The Odiham Clinic

15/03/2026

Thinking of you all today—those celebrating, those missing their mother, and those missing their children. Sending love and strength to all.

15/03/2026

A question we are often asked!

02/03/2026

And what a lovely Spring day it is 🙂

17/02/2026

Food for thought! Which one are you?

11/02/2026

So if you're feeling stressed, what can you do to help yourself?
There are plenty of self-help options available but it’s all about finding what works for you.
Stress is a common problem which most of us experience at some point in our lives. However, if it is getting too much for you, please seek help early, before it becomes debilitating. Our team of therapists are always happy to offer help and guidance. 🙂

05/02/2026

Today is ‘Time to Talk Day’. The purpose of this national day is to encourage people to talk about their mental health and how they feel.

Talking about our feelings isn’t always easy, plus there used to be quite a bit of taboo around mental health and associated conditions such as depression and anxiety, which still hangs over some people. Thankfully times have changed and moved on, and on the whole, people are much more open to talk about their thoughts and feelings and take steps to look after their mental health and wellbeing.

If you are thinking about having some counselling, but not sure how it works and if it could help you, Katie Creagh-Barry offers a free 15-minute call over the phone, so you can find out more about counselling and decide if it’s the right step for you.

Call the Clinic on 01256 702140.

03/02/2026

Suffering ongoing stress and in a state of 'high alert'?

So how does that feel?

The most common symptoms are muscle and joint pains, headaches, chest pain, heart palpitations, tiredness and feeling faint. Some rarer symptoms are breathlessness and tingling/numbness.

If you are feeling any of these symptoms, it is always best to rule out any underlying causes by seeking the advice of your GP and undergoing blood tests. However, often these symptoms are unexplained and is the common patient our osteopaths see in our Clinic – patients with what we call psychosomatic pain (psychological stress causing physical symptoms). I must stress that this pain is real!

Call us on 01256 702140 to find out how we can help you.

21/01/2026

Suffering stress/trauma can be caused by many situations, ranging from major life changes (bereavement, divorce, job loss) to work pressures (including bullying), financial worries and internal factors (perfectionism, negative thinking and past trauma).

Whatever the stress, the physical and mental results can be the same. The body automatically goes into survival mode, the ‘fight-or-flight’ response when it perceives a threat, resulting in an increased heart rate, tense muscles and intensified senses. If a stress is ongoing, the sympathetic nervous system will continue to be triggered and leave one in a state of ‘high alert’. Of course, if you know the trigger to your stress, you can try to avoid it but often it’s not that simple. The only other way to resolve this is to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, the ‘rest and digest’, to restore calm to the body.

More posts to follow on how to deal with stress.

19/12/2025

04/12/2025

We have officially won first prize for the best Christmas window 2025 in Odiham.🙂
Well done Sarah Jane for your creativity, imagination and hard work. Thank you🙏

02/12/2025

Bored of the contents of Christmas Crackers - we have fun filled sock crackers for sale. For the Christmas tree there are sock filled baubles.
Why not try something different this year.

01/12/2025

A Monday quote of the week.