AT Health is primarily an osteopathic clinic, and therefore if it is the first time you are coming in we will take a full case history. This involves asking you questions about your symptoms, but also some more general information so we can find out not just what is happening, but why. Following this we will do an examination to determine what structures are being compromised, and once we have ascertained the cause we will begin treatment.

Due to the need for the needles to penetrate the skin, patients are required to wear appropriate clothing. This might just mean removing your t-shirt, or dressing down to your bra if you’re a woman.

If however we need to work on the lower back or glutes, then patients should be prepared to dress down to their underwear, where we will then cover you up with towels and then lower certain parts of the underwear so that the skin is accessible. All staff have been professionally trained in towel technique so that a patient’s modesty is kept at all times and is never made to feel uncomfortable. If at any point you would like to try another technique instead of dry needling, we are more than happy to do this for you.