion, or ‘test everything and if nothing sticks, it’s ME’ – suggests that we are still a long way from understanding the condition, and even further from a consensus on how to treat it.

The Perrin Technique offers a method of diagnosing and treating ME, and provides a theoretical framework as to why it occurs which points to the cause being primarily with the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and its complex feedback mechanisms.

The SNS plays a crucial role in times of stress, and helps maintain the balance of the body’s internal environment, dysfunction causing a myriad of symptoms which can affect many parts of the body.

The Perrin Technique uses gentle methods to promote normalising this sympathetic activity: osteopathic techniques to correct musculoskeletal issues; cranial osteopathy; self-treatment exercises and management advice. This provides a whole body approach to treatment and with this technique, symptoms should gradually improve for most clients and some eventually become symptom free.

To book an appointment with Neil, call BHT on 01273 692628.