For treatment with Elise or Seb, we accept credit or debit cards, as well as cash. We are sorry, but we no longer accept cheques.
PLEASE NOTE: Our fees are as follows:
All treatments cost £50 for a half hour session. (Acupuncture is charged at the same rates as osteopathy.)
Elise is now offering private sessions of Stott Pilates – these are tailored one-to-one sessions and are available now at the clinic, at a cost of £20 for an hour’s individual lesson.
Open beginners’ Pilates classes (not being held at the clinic) are now on at The Star Studios of Performing Arts, next to Lidl.
Tuesday evening classes: 6 – 7pm, £12 per class (this is a group session). The classes are mixed sex classes, for all abilities, but aimed at beginners. Please text Elise on 07769 657411 to book your space and for any info.
There is free parking at the front of the clinic.
Alternatively, the numbers 16 and 26 bus routes stop outside the BP garage going off the island, and again on the corner of Green Avenue and Long Road going back into town.
Osteopathy and acupuncture treatments take approximately half an hour.
The number of treatments will depend on each individual patient and your osteopath will discuss this with you on your initial visit.
The number and frequency of treatments will depend on a number of factors including:
Your age
Whether this is a recent or ongoing problem
Your fitness levels
Your mental health (eg; stress)
Lifestyle and posture
Yes. Both Elise and Seb are registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) – which is the Osteopathic governing body.They are both recognised by the HSA (Simply Health) and many other private healthcare providers.
Please note: We are no longer able to accept insurance payments. Both Elise and Seb are happy to consult patients with private health insurance, but request that the patient or their insurance company pay for their treatment in advance by BACS payments.
We are, of course, more than happy to provide receipts for the cost of treatment in order for patients to claim the cost of treatment back from their insurance company.
We are asked this question all the time!
There are actually more similarities than differences between osteopaths and chiropractors. Both professions are classed as manual therapies (ie.: offering “hands-on treatment”) and originated in the U.S.A. about 100 years ago. Physiotherapists work within the NHS and in private practice.
Most NHS physiotherapists work according to strict protocols, and the treatment is prescriptive exercises, with no hands-on treatment. Physios in private practice, however, will use a combination of prescriptive exercises, hands-on and ultrasound.
Traditionally there was much more delineation between the professions, but over the last 15-20 years, all three now use similar approaches.
Both osteopaths, chiropractors and physiotherapists will take a detailed case history and perform examinations, including orthopaedic and neurological testing. Some chiropractors will have x-ray facilities on site and will use the findings to help aid in their management plan. However, it is generally accepted within the NHS that x-rays are not needed to look into lower back pain, unless for example, there is a suspicion of a bone fracture. MRI scans, however, give a more detailed picture of the spine and they may be used to look in lower back pain in certain unusual circumstances. For this reason, osteopaths and physiotherapists would only refer you back to your GP for further investigation/MRI imaging if you met certain criteria.
Chiropractors tend to have shorter treatments of around 10 minutes, using mostly direct manipulation. Osteopaths have a longer treatment time, usually of 30 minutes, and this will include soft tissue techniques, traction, joint articulation, and where appropriate, spinal manipulation.