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I am a Registered Osteopath helping people in Ringwood and surrounding areas to reduce pain, move better, feel stronger and get back to the daily activities they enjoy.

07/09/2026

🎒 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. ⚽

September often means a big jump back into activity for children and young athletes 👇

⚽ Football
🏃 Running
🏫 PE lessons
🏋️ Training sessions
📈 More activity each week

For growing bodies, that can sometimes bring aches and niggles back to the surface.

Parents might notice things like:

🦵 Knee pain
🦶 Heel or ankle discomfort
🏃 Pain during or after running
💥 Repeated muscle tightness
😣 Aches that keep coming back after sport
📉 Symptoms starting to affect confidence or training

💡 Not every ache means something is serious or wrong.

But if pain is:

⚠️ Persistent
⚠️ Repeatedly coming back
⚠️ Getting worse with activity
⚠️ Starting to limit sport or normal movement

…it may be worth getting it assessed.

🎯 The aim is to understand what may be contributing, how well the body is tolerating the current load, and what can help keep young athletes active safely.

📍 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 — 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱

⚽ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

👉 Book online or get in touch if you’d like to discuss whether an assessment may be appropriate.

03/09/2026

🍂 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲… 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳?

After the summer holidays, September often feels like a bit of a reset.

Back to work 💻
Back to the gym 🏋️
Back to running 🏃
Back to golf ⛳️
Back to normal routines 📅

…and sometimes that means noticing the ache or niggle that still hasn’t gone away.

⚠️ Maybe it’s:

😣 A lower back that keeps stiffening up
💪 A shoulder that doesn’t quite move properly
🦵 A knee that complains after activity
🏃 A running niggle that keeps returning
⛳️ Pain or restriction affecting your golf

💡 If something has been hanging around for a few weeks, repeatedly coming back, or starting to affect the things you enjoy doing, it may be worth getting it properly assessed.

🎯 The aim is to understand:

✅ What’s irritated
✅ What may be contributing
✅ What you can keep doing safely
✅ What needs to change to get you moving normally again

📍 New Forest Osteopathy — Ringwood

📅 Appointments available
👉 Book online

26/08/2026

🏃 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁… 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸?

It’s a really common pattern 👇

🛑 You stop running
😌 The pain settles
🏃 You start again
⚠️ The same problem returns

Sometimes the issue isn’t simply that you need more rest.

It may be that the area still isn’t tolerating the load, pace or mileage you’re asking it to handle.

Things worth looking at can include:

📈 How quickly training volume has increased
💪 Strength and tissue capacity
🔄 Mobility where it matters
🏃 Running load and recovery
🦵 How the whole lower limb is functioning

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆.

Often it’s about understanding what is being overloaded, adjusting training appropriately, and rebuilding capacity.

📍 New Forest Osteopathy — Ringwood

🏃 If a running problem keeps returning every time you increase your training, it may be worth getting it assessed.

👉 Book online

20/08/2026

⛳️ 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴?

It’s easy to blame the lower back when your swing feels tight or uncomfortable…

…but the problem may not actually start there 👇

A good golf swing depends on several areas working together:

🔄 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
🦵 𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
💪 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 & 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹
🧍 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
🏌️ 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

If one part isn’t moving well or controlling load properly, another area may end up compensating.

That can sometimes show up as:

😣 Lower back stiffness
🦵 Hip discomfort
🔒 Tightness through the upper back
💥 Shoulder irritation
🏌️ Less freedom or confidence through the swing

💡 The answer isn’t always to keep stretching the painful area.

Sometimes it’s more useful to 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 and identify where the restriction or overload is really coming from.

✅ Assess movement
✅ Improve mobility where needed
✅ Build strength and control
✅ Reduce unnecessary compensation
✅ Help you stay active and keep playing

📍 New Forest Osteopathy — Ringwood

⛳️ If pain or stiffness is affecting your golf, an assessment can help work out what may be contributing.

👉 Book online

18/08/2026

🏖️ 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿… 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 😬

Summer holidays are great for switching off — but they can also mean a big change in routine.

🚗 Long car journeys
✈️ Flights
🛏️ Different beds
🪑 More sitting
🏃 Then suddenly back to work, the gym or sport

It’s not unusual for the lower back to feel a little stiff or irritated afterwards.

The important thing is usually 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆.

