Bishops Stortford Osteopathy & Physiotherapy is 'home' to Osteopath Vicki Aldridge BSc(Hons) Ost. Med., assisted by Osteopath Andrew McGowan B.Ost., Physiotherapist Ola Oyeleye BSc Physio, MPH, MSc and Level 5 Sports Massage Therapists Emma Hall.
It is our aim to provide the highest quality private physical healthcare, combined with the very best service & practice facilities, at competitive prices, in the Herts/Essex area. Our website will hopefully provide you with all the information you need, however, we prefer the personal approach so if you cannot find the information you require on our website please feel free to give us a call.
We firmly believe that you will not find the same quality of service and the facilities that we can provide, at any other local clinic!
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Graduating from the British College of Naturopathy & Osteopathy (now the British College of Osteopathic Medicine) in 1998, Vicki has practiced osteopathy in a variety of places, including the Osteopathic Childrens Centre(OCC) in London, Cambridge, Brentwood, Chelmsford and Wellington N.Z. She joined David Lindy in Church Street, Bishop's Stortford in 1998 and went on to establish the Bishops Park Osteopathic Clinic with David Lindy & Amy Lovell in 2000. In 2006 she moved the practice to Dunmow Road where it became the Bishops Stortford Osteopathic Clinic.
Vicki is an osteopath that likes to be able to treat the whole family. She enjoys treating patients of all ages and physical abilities from a week old babies to those in their 90’s. Her original training was in structural osteopathy which was closely followed by an interest in the cranial osteopathic approach. She has combined these over the years to develop a balance range of physical techniques. She believes strongly that the body is a wonderful self healing mechanism and you only need to do as much as is necessary to make a significant change. She also uses ultrasound therapy, dry needling trigger point therapy and ‘kinesio taping’ techniques when appropriate. Vicki also has an Honours Degree in Mathematical Studies.
Vicki says... “I enjoy helping people to work out why their body have become painful. This understanding lends itself to helping them ease their symptoms and also preventing them returning whenever possible. Teamwork between patient and practitioner is the key! I am lucky to have a job that is continually challenging what I know and stretching me to look for individual solutions. In general I have found that the natural and simple solutions are usually the best”.
Clinic days are:
Monday 9:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday 1:45pm - 7:30pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 2:00pm
Thursday 12.15pm - 6pm
Friday 9:15am - 1:00pm.
Andy graduated from London’s British School of Osteopathy in 2007. He has a special interest in sports injuries, in fact it was his interest in outdoor and mountain sports (distance running, snowboarding and hill walking) that led him to leave his career in IT and retrain in osteopathy. As well as treating acute and chronic injury, he is experienced in the treatment of acute sports injuries such as strained muscles, sprained ligaments and can provide a programme of rehabilitation exercises for you to manage your injury at home between treatments to speed healing and aid recovery. Andy uses the key osteopathic techniques of massage, mobilisation and manipulation for the back, neck and other areas of the body, but also has additional training both in Medical Acupuncture for pain relief, muscle relaxation and the optimisation of functional movement. .
Clinic days are:
Monday 2:30pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday 11.15am - 7:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 2:00pm
Friday 9:30am - 7:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm.
Emma has a BTEC level 5 Diploma in Sports Massage and Remedial Soft Tissue Therapy from the North London School of Sports Massage and is a member of the SMA (the association for soft tissue therapists).
By using massage and other advanced soft tissue techniques Emma helps to release tension and restrictions in fascia, muscles and connective tissues to improve quality of movement, aid injury prevention and contribute to an overall feeling of well-being.
Enthusiastic about exercise and well-being Emma is a regular runner and cyclist who has completed a range of triathlon’s, including two at Ironman distance and values the benefits of regular massage to achieve peak performance and remain injury free. However, Emma believes sports massage is not just for athletes but is beneficial for anyone who is in need of soft tissue work to help them with their everyday activities. She is also able to offer myofascial cupping - a technique using a plastic cup and a small suction gun to create a gentle vacuum inside the cup which is left in one position “static” or moved slowly and consistently up, down and across the area “sliding” or “flashing”.
Clinic days are:
Wednesday 2:30pm - 7:30pm
Friday 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Alternate Saturdays 9:00 - 1:00pm.
Ola Oyeleye qualified with a Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy over two decades. Since qualification, he has practised within the public and private settings in Ireland and the UK. He has used the experience gathered in both sectors to improve patients' quality of life and outcome.
Over the years, he obtained postgraduate qualifications- Masters' Degrees in Public Health (MPH) and Development Studies (M.Sc) both from the University College Dublin (UCD).
His areas of interest are in the treatment of:
He is a state registered physiotherapist in the UK and Ireland. He is also a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
He is vetted with his DBS (formerly CRB) on the update service
He likes to run and is actively involved with local Charity.
Clinic days are:
Monday 4.20 am- 7.30 pm
Thursday 4.20pm - 7:30pm
Alternate Saturdays 9:00am - 1:00pm.
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