Hugh Mackay Osteopath

Hugh Mackay Osteopath I’m an Osteopath who focuses on lasting change—not just symptom relief
🪡 Acupuncture and dry needling.

My career began as an officer in the Royal Marines and I work in Newton Abbot, near Penn Inn, & Dawlish for ‘Coastal Chiropractic’. Hugh is an ex Officer in the Royal Marines and started working in Health and Fitness after his wife developed gut and autoimmune problems derived from food. He believes in a holistic approach to health that is totally tailored to that individual, their lifestyle and goals. Health takes on many forms but is founded in being able to move well, be appropriately strong and possess good cardiovascular fitness so you can enjoy life to its fullest. His particularly interest is in back pain and helping individuals reverse the stiffness and spinal degeneration that naturally comes with age. This includes athletes and Hugh has taken this approach to help many cyclists, golfers and triathletes improve their spinal mobility for greater performance. Hugh lives in Shaldon, near Teignmouth, and works with clients in the local area whilst he studies for his Masters in Osteopathy.

11/03/2026

Here is an exercise to try each morning to ease lower back stiffness.

Typically, we don t rotate our back enough. We are built to move and people are often very up and down in their movement patterns.

This exercise is move powerful than you think!

06/03/2026

The best bit of being an Osteopath…

04/03/2026

Knots in the neck (traps) are one of the most common conditions that i treat.

This video demonstrates the first part of treatment, improving the function of muscles.

Once we have shifted the knots we then look to improve the function of your joints. Finally, i ask you to do 5 mins a day (normally of strengthening, or maybe proprioception) to stop the problem from coming back.

Fantastic holiday away to the frozen tundra of the artic circle in Norway. Back on Monday and looking forward to seeing ...
28/02/2026

Fantastic holiday away to the frozen tundra of the artic circle in Norway.

Back on Monday and looking forward to seeing everyone then.

Have a great weekend everyone.
13/02/2026

Have a great weekend everyone.

11/02/2026

‘Don’t get old Hugh’ is what my patients constantly say.

I always to them that strength is best way to offset musculoskeletal pain linked to aging.

Stronger muscles mean more resilience, balance and less risk of injury.

Another great week helping people! 👍🏻
06/02/2026

Another great week helping people! 👍🏻

“The rule of the artery is supreme”. Blood 🩸 flow is the answer.
04/02/2026

“The rule of the artery is supreme”.
Blood 🩸 flow is the answer.

04/02/2026

Blood 🩸 flow is the key!

Whenever I treat someone I am thinking ‘how can I improve the flow of blood’?

Answers to a common question from my patients? How many sessions before I am better, and how do i stop the pain returnin...
02/02/2026

Answers to a common question from my patients?

How many sessions before I am better, and how do i stop the pain returning?

Have a read as i discuss these two questions… 👌🏻

Another busy week, here is some examples of conditions that i have seen. Have a great weekend.
30/01/2026

Another busy week, here is some examples of conditions that i have seen.

Have a great weekend.

28/01/2026

Our bodies cannot speak. So they communicate through other channels. Pain is your body trying to communicate with you. Don’t ignore it!

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HiGo Health delivers top level pain removal for backs, hips and shoulders in the South West of England, by creating space and releasing tension in and around the affected joint or vertebrae.

We are here for the misfits, the chronically in pain and those who have tried ‘Everything’ but to no avail. We use an Osteopathic, postural technique called ELDOA which is used all around the world by athletes like Tiger Woods and those in the NBA, and every day individuals like you. We are able to target the EXACT vertebrae that is causing you pain.

We attribute our success to correctly identifying the CAUSE of your pain and focusing our efforts there. 9 times out of 10 your back is NOT the problem it is an old ankle injury, an imbalanced pelvis or numerous other factors that lead to REFERRED pain in your back, neck or hips...

So, all of you who have tried ‘Everything’ but are not yet ready to give up, contact us today for your FREE Consultation.