Deep Tissue Massage Therapy with Sharon Bassingthwaite

06/08/2025

1. Rest
* Avoid activities that worsen the pain.
* Give your body time to heal. Getting extra sleep and rest can help your body repair itself more quickly.

2. Apply Ice and Heat
* Start with ice. For the first 24-48 hours, applying a cold pack to the affected area can help reduce swelling and inflammation.
* Switch to heat later. Once the initial inflammation has gone down, a heating pad or warm compress can help relax the muscles around the nerve, which may ease the pressure.

3. Adjust Your Posture
* Be mindful of how you sit and stand. Poor posture is a common cause of pinched nerves, especially in the neck and back.
* Use pillows for support. If you have a pinched nerve in your back, try lying on your back with pillows under your knees to take pressure off your spine.

4. Gentle Stretching
* Do not push through the pain. While gentle stretching can help relieve pressure on the nerve, it’s crucial to stop immediately if you feel sharp pain.

5. Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
* Take anti-inflammatory medications. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen can help reduce both pain and inflammation.

6. Consider a Brace or Splint
* Immobilise the area. For pinched nerves in the wrist or hand (like carpal tunnel syndrome), wearing a splint can help keep the area in a neutral position, which prevents further compression of the nerve.

When to Seek Further Help: If your symptoms don’t improve after a few days of self-care, or if the pain is severe, you should see a healthcare professional. An osteopath can provide an accurate diagnosis, provide treatment to help resolve the problem and relieve your pain, and may recommend or directly refer you for additional tests if necessary.

21/04/2024

Here as part of the post-race massage team for the amazing people running the London Marathon for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity 🙌🙌

15/01/2024

Glorious sunset out of the clinic window this afternoon at Chiltern Osteopathic Practice

21/12/2023

I am CNHC registered.

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27/11/2023

New Clinic!! I have moved to not one, but two new clinics!

I am now based at Chiltern Osteopathic Practice in Hyde Heath, and Advantage Physiotherapy in Little Chalfont.

Mondays 9am - 7pm and Wednesdays 9am -1pm at Hyde Heath.
Wednesdays 2pm - 7pm and Fridays 9am - 5pm at Little Chalfont.

Chiltern Osteopathic Practice, Oakway, Keepers Ln, Hyde Heath, Amersham HP6 5RJ

Advantage Physiotherapy, Nightingales Corner, Little Chalfont, Amersham HP7 9PZ

Appointments can be made via email at sharon_bassingthwaite@hotmail.com
or via phone on 07889 607037

18/11/2022

Lovely feedback from a patient today ❤️;

"The service at the clinic is amazing - friendly, helpful and accommodating. Amazing deep tissue massage that sorts all sorts of issues. I am so grateful to Sharon for sorting out months of issues. I look forward to coming back again & again. Thank you.."

19/07/2022

CNHC Registered.

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12/06/2022

Registered with the CNHC - the mark of professional standards.

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24/05/2022

I am registered with the CNHC - the kitemark of professional standards.

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01/03/2022

On 24th February, all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England were removed.

However, the government's advice for close contact services is that clients continue wearing a mask 'where practitioners are conducting treatments which require them to be in close proximity to a person’s face, mouth and nose'.

At Amersham Chiropractic Centre we will continue to strongly encourage our clients to wear a mask and we will be doing the same. We work in a close contact environment, have some vulnerable and high risk clients, and will continue to protect them.

We continue to carry out regular cleaning of the centre and consulting rooms, take regular LFTs and will be isolating from the centre if we are positive.

Please do NOT attend your appointment if you are displaying any Covid-19 symptoms, or if you have tested positive.

Thank you for your understanding and support. Our aim, as always, is to keep you and us as safe as possible.

28/01/2022

As you may be aware, the government's plan B COVID restrictions, introduced to slow the spread of Omicron, have now been lifted.

However, in line with our industry guidelines, and to keep you and us safe, we are asking our patients to continue wearing a mask when they visit the clinic.
We continue to wear masks when we are with patients and continue to regularly lateral flow test.

We will update our policy if there are any further changes.
Thank you for your understanding.