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Please click on any link to open the relevant website or page on this website. Please click on any photo to see a high-definition enlargement. Site Map 1. Home Page Site Map About Philip Bayliss Osteopath treatment ACC A brief history and principals of osteopathy Testimonials A list of conditions that Philip provides treatment for, followed by extra sections on: Headaches and migraines Pregnancy Babies Children Seniors Sports Injuries Opening hours and fees Phone and internet booking Cancellation policy Medical insurance WINZ Map and directions
About Philip Bayliss  Philip trained at the British School of Osteopathy, the oldest and largest training establishment for osteopaths in Europe, graduating in 1986. The four year full-time course included the study of anatomy, physiology, pathology, embryology, neurology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, rheumatology and psychology to a similar standard as medical schools plus the principals, theory, techniques and clinical practice of osteopathy. Before graduating as an osteopath, Philip did over 1000 hours of supervised consultations with real patients in the BSO Clinic. While he was a student osteopath, Philip had a special interest in, and did extra clinics in: sports injuries, orthopaedics, pregnancy and the care of babies and children. Philip has had an interest in naturopathy and holistic medicine since 1975 and often gives nutritional and lifestyle advice to his patients. He became a certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher in 1984. He keeps up to date in all aspects of natural medicine by regularly attending conferences, seminars and workshops. He participates in at least 25 hours of osteopath professional development courses every year and holds a current first aid certificate. Philip is a provider of osteopath services to ACC. He is registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand (OCNZ), and is a member of the Osteopathic Society of New Zealand (OSNZ) and the leader of the Canterbury peer group of the OSNZ, organising regular courses and meetings in Christchurch for Canterbury osteopaths. Philip emigrated from the UK to New Zealand in 1997, and became a New Zealand citizen in 2001. He established St Albans Osteopathy in Christchurch in 2004. He enjoys both the cultural activities available in Christchurch and the beautiful countryside around Christchurch. He is a regular tramper, skier, cyclist and swimmer. Philip is married and is the father of a baby boy. You
will always receive your treatment from Philip himself, and never from
a locum osteopath, associate osteopath or junior osteopath. Philip only works at St Albans Osteopathy and is available to personally answer any questions you have. He has some of the lowest fees in Christchurch, with no larger fee
for the first consultation (unlike many practices). Please
see page 3 for details.
Osteopath treatment  Philip
is highly skilled in diagnosing and treating the underlying causes of
pain in the body. At your first consultation, he will take your history and examine you. Philip takes the whole person into account, and you will receive a full assessment,
including a biomechanical analysis and any osteopathic, orthopaedic and neurological
tests needed. Most
back pain, neck pain, limb pain and headaches are due to sprains and dysfunction of joints and muscles.
Philip seeks these out by using both observation and a highly developed
sense of touch, which enables him to detect the smallest changes in
muscular tension and joint mobility. He may refer you directly for an x-ray or an ultrasound scan if this is needed. The results of these investigations will be discussed with you. The underlying causes of your pain are treated, not just "the painful spot". You will receive a full osteopath treatment at your first consultation unless you have a problem that can't be helped by osteopath treatment, in which case you will be referred to a suitable practitioner. Every osteopath treatment is different and is designed specifically for the needs of the patient at that time.
Philip uses a wide range of techniques, including gentle manipulation, cranial osteopathy (cranio-sacral therapy), and soft
tissue techniques such as massage, fascial release and muscle-energy,
in order to optimise the functioning of the body and enable the innate
self-healing ability of the body to do its work. All the osteopath techniques that Philip uses are gentle and are never painful or frightening. Philip may give advice on exercises, posture, diet and home remedies to help you manage pain, speed recovery and to avoid future problems. This caring and holistic approach to treatment can help you and your family achieve the highest possible level of health and well-being at any time of life. You are welcome to bring your own support person or translator. Sometimes a patient may be asked if they would mind removing an item of clothing to allow visual examination and hands on treatment. Underwear is never removed, and if you would rather not remove any item, please mention it. This is never a problem, and it is always still possible to receive effective osteopath treatment. Shoes are not worn on the treatment table and head pillows are never used for the lower body. If you have any specific needs because of your culture or beliefs, please mention them. The number of osteopath treatments someone needs depends on the severity of the injury, the age of the person, whether they have arthritis etc. Most people have between one and six osteopath treatments. Philip will not sign you up to a long course of treatments, ask for payment in advance, try to convince you to have more treatments than you actually need, or scare you with the dire effects of not having osteopath treatment. You can discontinue treatment at any time. People sometimes (but not always) feel a bit worse the day after treatment. Usually this is very mild. Very occasionally it lasts two days. This is due to treatment of inflamed tissues, which is sometimes necessary to obtain normal function and speed up the healing process. Most people feel an improvement from their first osteopath consultation, though sometimes it may take longer.
ACC You don’t need to have a GP referral to see an osteopath on ACC. An osteopath can help you can make a new ACC claim
if you have an injury that is the result of an accident which happened
within the last year. ACC contributes to the cost of osteopath treatment of everyone,
of any age, both working and not working, for all injuries that
result from an accident that occurred at work,
at home, playing sports or driving. The accident must involve an
external force or resistance. This can include road traffic accidents,
sports injuries, carrying something, lifting, pushing or pulling
something, or falling and hitting something or something hitting you.
