Conditions we can help with
Our experienced team of practitioners who cover a range of skills etc
Conditions and the therapies that may help
Anxiety, state or Hyper-arousal
Anxiety commonly presents with physical signs such as muscle tension, shallow breathing, restlessness, poor sleep, headaches, digestive upset, and heightened sensitivity to stress. The nervous system often remains in a state of sympathetic over-arousal. Manual therapy often helps by, promoting relaxation, improving breathing and circulation, and encouraging parasympathetic nervous system activity.
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Hector Wells
Morna Sung
Emily Ashburton-Dunning
Emma West
Karen KJ-Way
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), also called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), is a complex condition causing persistent exhaustion that does not improve with rest. Causes are not fully understood but may involve viral infections, immune dysfunction, autonomic nervous system imbalance, stress, or physical trauma. Symptoms include profound fatigue, poor sleep, and cognitive difficulties.
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Hector Wells
Morna Sung
Emily Ashburton-Dunning
Chronic Headaches
Chronic headaches are persistent or recurrent head pain lasting months or years. Common forms include tension-type headaches, migraines, and cervicogenic headaches arising from neck dysfunction. Patients may report dull pressure, throbbing pain, unilateral or bilateral symptoms, and associated neck stiffness, sensitivity to light, nausea, or fatigue, often influenced by stress, posture, or musculoskeletal strain.
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Hector Wells
Emily Ashburton-Dunning
Morna Sung
Chronic knee pain, hips pain and shin splits
Chronic knee pain, hip pain, and shin splints are frequently dismissed as mechanical wear or overuse injuries requiring rest alone. In our experience, persistent symptoms in these areas are often driven by underlying autonomic tension patterns affecting the surrounding soft tissue, fascia, and periosteal attachments — not structural damage alone.
Our clinic has consistent success treating these conditions using gentle osteopathic techniques that address the autonomic component conventional treatment misses. Most patients notice meaningful improvement within two to three sessions.
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Chronic Low back pain
These conditions most often have a ’emotional or stress’ loading before the onset of the problem. The more unresolved the pain the most of ten it is beneficial to explore the level of stress prior to the onset of the episode.
See the text below for fuller explanation.
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Complicated Grief
This is a very difficult state to live with. As the person references very day with the loss of the person they loved. The ‘Emotional Release Technique” can reduce the emotional state very rapidly exploiting the ‘Dive Reflex’. It is actually best to have a conversation regarding the “Grief” you would like to loose. as this is a very personal release needing some very clear focus and decisions by the subject, once the ‘grief is gone’ it is gone, it can’t be put back.The subject must want to be free of the control the loss has over them.
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Disc Injuries
A disc prolapse occurs when the soft centre of an intervertebral disc bulges or herniates, irritating nearby nerves and causing back pain, leg pain, numbness, or weakness. Careful assessment includes screening for cauda equina syndrome, a rare but serious condition requiring urgent referral. Symptoms sometimes follow physical strain and may also coincide with periods of significant emotional stress.
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Hector Wells
Emotional Overwhelm
In this condition, the person is not simply remembering the original event; rather, current perception becomes organised through continual reference to it. Subsequent experiences are filtered through the unresolved traumatic template, so that neutral or mildly stressful situations are interpreted as if they carry the same level of danger as the initial overwhelm.
Clinically, this may appear as an inability to “move on,” because the person remains locked in a constant anticipatory state, with behaviour, affect, and interpretation repeatedly orientated around the original threat. Discuss your situation with the relevant member of the clinic, to get the best outcome you would like.
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Hector Wells
Laura Humphries
Carol Maria
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a neurological condition in which a person experiences repeated seizures caused by sudden bursts of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can vary widely, from brief lapses in awareness or unusual sensations to shaking or loss of consciousness. The condition may begin in childhood or adulthood.
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition involving widespread pain, fatigue, and sensitivity to touch. The exact cause is unclear, but research suggests altered pain processing in the nervous system, often linked to stress, poor sleep, physical trauma, or illness. Genetic and environmental factors may also contribute to increased sensitivity of the body’s pain signals.
