Dorset (osteopathy)

Osteopathy for back pain, neck pain and other musculoskeletal problems is central to Percival Osteopaths in Dorset. The practice works with adults, babies, children and pregnant women, using osteopathic assessment and manual treatment across several named areas of care.

Services include structural osteopathy, cranial or cranial-sacral osteopathy, osteopathy for children, pregnancy clinics, the Perrin Technique and a sports injury clinic. The conditions named by the practice include arthritis, back pain, foot and ankle pain, hand and elbow pain, headaches, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain and shoulder pain.

The adult osteopathy work covers acute pain and longer term chronic musculoskeletal pain. The practice also includes treatment for M.E. using the Perrin Technique. Its pregnancy clinics focus on the physical changes during pregnancy and after birth, including issues such as backache, neckache, knee pain, heartburn and lack of sleep.

For babies and children, Percival Osteopaths offers cranio-sacral osteopathy and child-focused osteopathy. The practice also runs Confident Baby Club: 0 to Walk, with playgroup locations at Loders Village Hall and Misterton Village Hall in Crewkerne.

The practice is associated with Robin and Hilary Percival. Collectively, their stated clinical areas include adult musculoskeletal pain, M.E. treated with the Perrin Technique, babies, children, pregnant women, cranio-sacral osteopathy, structural osteopathy and sports injuries.