ACC does not cover bending or twisting if no external force or
resistance is involved, even if the injury occurred at work. If ACC accepts your claim, they will normally part-pay for a maximum of 16 osteopath treatments for injuries recorded as resulting from the accident. ACC does not
fully fund osteopath treatment, so a top-up payment is payable by the patient. You must start your osteopath treatment within one year of the accident date, and complete your osteopath treatments within 52 weeks of your first osteopath treatment. If ACC declines your claim, or declines to pay for treatment on an existing
claim, you will then be liable to pay the difference between the ACC top-up payment and
the private fee of any osteopath treatments that you have had. If you are
making a new ACC claim, you may wish to wait until you have heard from ACC
before you have further osteopath treatment.
If your injury is work related, please let your osteopath know whether your employer is an 'accredited employer' in the ACC Partnership Programme (these are all large companies). This means that they take responsibility for their employees' work injury claims. If you don't know, please ask your employer. If they are, you will need to provide your osteopath with contact details for both treatment approvals and invoicing. Accredited employers (or their insurance companies) usually allow fewer osteopath treatments than ACC does, for similar injuries. It is an OSH requirement that if you have an injury at work, that you should complete an incident report at your work place.
A Brief History and Principals of Osteopathy  Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, an American medical doctor and surgeon, founded the first osteopath school - the American School of Osteopathy (now called the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine) in Missouri in 1892. The first professor of physiology at the ASO was Dr John
Martin Littlejohn. He went on and established the British School of Osteopathy in 1917, where he taught until he passed away in 1947. Osteopaths in New Zealand are regulated by the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (HPCAA), the same law that regulates all health professionals, including medical doctors.
The OCNZ was instituted by the HPCAA to regulate the
osteopathic profession. The only osteopathy course accredited by the OCNZ is
that of UNITEC. The other pathways to registration in NZ are via examination (for graduates of
overseas osteopathy courses), or via the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (for osteopaths registered
in Australia).
Osteopaths are primary healthcare practitioners who apply
the principals of osteopathy in the prevention and treatment
of disease and to obtain optimal health. They have a holistic approach and emphasize
the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease, utilising a range
of manual and physical treatment interventions.
In the 19th century A. T. Still described four principals of osteopathy (the body is a unit, structure
governs function, the medicine chest within & the rule of the artery reigns
supreme). There are many updated versions. One by Philip Bayliss is: - A person is an integrated unit of body, emotions, mind and spirit.
- The human
body is an integrated unit in which structure and function are
reciprocally and mutually interdependent.
- Through
complex mechanisms and systems the human body is self-regulating and
self-healing in the face of stressors (including biomechanical,
infectious, psychological and environmental factors). If the body cannot
eliminate or compensate for a stress or its adaptive capacity is
overwhelmed, disease may ensue in one or more systems.
- Free
movement of blood and lymph are essential for good health and
recovery from injury.
- Optimum
function and health of all body systems are dependent upon the unimpeded
conduction of nerves and the correct level of facilitation of motor,
sensory and autonomic pathways in the spinal cord.
Osteopaths use the principals
of osteopathy as the basis for their approach to health and disease. They help
to give an understanding as to why osteopath treatment frequently gives such a
significant improvement in health and well-being.
Osteopath treatment is very safe and highly
effective, and is supported by evidence in peer reviewed medical literature, the
latest being the United Kingdom Back Pain Exercise And Manipulation
(UK BEAM) trial, published in the British Medical Journal. Osteopathy
is complementary to modern western
medicine and other systems of health care such as traditional Chinese medicine, Indian ayurvedic medicine, western herbal
medicine, homoeopathy and massage therapy.
Testimonials I
am an elderly person and have had both osteopathy and chiropractic from a
wide range of good and not-so-good practitioners both in New Zealand and
overseas. I have no hesitation in recommending Philip Bayliss. Philip’s
training, broad experience, and natural gifts were evident in his
attitude and hands-on skills from the first visit I made to him as an
ACC patient with spinal problems and headaches. It is also great to
have met someone so clearly full of integrity. Dr M.G. I am a classical ballet student had problems with pain in my backside
and recurrent dislocations of my right hip, which was threatening my
career. I tried physiotherapy, but it didn't help, so my GP referred me
to an orthopaedic specialist. He sent me for an MRI scan, but it didn't
show anything relevant, so he couldn't help me. My ballet teacher advised me to see Philip Bayliss, as he was previously osteopath to the Royal Ballet, Ballet
Rambert and the London Contemporary Dance Theatre.
He found that I had sprained my sacro-iliac joints resulting
in a 'twisted pelvis' which had moved the socket of the hip joint. This
caused my leg to rotate at the hip joint and not fit fully into its
socket, making it easy to dislocate. After the first treatment the pain
in my backside stopped completely, and over the next month I got
steadily fewer dislocations and I am now fine and back to training full
time. Mr T.D Late
last year I slipped and fell onto my kitchen floor, landing hard on my
hip and spraining my right ankle. After several months of treatment my
hip was not improving. In fact it was getting worse. I consulted Dr
Bayliss and from the first treatment I could feel a vast improvement in
mobility and a lessening of pain. I have no pain in my hip anymore and
no longer walk with a limp. I am so grateful to Philip and for his
expert care, and by no means least his amusing and positive attitude
towards life. Mrs A.I. Copyright © 2009 Philip Bayliss
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