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Hector Wells
Morna Sung
Emily Ashburton-Dunning
Loss or Bereavement
This a very simple condition to manage. If the client has decided they have enough ‘bereavement” from the loss, then by focusing on the loss. the sympathetic muscle tension evoked can be made to collapse using the “Dive Reflex” principle. Discuss you need with the relevant clinic practitioner.
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Pelvic Pain, PGP, SPD
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) and Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) are common pregnancy-related conditions causing pain at the front, back, or sides of the pelvis. Hormonal changes loosen pelvic ligaments, reducing joint stability and creating inflammation and discomfort. Symptoms range from mild aching to severe pain affecting walking, standing, and daily activities.
Over 30 years treating these conditions, I have learnt one thing, the greater the tension of the mother the more you can release the symptoms of the condition.
History of low back pain complicates the very swift release from these symptoms.
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Postnatal and Antenatal Depression
Postnatal depression is a mood disorder affecting some mothers after childbirth, causing persistent sadness, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and difficulty bonding with the baby. Symptoms may last months if untreated. Postnatal psychosis is rarer and more severe, involving confusion, hallucinations, or delusions, usually beginning within weeks of birth and requiring urgent medical care.
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs after experiencing or witnessing severe trauma. Symptoms include intrusive memories or flashbacks, heightened anxiety, poor sleep, irritability, and strong startle responses. People may feel constantly on alert or emotionally numb. The nervous system often remains locked in a prolonged stress response affecting mood, concentration, and physical wellbeing.
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Shock
Shock can be understood as a neurophysiological state in which an overwhelming stimulus exceeds the organism’s capacity for adaptive response, resulting in a rapid shift into immobility or “freeze.” This is mediated through defensive autonomic pathways, where motor output is inhibited and the system enters a state of reduced movement, often described subjectively as “no movement” in the body. When this response is not resolved at the time of the original event, it may become encoded as a persistent pattern within the nervous system.
This responds well to “The Emotional Release Technique”. only if the person want to release themselves from the event. Talk to a clinic Staff member who understand the process.
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Shoulder Pain, Frozen/Stiff Shoulder
Frozen shoulder and chronic shoulder pain are among the most stubborn conditions in musculoskeletal practice. Conventional treatment targets the joint — but the real restriction lies in the periosteum, the sympathetically innervated membrane enveloping the bones of the shoulder complex. As periosteal tension releases, the surrounding muscles and capsule follow.
Our approach exploits the body’s most primitive relationship with relaxation — the dive reflex, hardwired from nine months in the uterus — using diamagnetic materials to unload sympathetic tension directly from bone outward. The shoulder releases in a way mechanical stretching alone cannot achieve.
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Single-event Trauma
Single-event trauma refers to a discrete, identifiable incident that overwhelms an individual’s capacity to process and integrate the experience at the time it occurs.
The younger the memory the more powerful the effect on the ‘background’ tension of the person.
The simplest of events like “Loosing my Teddy” on holiday can evoke very powerful physical responses and a significant release. The mistake people make is “I happened so long ago” the event can have no control over the person… Wrong. The person “today” dis not exist, so they cannot speak for the child who had the upset, only their body will speak and that will be with ’emotional; muscle tension’. Do not preempt your upset as a child address them and then feel the release. Talk to the clinic staff who work in this area.
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Hector Wells
Skin disorders
Some skin conditions may be linked with stress, circulation, or immune responses. Problems such as eczema, psoriasis, or chronic itching can sometimes improve when the body relaxes and blood flow improves. Manual therapy may help by reducing stress, improving circulation, and supporting the body’s natural healing processes and overall skin health.
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Tourettes presentation
Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological condition where a person has repeated, involuntary movements or sounds called tics. These may include blinking, facial movements, throat clearing, or sudden words or noises. Tics often begin in childhood, can vary in severity over time, and are not something the person can easily control. Talk to a staff member who has experience in this area.
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Hector Wells
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Water’s Window
The trigeminal nerve — the largest cranial nerve, and the primary mediator of the dive reflex — is chronically dysregulated in trigeminal neuralgia, with elevated sympathetic tone and raised cortisol confirmed in sufferers.²³ Water contact directly engages trigeminal receptors, suppressing that sympathetic overload through the same pathway the body has used since before birth.
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The work with the water pads are the best
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Hector Wells
