Treatment
Kintsugi, Kensal Rise:
- New patients: £70
- Return patients: £65
- Children (under 12), new
patients and return: £60
All treatments last 45 minutes.
Same-day cancellations may incur a £25 charge
What to Expect at Your First Appointment
When visiting for the first time, it is natural to feel unsure of what to expect. If you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me, before attending your appointment.
Your Consultation
Osteopaths are healthcare professionals who are specifically trained in diagnosing health issues. At the start of your first appointment, I will ask you questions about your medical history and lifestyle, as well as any symptoms you may be experiencing. This is very important as it will help me to make an accurate diagnosis and suggest appropriate treatment.
I will write down what you tell me in your records. These will be treated as confidential in accordance with standards of practice set out by the General Osteopathic Council and the Data Protection Act 1998. If you wish, you may request a copy of your notes, but you may be charged an administration fee for this.
I will need to examine the area(s) of your body causing discomfort. Sometimes the cause of the problem may be in a different area to the pain, (For example, pain in your lower arm may be linked to the nerves in your neck) so I may need to examine your whole body. I will need to feel for any tightness in the muscles and stiffness in the joints and may need to touch these areas to identify problems. I will explain what I am doing as I go along.
"I've long had lower back problems due to bad posture and the nature of my work. Seeing Ann-Christin has really helped to address these issues and prevent them from happening so frequently in the future. Her knowledge and expertise really showed through in the care she took to understand my symptoms and treatment she provided me. I can't recommend her highly enough."
Ross P.
Your Treatment
I will make a diagnosis and discuss a course of treatment with you. This may involve further visits for manual therapy – a range of gentle hands on techniques that focus on releasing tension, stretching muscles and mobilising joints. Together with exercises that you can do at home and helpful advice designed to help you relieve or manage your pain, keep active and maintain the best of health.
I will need to examine the area(s) of your body causing discomfort. Sometimes the cause of the problem may be in a different area to the pain, (for example, a difference in leg length may result in compensations in the upper back which might result in neck pain) so I may need to examine your whole body.
I will need to feel for tightness in the muscles and stiffness in the joints and may need to touch these areas to identify problems. I will explain this as we go along, but if you are uncomfortable with any part of this then let me know, we can discuss this or stop if you prefer.
