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Enrich your Retirement: As the elderly population increases, the importance of maintaining health and independence for as long as possible is becoming a pressing national concern. Osteopathy can make a key contribution to optimising fitness and improving the quality of life for retired people.
Many of these people accept too readily that their aches and pains are due to ageing and that stoically they must learn to live with them. There are many conditions that can be helped by osteopaths and even if treatment does not provide complete relief, it can maintain mobility in the spine and joints and reduce stiffness and the need for painkillers. Not forgetting ofcourse that, owing to increasing the general health of the body and tissues, osteopathic treatment can also be beneficial to prepare a patient for joint replacement surgery ensuring the patient an improved recovery.
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