What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a system of diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions. Osteopaths approach each patient as an individual and consider how their structure, function, body systems and life factors have influenced each complaint. Osteopaths work to restore function within the body by utilising a wide range of hands-on techniques, aiming to increase joint mobility, relieve muscle tensions and increase blood flow and nerve supply to soft tissues. We also provide home exercise and health advice, aiding recovery and preventing symptoms reoccurring.

You don’t need to be referred by your GP to make an appointment.

The World Health Organisation, define health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”, this definition relates to how osteopaths view and approach healthcare within our patients.

Osteopaths are recognised within the NHS as Allied Health Professionals and are regulated in a similar way to medical doctors, by the General Osteopathic Council, who maintain high safety and practice standards. As an osteopath, I am required and enjoy keeping my knowledge and skills up to date, by undertaking regular continued professional development (CPD).

Who do osteopaths treat

My patients have a diverse age and occupational spectrum; I have treated: manual workers, office professionals, pregnant women, children, Olympians, sportspersons and retired men and women.

Osteopathy has a growing reputation, alongside working in local communities, osteopaths are now providing treatment, rehabilitation and injury prevention within a multitude of professional sports on the world stage, including within; England’s 2018 football world cup squad, Formula 1, the England rugby team and within world athletics.