- General Osteopathic Council no.
- DEMO-OS4101
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Plate I
Back & neck
Osteopathy follow-up
30 minutes: what changed since last time, treatment, the exercises progressed.
Acute back pain today, otherwise within 48 hours
Plate I, fig. 1The plate
What it is, in plain words.
Every follow-up starts by measuring against the last one: pain score, the movement that hurt, what the exercises felt like. Then hands-on treatment, then the plan is adjusted. Visit three is the formal review point.
Pay less by booking a block
A block of four follow-ups is £192 (£48 each) and a block of eight is £360 (£45 each). Blocks are valid for twelve months, can be shared with a partner or child, and unused sessions are refunded if you are discharged early. Members pay £42 a month for one follow-up a month.
Most patients are discharged by visit 4 (2025, demonstration data)
What should I wear?
Something loose you can move in. For a back or hip we may ask you to strip to underwear or wear shorts; we have shorts and a gown, a towel covers you, and you can keep leggings on if you prefer. You can bring someone with you. Say what you are comfortable with and we work around it.
Osteopathy follow-upPlate I
£5230 minutes
or from £42 a month on a membership
- length
- 30 min
- price
- £52, £48 in a block of 4, £45 in a block of 8
- sessions
- As planned, reviewed at visit 3
- insurer
- Yes, with authorisation
No GP referral needed. Move or cancel up to 24 hours ahead at no charge.
Plate I, fig. 2What happens
Visit by visit, sheet by sheet.
Weekly at first, then spaced out; a scored review before anything is booked on hope.
What £52 includes
- 30 minutes one-to-one with your osteopath
- Progress measured against the last visit
- Hands-on treatment
- Exercises progressed and re-sent by email
- Same-day slots held each morning for existing patients in a flare
Risks, in plain words
- 1.Soreness for a day or two is common
- 2.A flare that settles within a week is uncommon; tell us
Consent is asked for each technique. You can decline any of them and still be treated.
- I
Start
Score against last time; the plan adjusted if needed
- II
Middle
Treatment
- III
End
Exercises progressed; next visit agreed or discharge
Plate I, fig. 3For, and not for
Who it suits, and who we send elsewhere first.
For
- Anyone part-way through a plan
- Existing patients with a flare-up
- Maintenance visits after discharge
- Seen
- Acute back pain today, otherwise within 48 hours
- Price
- £52
- Length
- 30 minutes
- With
- Ruth Ashdown
- Door
- Ground floor, step-free
Not for, or not first
- A new problem in a different area: book a first visit so it gets the full 45 minutes
Not sure? Is it my back, my posture or my desk?
Plate I, fig. 4Prices
Osteopathy: every price.
Self-pay prices, fixed before you book
- First visit, 45 minutes£64
- Follow-up, 30 minutes£52
- Block of 4 follow-ups (£48 each)£192
- Block of 8 follow-ups (£45 each)£360
- Dry needling, added to a visit£12
- Video advice call, 20 minutes£30
Self-pay prices, fixed before you book.Prices & blocks →
Follow-ups, per visit
- Pay as you go£52
The right choice if your plan is two or three visits.
- Block of 4£48
Saves £16 on 4 visits
- Block of 8£45
Saves £56 on 8 visits
After discharge, maintenance memberships from £42 a month.
Can I use a block with different practitioners?
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.
Sudden severe back pain?
Acute back pain seen today.
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.
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