Balanced Osteopathy

14/07/2025

Do I have Runners Knee? Common Symptoms and What to Do About It - New Blog Post up now 🙌

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03/06/2025

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27/05/2025

16/04/2025

TAPER TIPS for London marathon runners!

- Take it easy, the weeks of ramping up miles are done, it’s time to reduce the load now. It feels scary to pull back on the mileage when you need to run marathon distance next weekend, but your body needs it. You’ve done the hard work now, marathon day is your victory lap 🥳
- Nothing new between now and marathon day! Now isn’t the time for experimental yoga sessions, trialling a new energy gel your friend recommends, switching your trainers in a last minute panic or buying any new kit for race day.
- Sports massages / Osteo appointments etc, no later than Wednesday next week. Give your body time between a treatment and race day!!
- Fuel - consider your diet in the build up to the marathon and think through your food and running fuel for race day.
- Relax! Maranoia is a thing. You’ve put so much hard work into training for this moment, it’s natural that you’re afraid of something getting between you and that finish line. You’ve got this far, trust yourself and the process and try to relax.

Any tips for first time marathon runners in their taper? Add them below! 👇👇

05/03/2025

New blog post available on our website now written by - our women’s health specialist osteopath at Balanced Osteopathy

18/02/2025

MARATHON TRAINING?

Delaying seeing someone for a ni**le or injury will mean you’ll be fighting a losing battle as you continue to build volume/ distance. The earlier you address it, the more chance you have of getting to that start (and finish!) line pain free. We’ve got years of experience working with long distance runners and you’ve not got time to mess about with a professional who doesn’t understand running injuries. We’ve got you.

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05/02/2025

Pain at the base of the neck can often radiate into the shoulder, into the midback or even into the arm - sometimes accompanied by pins and needles or numbness. These are all symptoms that an osteopath is trained to assess, diagnose and treat through treatment techniques, exercise rehabilitation, lifestyle and pain advice.

27/01/2025

🚨🚨 New review 🚨🚨 “Felix is just great, he listened to my history and concerns and has consistently made a massive impact to my mobility and pain from day 1. It’s incredible what a difference can be made with a few sessions, I’m now able to move free-er than I have for years. Can’t recommend Felix enough!”

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20/01/2025

Starting to see lots of you coming through the doors working towards some important endurance and strenth goals this year 💪💪

Remember to be consistent and ready with your training (no crazy spikes or changing lots of things at the same time), plan in your recovery and rest like you plan in training sessions and don’t forget to listen to your body!! Feeling tired? Don’t push the training. Feeling sore? Book a massage. Feeling ni**les? Book in with your Osteopath.

Let’s go team 👏👏

09/01/2025

Top tips for looking after your lower back as you are starting the new year with new strength goals, training plans or simply picking up where you left off!

Build up intensity steadily, managing training load appropriately is key

Prioritise hip and mid back mobility to keep the lower back happy, it’s tempting to stretch the lower back if it’s a vulnerable spot for you but truthfully there is more to be gained by keeping these other areas mobile

Watch your technique - if you’re on your own then slowing down an exercise to focus on quality of movement and control can be really helpful, as is videoing or doing exercises in front of the mirror. Personal trainers, in person Pilates and yoga, one to one attention can really help keep you accountable and self aware

Dealing with aches and pains quickly when they do arise - there’s a period of adjustment when you try something new for the body, and some minor aches and pains are to be expected, but more than that, book to see an osteopath so that it’s a minor bump in the road rather than a total obstacle to your goals!

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09/01/2025

Woken up with neck or shoulder pain recently? Perhaps from sleeping on a different pillow over Christmas, travelling on long flights, carrying lots of luggage or from sleepless nights with young children? We’ve had a lot of patients this week coming back from the Christmas break who have been struggling with exactly this - and we know exactly what fixes it 🙋🙋‍♀️

08/01/2025

Knee pain?? Did you know that osteopaths work with knee joint problems all the time? Ligament sprains, meniscal pain, patellofemoral joint pain (runners knee), ITB syndrome, osteoarthritis - diagnosis, targeted treatment and exercise rehab typically resolves most knee pain, especially if you deal with pains earlier rather than later.

Injuries don’t have to stop you from doing what you love or out a pin in any sports goals you have upcoming. Book in with one of the team so we can help 🙋‍♀️🙋