Since the passing of the Osteopathy Act in 1993, osteopaths enjoy the same professional standing in the UK as doctors and dentists.  The profession is recognised to be part of mainstream healthcare, enjoying a closer working relationship with the medical profession.  With 5 million patients a year, it is a very popular and effective choice of treatment.

Osteopathy is an established, recognised system of diagnosis and treatment that lays its main emphasis on the structural integrity of the body. It is distinctive in the fact that it recognises much of the pain and disability we suffer stems from abnormalities in the function of the body structure as well as damage caused by disease.

Osteopathy uses many of the diagnostic procedures involved in conventional medical assessment and diagnosis. Its main strength, however, lies in the unique way the patient is assessed from a mechanical, functional and postural standpoint taking into account all aspects of the individual’s life.

Osteopathy is a natural form of treatment using only the hands to alleviate the body of mainly musculo-skeletal aches and pains. The use of soft tissue and manipulation techniques administered to the muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints of the body aim to achieve a balance of tension, mobility and symmetry in the body, even aiding improved blood flow and lymphatic drainage, promoting natural healing without the use of drugs.

For many years, Rachel taught part time at the British School of Osteopathy as a clinical tutor, although now she is in full-time private practice.  Through her work in Kettering, Rachel has established close links with many of the local GP surgeries, midwife’s and other local health services.

She has been the principal osteopath to the local Stewart and Lloyds Rugby team for the past 9 years and in 2002 was osteopath to the visiting W.Indies rugby team playing at the International 7’s Tournament in Cardiff and Twickenham.

Graduate of the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy…1995

Member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society

General Osteopathy Council reg no. 2761

I graduated, with honours, from the British School of Osteopathy (now University College of Osteopathy) in 1996.

The theory and practice of osteopathy has held a fascination for me since I first became aware of it; so deeply rooted in science and evidence yet so artful and unique in its application. Why is this so?

We are now a population of billions, evolved over hundreds of thousands, millions of years; in essence all the same, yet each uniquely different.

It is a difference that counts; “Why me? Why now?” are just some of the questions my patients ask. The answers can be challenging for both practitioner and patient, yet it is in understanding and answering these types of questions, within an osteopathic framework, that health is restored and for me, osteopathy is endlessly refreshed.

With this perspective so deeply engrained, my interest is wide and I enjoy treating a very broad-spectrum of acute and chronic injuries and conditions across the age-range. Through qualifications in the use of electrotherapy and medical acupuncture, I am able to further encourage patients’ healing mechanisms by integrating the use of these techniques into clinical treatment plans.

Away from the Practice, I am a keen cyclist, enjoy ‘off the beaten track’ travel and SCUBA diving. I maintain a commercial pilot licence and have several hundred skydives logged. I should point out here that these are entirely unrelated to my flying activities and I do indeed have an equal number of take-offs and landings! I also have a longstanding, personal interest in human psychology and personality development.

• Graduate of the British School of Osteopathy, now University College of Osteopathy – 1996
• Registered with the General Osteopathic Council – Registration No: 2779