Tamar Valley Osteopathy

24/12/2025

Our Cornish Christmas Eve tradition - a beach trip ⛱️ 🎄

Merry Christmas from my family to yours 💜

To all my clients: Thank you for a wonderful year. It's been my privilege to treat & support you this year. Whether that's been out of acute pain, with ongoing chronic pain symptoms, in your postpartum recovery, or during your pregnancy & birth preparation.

I truly adore my job. And all of you make it so special to do.

Here's to 2026 🥂 It's going to be an incredible year!

25/11/2025

Give the gift of feeling better this Christmas 🎁✨

At Tamar Valley Osteopathy, we use a whole-person, evidence-informed approach to help ease pain, restore movement, and support long-term wellbeing.
It’s more than hands-on treatment; it’s about understanding why symptoms are happening and helping people move through life with confidence and ease.

Our gift vouchers are perfect for:
✔ Back, neck & shoulder pain
✔ Joint stiffness or arthritic discomfort
✔ Sciatica & nerve irritation
✔ Muscular Tension from stress or busy lifestyles
✔ Pregnancy-related aches & pains
✔ Postpartum recovery support
✔️ Womens health services

Choose any amount or a specific treatment session.

Available to collect at the clinic 🙌🏼

A thoughtful, meaningful gift for someone who deserves to feel their best this winter.

📍 Tamar Valley Osteopathy | Harrowbarrow

21/11/2025

Hi, I’m Antonia — your local Osteopath & Mummy MOT practitioner, supporting patients across the Tamar Valley from my clinic in Harrowbarrow (PL17).

I take a whole-person approach to osteopathy — combining hands-on treatment, functional movement rehab, and clear, evidence-informed education to help you ease pain, restore balance, and feel confident in your body again.

General Osteopathy for Pain & Mobility: If you’re dealing with everyday aches, flare-ups or movement limitations, I’m here to help.

Common concerns I support include:
✔️ Back, neck & shoulder pain
✔️ Sciatica & nerve irritation
✔️ Hip, knee or rib pain
✔️ TMJ tension & headaches
✔️ Arthritic pain & stiffness
✔️ Postural or work-related discomfort
My aim is always to help you understand what’s driving your symptoms and guide your body back toward natural, efficient movement.

Specialist Women’s Health, Pregnancy & Postnatal Osteopathy
Alongside general MSK care, I offer tailored support for women navigating pregnancy, birth preparation and postpartum recovery — honouring the physical, emotional and hormonal changes that come with this stage of life.

✨ Pregnancy Osteopathy
For pelvic girdle pain (PGP/SPD), sciatica, rib discomfort and general pregnancy-related tension.

✨ The Empowered Mama’s Experience
A 90-minute session blending birth education, functional movement, restorative pregnancy massage and nervous system support (available in-clinic or online).

✨ The Mummy MOT®
A comprehensive postnatal check of your core, pelvic floor, posture and recovery — with personalised rehab to help you rebuild strength safely and confidently.

📍 Tamar Valley Osteopathy @ My Sleepy Hollow
✔ Free parking
✔ Easy access from Callington, Tavistock & surrounding areas

Message me to book, or visit:
https://www.tamarvalleyosteopathy.com/

21/11/2025

Knee pain is rarely just a “knee problem.”
Most of the time, it’s a sign that the hip, knee and ankle aren’t sharing the load evenly — so the knee ends up doing more work than it should.

Common contributors include:
• Hip weakness or tightness
• Foot or ankle stiffness
• Increased walking or activity
• Postpartum deconditioning
• Old injuries affecting how you move
• Flat feet or changes in how you load the leg

Osteopathy can help by improving movement through the whole leg, reducing irritation around the knee, and giving you simple strengthening strategies that make daily tasks feel easier again.

If your knee feels achy on stairs, sore after walking, or uncomfortable during everyday movement — you don’t have to put up with it.

📍 Near Callington (serving the Tamar Valley, Tavistock & Plymouth)
🗓 Book online via the link in bio

20/11/2025

Back pain is one of the most common things I see in clinic — and for most people, the cause isn’t just one thing. It’s usually a mix of posture, stress, muscle imbalance and everyday habits that create a cycle of tension and sensitivity.

Here are a few reasons back pain often keeps returning:

✨ You’re sitting more than you think — long periods in one position can make the back feel stiff or “locked up”.
✨ Your back is overworking when the hips, glutes or core aren’t supporting you.
✨ Stress, poor sleep or rushing can increase pain sensitivity through the nervous system.
✨ You stretch without strengthening — mobility is great, but without stability, the relief doesn’t last.
✨ You wait until it’s really bad before seeking support.

Osteopathy can help you break the cycle, ease pain, improve mobility and build long-term resilience. Each session includes hands-on treatment, movement guidance and simple strategies you can use at home.
If your back has been niggling, stiff, tight or painful — you don’t have to put up with it.

📍 Based near Callington
Serving the Tamar Valley, Tavistock, East Cornwall & Plymouth

🗓 Book online via the link in bio

13/11/2025

Pain in pregnancy is incredibly common — but that doesn’t mean it’s “just part of it.”

It’s not caused by relaxin or “instability.”

It’s about how your body adapts to new loads, postures, and emotional demands.

In clinic, I combine gentle manual therapy, functional movement, and education grounded in pain science and women’s health research.

The goal? To help you understand what’s happening, feel safer in movement, and restore confidence in your body.

