Don’t let your headaches get you down! Come and learn more at our free presentation this Tuesday 14 th May and start unravelling your tension.

Topics to be discussed

Different types of headaches – where does yours fit in?

Red flags to look out for.

Latest theories on migraines

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We are pleased to welcome Marianne Carpenter to The Monkton Farleigh Osteopathic Practice, who will be replacing Lucy Jones whilst she is on maternity leave. We wish Lucy all the very best with the birth of her first child – so exciting!

Marianne graduated from The European School of Osteopathy in 2015 with a first […]

For all of you who are going through the turmoil of the Menopause or indeed the Perimenopause this may be a good lecture for you. Run by a specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Emma Smith, and aimed at you, my patients.

This is a very confusing time, unfortunately often quite a long time, where it is […]

We have had the good fortune to have Lucy Jones join us at the Monkton Farleigh Osteopathic Practice. Lucy qualified from the British School of Osteopathy in 2012. She has gained valuable experience over the last three years in London developing her structural approach to Osteopathy. Of note is Lucy’s expertise in […]

Here at the Monkton Farleigh Osteopathic Practice Ellena West offers modern/medical acupuncture as an adjunct to her Osteopathic treatment. She considers it another tool in her tool box to help repair the musculoskeletal system and resume full function and health. There is some confusion amongst patients as to what acupuncture is and how modern/medical acupuncture […]

Reported in the latest edition of ‘The Week’ is the first robust physical evidence that ME is a biological illness and not a psychological disorder or ‘yuppie flu’! A team at Columbia University looked at the immune systems of 298 sufferers and noted distinct patterns in their immune biomarkers. In particular they had raised concentrations […]

Modern day sedentary lifestyles include lots of sitting at computer screens which can bring about poor head and neck posture. This can result in muscular fatigue and neck and shoulder pain.

Try this exercise to learn to lengthen the back of the neck:

Lie on your back with the hips and knees bent. You […]

The muscles around the shoulder blades connect the arm to the body. A good shoulder blade position is important for the muscles of the arms and neck to work properly and in balance. We often see patients at the Monkton Farleigh Osteopathic Practice that overuse […]

In an ideal posture the ribcage should be positioned over the pelvis. People are prone to flaring the ribcage forwards which can tighten the muscles at the back leading to stiffness or discomfort.

Try the following exercise to become aware of the position of your ribcage:

Lie on your back with the hips and knees […]