This is where we excel in relation to therapies and clinics! Treatment techniques include a variety of gentle and firm expert methods, depending on the condition and your preference. Deep and gentle soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation, muscle energy stretching, muscle strengthening and specific joint manipulation are common tools we use.

Treatment management programmes almost always include the prescription of rehabilitation exercises (i.e. stretching, strengthening or mobility) and advice on posture, diet, ergonomics, and lifestyle.

This technique uses ultra-fine needles (which rarely hurt) to induce relaxation and balance in muscles. They have a specific calming effect on the central nervous system and have been shown to provide a pain-killing effect. They are very useful treating muscle knots and painful ‘trigger points’.

Christopher Gaia has 5 year MSc in Mindfulness Based Cognitive approaches, which involves gentle mental training to relax the body and mind. These effectively treat chronic muscular tension, mental over-stimulation, anxiety, sleep problems, among other issues.

Cranial Osteopathy is a subtle form of osteopathic treatment that uses very gentle manipulative touch to encourage release of tissue strain throughout the body, including the head. It can be extremely effective in treating a wide range of conditions in people of all ages, from birth to old age. This method of treatment is especially beneficial to pregnant women, children and babies (e.g. colic, feeding difficulties, sleep disturbance, glue-ear and griping).

This kind of osteopathy involves gentle and careful external manipulation of the internal organs such as stomach, intestines, female reproductive system and liver to improve specific organ function and overall health. Claire Booth is our expert in this field, having studied with the world’s leading Visceral Osteopath, Caroline Stone.