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Osteopathy and Pain
Why do I have pain? Our nervous system detects pain when we're ill, tired, stressed, or have just sustained an injury. This is because previous injuries made us more sensitive to pain. This is why people often get recurring musculoskeletal pain in the same places of...
Cranial Osteopathy
By Maria Larrain MPhil BOst DPO PgC ACE (clin ed) What is cranial osteopathy? Cranial osteopathy is a gentle osteopathic treatment used to release deep-seated tension from your body. ‘Cranial’ osteopathy is a misnomer because the treatment is applied...
To use or not use a dummy? – that is the question
By Maria Larrain MPhil BOst DPO PgC ACE (clin ed) I love dummies for newborns. This may go against what parents are told about dummies during the first few weeks of breastfeeding. It is said that using a dummy or pacifier may cause ‘nipple confusion’. This is a poorly...
Uncoordinated Babies
Are you and your baby experiencing feeding difficulties? Scientists are increasingly understanding how nutritive sucking is developed from studies of preterm babies. However, there is a lack of evidence-based support for how premature and term babies with feeding...
Spinning babies – can osteopathy help?
We sometimes get inquiries from pregnant women if we as osteopaths can “turn” a breech baby. I thought I would explain why we do not turn babies, but that babies can sometimes turn themselves when we treat the mum. I will explain how this works below. If your baby is...
Bed Sharing Advice
Bed-sharing with your baby Until quite recently, it was not recommended to practice bed-sharing with your new baby because of the risk of SIDS and smothering. As many new mums will know, this advice can make establishing breastfeeding very difficult as babies are...
Controversy Over Tongue-Tie: Divisions in the Community of Healthcare Professionals
This is a brand new research paper from our Clinical Director and Osteopath Maria Larrain. To read the full paper please click here
Awarded Best Family & Paediatric Osteopathic Clinic 2022
Butterfield Osteopathy, having been recognised as 2022’s ‘Best Family Osteopathic Clinic’ London, serves its local community and further afield with expert osteopathic solutions. Looking after the bodies of infants, parents, athletes, as well as anyone who needs an...
Best Paediatric Osteopathic Clinic – London
When Maria Larrain’s infant son was suddenly taken very ill and diagnosed with cerebral palsy, she was introduced to the field of osteopathy and its lifechanging effects. As a result, she retrained as an osteopath specialising in paediatrics, and opened the...
Why you may be suffering from WFH syndrome… and what you can do about it!
Why you may be suffering from WFH syndrome — and what you can do about it Are you suffering from a stiff neck or sore shoulders? Experiencing back pain or tension headaches? Do you feel anxious, overwhelmed and disorientated? Or are you finding yourself eating your...
Yoga & Osteopathy a Combined Approach
Life is now opening up and many people are rebooking clinical appointments to tackle pain or tension developed during lockdown. With so much time at home and limited access to pools, gyms and exercise studios we began to discuss ways for patients to develop self-care...
Keeping moving through back pain – why?
By Julia Finlay. Until quite recently, medical advice for low back pain was rest and painkillers. But clinical trials have shown that keeping moving, even if it’s painful, creates much better outcomes for back pain sufferers. Why would that be? Well to begin with, bed...
Ouch! What to do when you sustain an injury
Sprains and strains to muscles and joints happen to all of us and for most they are a painful, but temporary reminder to be a little more careful. Prompt action can help your body to heal faster and may prevent further injury or prolonged pain. Strained...
Your Osteopath referring to other health professionals
Osteopath are primary healthcare practitioners and considered Allied Health Professionals by the NHS. In addition to their osteopathic skills, have been trained to undertake detailed medical histories and a comprehensive range of clinical examinations in an effort to...
Why breastfeeding hurts in Britain
In January this year, the Lancet held a symposium on breastfeeding worldwide [1]. Dr Nigel Rollins from WHO spoke passionately about the importance of breastfeeding: ‘Our systematic review emphasised how important breastfeeding is for all women and children...
Preparing to labour well: Top tips…
Get nesting Stop work about a month before your due date if you possibly can. You simply don’t need deadline stress and other people imposing their priorities on you when you are about to undergo a life changing event! Having more time and the mental and physical...
Cranial Osteopathy
What is cranial osteopathy? Cranial osteopathy is a form of gentle osteopathic treatment. It allows the release of deep-seated tension from the body using soft techniques. In ‘Cranial’ osteopathy is a real misnomer. It suggests that we only treat the head. The...
No time to exercise?
What if I told you a little secret? It's by fitness trainer and motivator Lucy Wyndham-Read and called the 7-minute fitness challenge. We all struggle to find time to exercise trying to fitting it into our crammed scheduled. I was in a similar situation until I came...
Why women should do weights
Exercising for healthy bones Osteoporosis is a condition that makes bones more brittle and prone to fracture. Although osteoporosis can effect men and younger people, post-menopausal women are most at risk. One of the best ways to help maintain healthy bones is to...
Persistent Pain
Everybody hurts Pain is something we all feel from time to time. Your nervous system recognises an injury as pain, which in turn triggers the body’s healing mechanism. If it hurts, you are likely to try and avoid using the injured part so healing can take place...
What happens when the osteopath comes down with acute low back pain?
Having had a particularly sedentary and stressful Summer trying to finish my Master’s dissertation and thinking about a PhD, I had put my meditation and yoga practice on the back burner. The standing desk that I had spent over £200 on did not get used, as I was...
The Well-being Plan
My pregnancy & post-birth Well-being Plan The Well-being Plan is a two-page plan, endorsed by NICE, that helps you start thinking about how you feel and what support you might need in your pregnancy and after the birth. This plan is to help you prepare the support...
What is the physiological basis of the healing touch?
Holding your partner’s hand can ease their pain. Around 100 million adults in the United States are affected by chronic pain – pain that lasts for months or years on end. It is one of the country’s most underestimated health problems. The annual cost of managing pain...
Sleep Good, Feel Good: Beds Buyer’s Guide
Do you need a new bed? Good beds and good mattresses can support you and give you the night of sleep you deserve. You can’t beat a good night’s sleep – it leaves you feeling fit, thinking sharply and happy! The foundation of good sleep is a comfortable bed and the...
Tummy Time!
Establishing Tummy Time routines to enhance your baby's development. TUMMY TIME is an important activity for your baby’s development and is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Because the AAP recommends that babies sleep on their backs for safety...
6 Week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course
Our 6 week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Course starting Wednesday 9th September. Mindfulness is about learning to pay attention in the present moment with curiosity, self-compassion and acceptance. Extensive research has found this kind of attention leads to...
104 Year Old Yogi Still Teaching and Thriving
https://butterfieldosteopathy.co.uk/104-year-old-yogi-still-teaching-and-thriving/#more-250Lil Hansen of Ludington, Michigan, is 103.5 years of age as of writing, which means that everyone is asking her for nuggets of wisdom, secrets to longevity, and how to stay healthy when you become a centenarian. Her secret? Yoga, of course! (But you knew that already,...