Providing Osteopathy in Robertsbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Hawkhurst.
SERVICES
Welcome to Moat Osteopaths A quick word from the Principal Osteopath Matthew Moat.
"Hello and welcome to the answer to your physical problems!' We exist to help people with problems, no problem is too big or small, all can benefit from osteopathy.
Moat Osteopaths provides a professional but relaxed environment in which your problem will be discussed, diagnosed and helped. You won't leave without some idea of what is going on in your body and how we will help address your problems.
You will not be given just a diagnosis of your injury/condition, but some idea of why it has happened. This enables you to be active in your rehabilitation, reducing the likelihood of future injury.
Osteopathy has been helping people since 1864, developing since then to incorporate latest diagnostic and medical testing. This has ensured osteopathy's relevance within modern medicine.
Appointments are always available at your convenience including from as early as 6.30am to as late as 9pm & various appointments over the weekend. We will always strive to see emergency appointments as fast as possible. If you are in doubt that it is an emergency please call!"
History of Osteopathy
Osteopathy has been around in one form or another for many years...
Dr A T Still of Missouri, USA founded Osteopathy in 1874. Trained in Medicine Dr Still’s transition into his role as Osteopathy’s founding father was not an easy one.
The medicine of the day is now considered to be quite barbaric, with major operations performed without any anaesthesia and techniques such as blood-letting common-place. This lead Dr Still to become disillusioned with Medicine and prompted him to research into alternative forms of Medicine.
Originally Dr Still advertised his skills as a ‘Lightening Bone Setter’. Bone setting was more common in the UK, the Matthews Family in particular had a long history dating further back than 1680 as bonesetters in the Midlands.
As a bone setter Dr Still treated medical pathology with his approach, with such success that patients would travel from far and wide to see him. As a result he set up boarding houses to accommodate his patients.
Dr Still refined his approach and set up an Osteopathic School in Kirksville, Missouri.
Service Categories
Osteopathy
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