Essex Osteo

Essex Osteo is for adults, children and infants seeking osteopathic care for musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries, pregnancy-related discomfort and infant care in Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock. The clinic is run by Ben Calvert-Painter, a registered osteopath who has provided osteopathic treatment since 1998.

Care is centred on hands-on osteopathy. The clinic offers sports injury assessment and rehabilitation, back and neck pain treatment, joint pain and muscle tension treatment, soft tissue massage, joint manipulation, cranial osteopathy for babies and children, pregnancy and postnatal osteopathy, medical acupuncture, dry needling, exercise advice, postural advice and kinesiology taping.

The clinical areas named by the clinic include neck and shoulder tension, sciatica and nerve pain, headaches related to posture or tension, pregnancy-related pelvic or lower back pain, and sports injuries. Ben has worked with amateur and professional athletes, expectant mothers, new parents, office workers, manual labourers, babies, children and teenagers.

Medical acupuncture, also described by the clinic as dry needling, is offered for pain, muscle tension and restricted movement. The practice also lists shockwave, ultrasound, cranial osteopathy and animal consultations among its services.

Ben Calvert-Painter is registered with the General Osteopathic Council. The clinic states that he is also a tutor, examiner and published author, and that the practice is recognised by most private health insurance providers.