I have been having wrist soreness/pain for some time due to my weights training, and I've been wanting to get it treated. I learnt about the osteopaths at Orchard Health Clinic through some (paid?) blog reviews so I decided to try it out.
I'm kinda writing this partially because for some reason there is no other unpaid review (I believe all of the reviews online (TSL, GP, BW - just run a search for 'Orchard Health Clinic Review') are paid reviews? They were all 'invited down'. I may be wrong). This isn't really a review per se, but just a document of what happens in a session there.
Their small clinic is located at Park Mall, pretty convenient. My osteopath was Lewis, a big strong man about twice my size lol.
Background Check
The session started off with some background checking - I shared about my issue and Lewis followed up with further questions to get a comprehensive picture. He explained that even though some things may seem irrelevant (diabetes history), often it's possible that many things are interconnected.
Physical Examination
Then he began his physical check on me, playing w my wrist and arm and pressing down on the joints and rotating them in ways I never thought possible. At first I was abit scared that I would get hurt but after a while it was apparent that he was super skilled at what he was doing such that I didn't feel any pain at all! He just controlled my body movements easily by manipulating my hands / joints. I think he can be a jujitsu specialist outside hahah
He identified that my left side was slightly rotated forward, and my left lats were underdeveloped (compared to my right), and left traps were a little overdeveloped (compared to my right), a sign of some sort of overcompensation due to something. I never noticed it till he pointed it out!
My left chest and arm was a little tight as well. And one thing he always does is to ask me to check it out myself, which is kind of an assurance he's not talking nonsense la haha.
Treatment
So after the physical examination, he began a short session of 'treatment'. I don't know how to describe it accurately, but it's a combination of deep tissue massage + joint rotations and more pressing. A lot of it was uncomfortable but he told me it was normal, as he was helping me to stretch out those areas. And he's v strong so I felt abit like a rag doll in his hands.
But I think it was a combination of his confident and swift movements and presses, and he would continue to talk to me while he was doing all these, that helped me to relax and just let him do his thing and trust him. I hope all these really helps!
He ended off the session by telling me some stuff to do at home to further increase the mobility and flexibility of my joints, and arranged a follow up session in a week and a half.
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I'll continue to document my time at OHC here, probably go for 1-2 more sessions until my wallet depletes lol. It's quite pricey, at $200 for an hour of consultation+treatment. But I must say Lewis seems extremely knowledgeable and skilled at what he does, and I felt safe and confident in his (strong) hands. Let's see if these treatments help with my wrist issue!