Pregnancy is a time of incredible change — and your comfort matters too. 💜

Follow the link 🖇️ in the bio to book in your pregnancy Osteopathy session today.

08/11/2025

I absolutely recommend this session whether you are expecting or newly postpartum. It's such a brilliant way to meet other mums in a relaxed informal setting 💜

Our next New Mums Club is Monday 17th November, 10-11.30am 🥰

This is a very informal meet up where you have the opportunity to connect & chat with other mums at a similar stage to you - plus you get a hot drink & a snack included with your ticket price 🎉

This month our expert speaker is... Me! I will be talking about Tummy Time and Baby Massage and answering any questions you may have about these activities as well as general baby development.

Open to anyone who is pregnant or has a baby under 6mths. Booking essential: www.bookwhen.com/littlegoose

30/10/2025

Pain in labour isn’t just physical — it’s a conversation between your body, your brain, and your environment.
When you understand that, everything changes.

This is just some of the incredible knowledge you will get with The Empowered Mama’s Experience — my signature 90-minute birth preparation session combining education, movement, and deep relaxation.
You’ll learn how your body and nervous system work together during labour, how to support that process through breath, movement, and mindset — and leave feeling calm, capable, and confident.

And if you’re craving ongoing support, connection, and evidence-informed guidance through every stage of motherhood, you’ll love The Empowered Mama’s Community 💜
It’s a free WhatsApp space where we blend education, mindset, and real conversations — helping you build whole-person foundations for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.

Because when you understand your body, you trust it.
And when you trust it, you’re empowered — no matter what your birth or motherhood journey looks like.

✨ Learn more or book your Empowered Mama’s Experience via the website

Or join the Empowered Mama’s Community for free — link in bio.

27/10/2025

Hi, I’m Antonia — your local Osteopath & Mummy MOT® Practitioner, based in Harrowbarrow (PL17).

I take a whole-person approach — combining hands-on osteopathic treatment, functional movement rehab, and education — to help you ease pain, restore balance, and feel confident in your body again.

Whether you’re experiencing back, neck, or pelvic pain, recovering from injury, or navigating the incredible changes of pregnancy and postpartum — my goal is to help you understand what’s happening in your body and support it to heal naturally.

Gentle, effective care for:
✔️ Back, neck & shoulder pain
✔️ Sciatica & nerve irritation
✔️ Hip, pelvic or rib pain
✔️ TMJ, jaw tension & headaches
✔️ Arthritic pain & stiffness

Specialist Pregnancy & Postpartum Support
Pregnancy and early motherhood bring so many changes — physically and emotionally — and every body deserves support that adapts with you.

✨ Pregnancy Osteopathy for pelvic girdle pain, sciatica, or general tension.
✨ The Empowered Mama’s Experience – a 90-minute session combining birth education, functional movement, restorative massage & nervous system support (in clinic or online).
✨ Mummy MOT® – the postpartum check you deserve, assessing core, pelvic floor & posture, with tailored rehab to rebuild strength from within.

📍 Tamar Valley Osteopathy @ My Sleept Hollow | Free Parking
💛 Message me to book or visit
https://www.tamarvalleyosteopathy.com/

23/10/2025

Healing doesn’t start in your muscles — it starts in your mind and nervous system.

When we live under pressure to “bounce back,” the body stays stuck in survival mode.

But when we prioritise safety, education, and nervous-system regulation, strength builds naturally.

This isn’t just mindset — it’s biology.

Safety is strength. Awareness is empowerment.

That’s the foundation of The Empowered Mama’s Method.

🧾 Save this if you need the reminder: healing starts where safety lives.

14/10/2025

When I was pregnant with my second daughter, I remember feeling constantly on edge — worried about money, time off work, and how life was about to change all over again.

But underneath it all, what I really felt was alone.
Because even though I had love and people who cared, I didn’t have other mums who truly got it.

The sleepless nights, the constant mental load, the identity shift — it can feel so isolating when you don’t have a community who understands those layers.

During those early postpartum months, I longed for honest conversations, practical guidance, and tools to help calm my anxious, overwhelmed nervous system.

That lack of emotional connection and education — not just about recovery, but about the whole person — played a big part in my postpartum anxiety and depression.

Looking back, it wasn’t a lack of love or effort — it was a lack of understanding, education, and embodied support.

And that’s exactly why I created The Empowered Mama’s Community

A free space for pregnant and postpartum women to find what I wish I’d had — real connection, trustworthy information, and a reminder that you were never meant to do this alone.

Inside you’ll find:
✨ Evidence-based education on pregnancy, birth & recovery
✨ Real, judgement-free conversations
✨ Tools to support your body and mind
If you’re feeling alone, overwhelmed, or unsure — this is your village.

💜 Join via the link in bio or DM “EMPOWERED” to be part of it.
👇🏼 Save this post — for the days you need to remember, you were never meant to do this alone.

06/10/2025

Ever wondered why some habits stick — and others don’t?
It’s not about motivation.

It’s about how your brain is wired.
Your brain loves patterns.

Repeat a behaviour often enough and it shifts from conscious effort to automatic routine — that’s neuroplasticity in action.

Each habit follows the same loop:
Cue → Craving → Response → Reward.
Every time you repeat it and feel good, dopamine fires and strengthens the pathway.

To make habits stick
✅ Make it obvious
✅Make it attractive
✅Make it easy
✅ Make it satisfying

This month on my stories, we’re doing a 30-Day Kickstart Habit Challenge — small, daily actions that rewire your brain and build lasting change 💜