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Osteopathy

A holistic and effective manual therapy

About Osteopathy

Hands-on manual therapy is at the heart of what we do at Holland Park Osteopathic Practice to provide effective relief from a wide range of conditions. Whether you are suffering with lower back pain and sciatica, sports injuries, osteoarthritis, headaches or recovering from a sports injury,  your osteopath will work with you to find the perfect balance for your own specific needs to bring about results and get you back to your best as soon as possible. 

A variety of techniques can be used and each treatment is carefully tailored to your own individual needs to help ease away aches and pains, improve movement and promote overall health and wellbeing. Osteopathy can help people from all walks of life from older adults to children, pregnant woman or sports people.

We offer a broad range of osteopathic techniques from joint manipulations through to the gentlest soothing hands on techniques to ease tension and restore balance to the body. These can be broadly dived into two categories; direct techniques and indirect techniques.

Does it Hurt?

We always aim to use gentle and very specific techniques to get you maximum results with minimum discomfort. About one in four people can experience post -treatment soreness with certain techniques, however your osteopath will always discuss this with you first and offer alternative options. 

​Manual therapy is a safe and effective treatment for a wide variety of conditions, from lower back pain and sciatica to sports injuries and osteoarthritis. It can help people from all walks of life from older adults to children, pregnant women to sports people can all benefit from manual therapy treatment.

Osteopath Gavin Smith performing osteopathy at Holland Park Osteopathic Clinic, London

Direct Techniques

Direct techniques work to directly increase motion of restricted areas in order to improve movement, reduce pain and increase circulation to aid healing. These techniques range from soft tissue massage and stretching, joint and nerve mobilisations, and joint manipulations which all act to increase range of movement and improve health and healing of restricted areas.

Osteopath Gavin Smith performing osteopathy at Holland Park Osteopathic Clinic, London

Indirect Techniques

Indirect techniques go with your body’s own preferences of motion finding positions of ease and relaxation. They are extremely gentle and relaxing. They act to increase circulation and reduce tension, both in muscles and the central nervous system, to help reduce pain, improve movement and facilitate relaxation to aid your bodies own natural healing.

Conditions Treated

We are able to help with a wide range of symptoms which have their roots in musculoskeletal issues. This includes back pain, neck pain, joint, muscle and nerve pains, and injuries including sports injuries or problems from lifting, driving, housework, etc.

We can also help with many chronic pain conditions such as sciatica, fibromyalgia and arthritis, and with headaches and migraines.

If you’re unsure whether we can help, book a free 15-minute telephone consultation and we’ll be more than happy to advise.

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Back Pain

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Sports Injuries

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Running Injuries

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Sciatica

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Headaches

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Chronic Pain

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Conditions Treated

We are able to help with a wide range of symptoms which have their roots in musculoskeletal issues. This includes back pain, neck pain, joint, muscle and nerve pains, and injuries including sports injuries or problems from lifting, driving, housework, etc.

We can also help with many chronic conditions such as sciatica, fibromyalgia and arthritis, and with headaches and migraines.

If you’re unsure whether we can help, book a free 15-minute telephone consultation and we’ll be more than happy to advise.

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Man at desk with back pain

Back Pain

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Woman with sports injury to neck

Sports Injuries

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Young woman with running injury

Running Injuries

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Man suffering from sciatica

Sciatica

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Young woman with headache

Headaches

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Young woman suffering from chronic pain

Chronic Pain

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A Natural Therapy

Osteopathy is a natural hands on therapy that works to reduce pain, promote health and support your bodies own natural healing process.

Osteopaths take a holistic view looking at the whole body and how muscles, bones, nerves and joints are all working together.

Your osteopath will take a full case history and then perform an in-depth assessment looking at the whole body to find out what’s causing your symptoms and then discuss with you to build a treatment plan to help get you back to full function.

Treatment includes wide range of hands on techniques such as massage, stretching, joint manipulation, and gentle mobilisation of nerves and joints. At Holland Park Osteopaths we take an integrated approach combining western medical acupuncture and exercise therapy.​

Your First Appointment

At your first appointment your osteopath will ask you about your symptoms, when and how you started to feel any pain, and examine any pain areas as well as your general body mechanics and alignment.

Your osteopath will normally be able to give you a diagnosis, explain how many sessions you are likely to need, and proceed to treatment immediately.

Osteopathy is a gentle and non-invasive therapy so you shouldn’t normally feel any pain during treatment. Your osteopath will explain the treatment they are giving you, and you will be able to discuss and ask any questions you have as you go along.

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Booking is quick and simple using the booking system below. For very short notice appointments, you can also try us on 07958070680.

Providing quality osteopathic care to Holland Park, London W11.
Easily accessible from Notting Hill, Shepherd's Bush, Ladbroke Grove and Kensington.

Hillcrest Pharmacy
104-106 Holland Park Avenue
London
W11 4UA

07958 070680

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