When Stress Builds Up: What Is Allostatic Load?

When Stress Builds Up: What Is Allostatic Load?

Allostatic load is the physical toll your body pays when stress doesn’t let up. Instead of recovering after a challenge, your system stays stuck in overdrive, affecting your hormones, heart, immune function, and even your brain. Research links high allostatic load to conditions like heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, and depression. Osteopathic treatment offers a hands‑on way to calm the nervous system, ease inflammation, and release the tension your body holds onto—helping you recover from the long-term effects of stress.

Osteopathy vs Massage – What’s the Difference?

Osteopathy vs Massage – What’s the Difference?

It’s a common question I hear: “My back is sore, or my shoulders are tight — should I book a massage, or should I see an osteopath?” Both are hands-on treatments, both can be relaxing and relieving, but the philosophy, training, and scope behind each are quite different.