Therapy & Fitness

Therapy & Fitness is run by osteopaths and massage therapists who work with pain, injury and rehabilitation at its clinic in West Malling. The practice offers osteopathy, physiotherapy, sports therapy, post-surgery rehab, clinical Pilates, yoga, massage and rehabilitation exercise programmes.

Conditions named by the practice include back and neck pain, sciatica and nerve pain, osteoarthritis, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow and sports injuries. It also sees clients with chronic pain, physical discomfort, pregnancy-related issues and post-surgical recovery needs, as well as clients seeking treatment to help maintain movement or support athletic performance.

Specific services include osteopathy for adults and babies, cranial osteopathy for babies, pre- and post-natal treatments, pregnancy massage, sports massage, Swedish massage, Manual Lymph Drainage, reflexology, sports therapy and one-to-one Pilates. Studio classes include Pilates and yoga.

A typical osteopathy initial consultation includes a case history, discussion of medical history and an examination that may look at joints, muscles and movement. After diagnosis, treatment may involve stretching and massage of muscle and connective tissue, joint articulations and traction, manipulation or high velocity thrust techniques, or gentler approaches such as cranial osteopathy, particularly for children or elderly patients.

The clinical team named by the practice includes Rose Carnegie, osteopath and chronic pain specialist, Natasha Zalewska, osteopath with a sports and rehabilitation specialism, Nathan Chapman, sports massage therapist, and Louise Rochford, Swedish massage therapist. Collectively, the stated clinical areas cover chronic pain, sports and rehabilitation, osteopathy, sports massage and Swedish massage.