Instead 👇

✅ Keep gently active
✅ Break up long periods of sitting
✅ Gradually return to your normal routine
✅ Build training back up rather than going straight to full intensity

⚠️ If the pain isn’t settling, keeps returning, or is starting to affect sleep, work or normal activity, it may be worth getting it assessed.

🎯 The aim is to understand 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 and what you can do about it — rather than simply waiting for it to disappear.

📍 New Forest Osteopathy — Ringwood
📅 Appointments available this week
👉 Book online

14/08/2026

⭕️ 𝗗𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 — 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀?

One of the most common questions I get is:

🤔 “𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀?”

The important distinction is this 👇

🟣 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆.

They are 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀/𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗽𝘀, which can cause small superficial blood vessels to leak and produce the familiar circular colour change. (PubMed)

So when you see darker circles after cupping, it does not automatically mean:

❌ The tissue has been damaged
❌ More “toxins” have been removed
❌ The treatment has worked better
❌ The darker the mark, the better the result

The colour can vary depending on:

🔹 The amount of suction used
🔹 How long the cup stays in place
🔹 The area being treated
🔹 Your individual skin and tissue response

👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

In clinic, I use dry cupping selectively when it fits into the overall treatment plan, alongside:

🤲 Hands-on treatment
🏃 Movement and mobility work
💪 Strength and rehabilitation
📈 Load management

🎯 The goal is to help improve movement, manage symptoms and support recovery — not to see how dark we can make the circles! 😄

📍 New Forest Osteopathy — Ringwood

💬 Curious about dry cupping or whether it might be appropriate for you?

👉 Ask me at your next appointment or book online.

12/08/2026

🏃 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

Aches and pains are common when training, but there are a few signs that suggest it’s worth getting things checked rather than just pushing through.

⚠️ Pay attention if the pain:

🔹 Gets progressively worse during a run
🔹 Starts changing the way you move
🔹 Is still noticeably worse later that day or the next morning
🔹 Keeps returning whenever you increase distance, pace or intensity

💡 Often, the issue isn’t simply that you need to stop running.

It may be more about load tolerance, strength and capacity.

✅ The aim is to understand what is being irritated
✅ Adjust training appropriately
✅ Rebuild capacity
✅ Keep you moving with more confidence

📍 Running and sports injury assessments available at New Forest Osteopathy in Ringwood

📅 Appointments available this week
👉 Book online

06/08/2026

Back in the clinic and ready to go 🌿

After a short break, I’m back at New Forest Osteopathy and looking forward to seeing patients again.

The treatment room is prepared, the air conditioning is on, and the clinic is ready for a busy August.

Whether you’re dealing with lower back or neck pain, a sporting injury, stiffness after travelling, or a problem that simply isn’t settling, appointments are now available.

📍 New Forest Osteopathy, Ringwood
📅 Book online or contact the clinic to arrange an appointment.

02/08/2026

Planning the journey home from your holiday? ☀️🚗✈️

After a week of relaxing by the pool, lying on sun loungers or spending hours in the car or on a plane, it’s not unusual for your back or neck to feel a little stiff.

A few simple habits can make a real difference:

✅ Change position regularly rather than staying on a sun lounger for hours.
✅ Get up and walk around every hour during long journeys if you can.
✅ Stay well hydrated, especially in the heat.
✅ Take five minutes to stretch once you arrive home before unpacking (or get someone else to unpack for you 😉)

A little stiffness usually settles quickly, but if your back or neck is still painful a few days after you get home, it may be worth getting it assessed before it develops into a more persistent problem.

I’m enjoying a short break myself and will be back in clinic from 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁, ready to help if you’re returning from holiday with aches and pains.

Until then, enjoy the rest of your holiday, travel safely, and keep moving! 🌿

29/07/2026

A little time to slow down, reset and think. ☀️📚

Holidays are not always about doing nothing. Sometimes they give us the space to step away from the usual routine, reflect on what is working and decide what deserves more—or less—of our attention.

My holiday reading this week:

📘 Essentialism — focusing on what genuinely matters rather than trying to do everything.

📕 The Great Mental Models — developing better ways to think through decisions and understand problems.

A useful reminder that recovery is not only physical. Giving the mind some space can be just as important.

I’ll be back at New Forest Osteopathy on Wednesday 5 August, rested and ready to get back to work.

New Forest Osteopathy

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Endeavour House, Endeavour Business Park, Crow Arch Lane
Ringwood
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Opening Hours

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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