Katy Teasdale Osteopathy

Katy is sitting cross-legged on the grass in front of a charpoy, a traditional woven bed, treating a boy of about 10 with cranial osteopathy. The Himalaya mountain range provides a spectacular backdrop to this scene in the Nagar Valley, Pakistan.

Nagar Valley, Pakistan, Osteopathy Without Borders

Osteopathic Medicine: 

Removal of mechanical impediments allowing optimal body fluid flow, nerve function, and restoration of health.

Osteopaths use their hands to diagnose, treat and prevent illness or injury.

A patient-focused approach to health care that takes into account every aspect of the patient, including his or her physical, personal, and spiritual well-being.


Osteopaths see a variety of patients complaining of many problems, including but not limited to:

  • low back and neck pain;
  • repetitive work-related injuries or strain;
  • effects of trauma such as whiplash;
  • asthma and other breathing problems;
  • colic and irritable bowel syndrome;
  • postoperative pain and adhesion problems;
  • back, joint and soft tissue pain during pregnancy;
  • postpartum pelvic problems, including pelvic floor injuries;
  • headaches and TMJ (jaw) pain;
  • ENT (ear nose throat) problems;
  • developmental, feeding, sleeping and other problems in babies and children. 


Osteopathic education involves four years full-time study, including anatomy, physiology and pathology at degree level, combining academic and clinical 'hands-on' work; and 1000 hours of clinical training in patient clinics and a variety of case presentations.

U.K. Registered Osteopaths are Allied Health Professionals.

Osteopaths are Primary Care Professionals, providing general medical care, and responsible for overall care, including the coordination of medical specialists and supportive care.

Developed in the late 19th century by Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, osteopathic medicine brings a unique philosophy to traditional patient care. Understanding that the body is more than just a sum of its parts, osteopaths assist the patient’s innate capacity to heal by addressing the interrelationship of the body’s nerves, muscles, bones and organs.

KATY TEASDALE

Registered Osteopath

Consultant Paediatric Osteopath

PHYSICAL MEDICINE

BSc.(Hons.) Biology Psychology (London).

BSc.(Hons.) Osteopathy, DO (European School of Osteopathy).

DPO Paediatric Osteopathy (Osteopathic Centre for Children, London).

"To find health should be the object of the doctor. Anyone can find disease." - A.T.Still (1899)

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