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I've been off to see a student osteopath at the British School of Osteopathy.

She seemed okay; the forms they have to fill out to do a patient history are very thorough and that took ages so I didn't get much actual treatment time today. I also saw her tutor, who seemed keen to warn me that osteopathy would not Solve All My Problems; I can see how he might have had that impression from the symptom sheet but really I would just like them to sort out my back please. Current PLN is to have 3-5 treatments and see how I respond, which sounds reasonable to me.

Student osteopath seems to think that I have some mild hypermobility and that this might be part of the problem; I'm not sure I'm convinced of that, as I don't think of myself as particularly flexible. But I'll go back next week and see what happens, certainly.

I forgot to ask for a note re: playing horn.

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[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

I'd love to get some details from you some time about the BSO - I have been thinking of getting ion touch with them for a while, due to back problems in my family, but I'm not sure how seeing the student osteopaths works.

[reddragdiva]

They're fabulous. There's some New Age puffery attached to osteopathy (as there is with chiropracty), but if it's backs or muscles, they're ace. You get a fourth-year student working on your back with a supervisor looking over the case, making suggestions and popping in every now and then to see how things are going. They unfucked my back nicely. I recommend them wholeheartedly.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

That's good to know, ta. I must get in contact with them - I presume the deal with the school is they offer discounts on normal industry rates for you offering the students practice?

I am mostly tolerant of New Age puffery, provided it's not patently ridiculous. Or exploitative.

[reddragdiva]

Yup, it's cheaper - when I went a coupla years ago it was £16 a session rather than full price of £35. (Both of which are non-outrageous prices IMO.)

http://www.bso.ac.uk/

ps: have added you ;-p