I wondered whether it is advisable to have the cranial osteopathy in conjunction with normal osteopathy or as a seperate? I have been recommended cranial osteopathy. I have had it before at the same time as normal osteopathy and can't say it did much which is why I am asking the above question. How many sessions are recommended?
Osteopathy is not so much a set of techniques, it is a way of understanding the problem. Hence whether different techniques match up with each other is down to the view of the practitioner at the time.
Some practitioners do use structural and cranial techniques as combined parts of a coherent treatment strategy, but that does not necessarily mean they are better osteopaths, it just means this is how they prefer to work.
If you are seeing different practitioners for different techniques, then osteopathy has left already, because the coordinated osteopathic vision is broken up.
Additionally, how you are when you leave the room is less important than how you are some time later. Results can come about in strange ways, so it is not always obvious how they connect to treatment. How many treatments depends less on the condition, and more on a) the obstacles to healing, and b) how chronic the problem is.
So the short answer is keep it together, with one practitioner, and avoid other therapies going on whilst you are undergoing treatment, otherwise it can get a bit chaotic! What matters most is the vision of the practitioner, not the tools in their box.
I hope that helps, but do PM if you want to discuss your particular problem further.