Plate II
Pregnancy & postnatal
Back, pelvic and rib pain in pregnancy, treated side-lying with pillows; a postnatal check at six weeks. Mei Lin, who has the paediatric and pregnancy training, leads it.
Within the week; third trimester within 48 hours
Plate II, fig. 1What we see
Most of it is routine, some of it is this week, and a few things are not us at all.
Plate II
Seen: within the week; third trimester within 48 hours.
First visit from £68. Through the green door on the ground floor, step-free from the lane. You see Mei or Ruth.
Pain at the front or back of the pelvis from about twenty weeks. Very common, very treatable, and nothing to put up with.
Book with Mei Lin this week: side-lying treatment, a belt if it helps, and positions for sleep. Two to four visits usually.
The lower back that aches as the bump grows, and rib pain as things move up.
Pregnancy osteopathy with Mei Lin. Bleeding, severe headache, sudden swelling or reduced movements are your maternity unit, not us.
Plate II, fig. 2Treatments on this plate
Price is fixed before you book; length is what you get.
45 minutes with Mei Lin: back, pelvic and rib pain in pregnancy, treated side-lying with pillows; a postnatal check at six weeks.
Mei Lin Chau · next Mon 10:00
£6845 minutes
Book →30 minutes: what changed since last time, treatment, the exercises progressed.
Ruth Ashdown · next Tue 08:15
£5230 minutes
Book →Plate II, fig. 3Who you see
Every osteopath is on the GOsC register; the chiropractor on the GCC's.
Plate II, fig. 4Before you book
Pregnancy & postnatal
Stop here first
Some things are not ours, or not ours first.
Honest about the evidence
What we treat and what we do not claim
Written inside the GOsC and ASA advertising rules, and it says so.
Gentle osteopathy in pregnancy is widely used and considered safe when the osteopath is trained for it. Mei Lin has the postgraduate qualification and works side-lying with pillows, never on your front, and never manipulates the lower back or pelvis in the third trimester.
Yes. The room is big enough for a buggy and there is a box of toys.
Yes. A block is eight follow-ups at the wharf with any osteopath or the chiropractor, and can be shared with someone at your address.
Any time, though in the first twelve weeks treatment is advice-led and very gentle. Most pelvic and back pain starts around twenty weeks, and that is when most people come.
No, and we will not claim to. That is a conversation with your midwife about a procedure called ECV. We can make you more comfortable while you wait for it.
Often, but Sophie screens carefully and does not manipulate where bones are thin or the neck shows warning signs. Many over-60s do better with Karolina's gentler approach, and the triage or Grace will steer you.
Free, at the wharf
In the diary for this plate
Sudden severe back pain?
Phone and Grace answers. Say where it hurts and whether you can do mornings.
01632 960440everything else within 48 hours. No GP referral needed.
Two doors, one green
Green door, Lock Lane (ground floor)
Step-free.
Back & neck Pregnancy & postnatal Babies & children Older adults & balance Second opinion
Green door, then one flight of stairs (rooms 2 and 3)
One flight of stairs; ask for the ground floor if you need it.
Desk & posture Headaches & jaw Sports massage