Struggling with persistent back pain, sciatica, or a sports injury? Osteopathy is a gentle, hands-on therapy that treats your body as a functional whole to find and address the root cause of your discomfort. At Osteopathy London, our experienced osteopaths for Central & East London are dedicated to providing tailored care, helping patients find lasting relief and improved well-being. This patient-centered approach has been a cornerstone of our practice since 2001.

• Long-Standing Expertise: Our experienced London osteopaths have been providing holistic, patient-centered care since 2001, making us a trusted choice for the community.
• Holistic Approach: We believe in treating the body as a functional whole. We don't just focus on your symptoms; we work to identify and treat the underlying cause of your pain.
• Tailored Care: We adapt our hands-on techniques to your specific needs, health, and comfort levels. Your well-being is always our top priority, and we maintain an ongoing dialogue throughout your treatment.

Osteopathy is an established system of diagnosis and treatment that focuses on the body's structural integrity. It's unique in recognising that much of our pain and disability stems from abnormalities in the body's function as well as damage caused by disease.

Osteopaths assess patients from a mechanical, functional, and postural standpoint, and use manual treatment methods tailored to each individual's needs.

They use their hands to investigate the underlying causes of pain and to carry out treatment using various manipulative techniques, such as muscle and connective tissue stretching, massage, rhythmic joint movements, or high-velocity thrust techniques to improve joint mobility.

Our approach to patient care allows us to be effective across a wide range of conditions. We consider each patient's diagnosis, general health, age, fitness levels, and other factors to provide a tailored approach

This makes osteopathy effective for a number of conditions including:

Osteopathy treatment is generally not painful, though it's not uncommon to feel some sensations during or immediately after treatment, similar to post-exercise soreness.

Our osteopaths use a variety of gentle manual techniques, including massage, stretching, and rhythmic joint movements, which are carefully adapted to your individual needs and comfort levels.

We maintain an ongoing dialogue throughout your osteopathic therapy, ensuring you feel relaxed and informed.

If an area is particularly inflamed, you might experience temporary tenderness, but our primary goal is to provide comfortable treatment and promote effective pain reduction without causing undue discomfort. Your well-being and comfort are always our priority.

Yes, osteopathy is remarkably safe both during pregnancy, and in the treatment of infants.

Our osteopaths are extensively trained to adapt their techniques to the unique physiological changes during pregnancy, providing gentle support for common complaints like pelvic girdle pain or back pain during pregnancy.

For newborns and very young children, John Mallinder utilises subtle and gentle contact, making it a perfectly safe baby treatment.

Our priority is always the utmost safety and comfort for both expectant mothers and their little ones.

The number of osteopathy sessions required for relief, is highly individual. While some patients experience significant improvement within a few appointments, more long-standing or complex issues might require a longer treatment duration.

Factors such as the severity of your condition, your age, overall health, and how long you've had the problem all influence your recovery time.

During your initial consultation at our London clinic, we'll conduct a thorough assessment and discuss a personalised treatment plan, providing you with an estimated number of sessions to achieve lasting pain relief and address the root cause of your discomfort.

While all three professions aim to improve musculoskeletal health, there are philosophical and methodological distinctions between osteopathy & chiropractic and osteopathy & physiotherapy.

Osteopathy emphasizes a holistic view, treating the body as a functional unit and seek to restore its inherent ability to heal. We use a wide range of hands-on techniques, often focusing on the interconnectedness of different body parts. Increasingly so we provide patients with tailored exercises and other advice.

Chiropractors traditionally focus more on spinal adjustments and their impact on the nervous system.

Physiotherapists often concentrate on rehabilitation through prescribed exercises and movement, though they may also use manual techniques.

At our clinic, our osteopathic philosophy means we identify and treat the root cause of dysfunction, not just symptoms, providing comprehensive manual therapy expertise.

Osteopaths are trained to adapt their approach to every patients' individual condition and circumstances, which is why it is an approach suitable for most patients.

If a patient has a serious underlying heath issue then this would be a good reason to talk to an osteopath in advance of making an appointment.

If you are uncertain if osteopathy is right for you then you may want to take advantage of a free 15 minute telephone consultation with John, in which he can enquire about your condition and your medical history. Click the Book Online button below to arrange this with him.

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