Essential Osteopathy Overall rating:
★★★★★
5 based on 44 reviews.
5 1
in the last week
I have been seeing Fiona for long term headaches that have been bothering me for almost 10 years. After just one session I immediately felt more positive and in control of my pain. Fiona explained everything so clearly, immediately recognising what was causing my pain and helping me to manage it. I would not hesitate to recommend Fiona and her professional, caring approach.
Glasgow
2 months ago
My 6 month old baby girl was suffering from symptoms of colic and not sleeping at all so after doing some research and listening to advice from other mums I decided to give cranial osteopathy a go and I'm so glad I did! Baby girl had 3 sessions in total and even after the first session the difference in her was amazing. She now goes down to sleep far easier than before without arching her back and crying. She still wakes up several times during the night but she has had longer stretches of sleep and can easily be settled again in 5/10 minutes instead of the hour long night wakes we had previously.
The sessions were very calm even with a fussy crying baby. I was able to change my baby's position and also breastfeed to calm her while Fiona continued to work on her. I would 100% recommend cranial osteopathy for babies who are suffering from colic and/or reflux. I now have a comfortable settled happy baby and I'm very grateful to Fiona for enabling me to get a couple more hours of sleep at night!
Glasgow
Krystal Westwood -
5/5stars
8 months ago
After doing lots of research for reflux and colic in my baby girl, I decided to give cranial osteopathy a try. I was very apprehensive at first, however Fiona made me feel really at ease. We’ve been to two treatments and already she is a different baby! Hoping one more treatment with Fiona will be enough to have cured her. She is finally relaxed and sleep in her crib alone instead of on top of me and upright. What a difference - definitely worth every penny!
Glasgow
Margret demlsey -
5/5stars
9 months ago
Fiona is outstanding so professional polite and amazing very understanding to your problems explains everything to you she has magic hands for sure she has and continues to help me with long term back neck and shoulder pains would definitely recommend Thank you Fiona!
Glasgow
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She has all the full PPE in place and her clinic is immaculate. Very high hygiene standard.
Thanks Fiona, see you in a few weeks x
Anyhow, I am still relieved to have found help for our little boy and would recommend Essential Osteopathy to anyone. Osian is 3 and half months old now; he was 9 weeks old when we first saw Fiona and I am so glad I followed my mothers instincts to find help; I knew something was wrong.
Osian was a very unsettled baby; he was always really fussy and would struggle terribly to feed and wind. He was a very grunty and groany baby in bed, or whenever he was asleep really, and was waking up countless times through the night. It would take ages to settle him down.
Osian was born via C section with forcep intervention and he had a double knot in his umbilical cord when he entered the world. These were all factors leading to his presentation and I had seen a few posts online about cranial osteopathy helping babies with the same kind of symptoms and decided to find someone to help. After finding Fiona's website, I saw another mama's review about how good cranial osteopathy had been for her baby and I booked Osian's first appointment straight away.
I am so glad I followed my mother's instincts in knowing Osian could be helped as he was like a different baby, even after his first session. We had 3 sessions in total and so far since our last session he has remained far more settled than he was. He has the odd occasion where he becomes unsettled however, he is much easier to settle back down. He feeds and winds much easier and he doesn't grunt and groan in his sleep half as much. We have even been able to get into a bit of a routine at bedtime whereby he goes to bed at 7pm when he seems to become naturally tired and ready to settle. He has a feed at 11pm when I go to bed and will then settle for 5 or 6 hours, sometimes longer. Generally, he's a far happier baby and in turn, I am far more settled knowing he's happier.
I am further happier as Fiona also treated my frozen shoulder. I had 2 treatments for bad aching and muscle tightness which had built up over years of repetitive strain. This, along with the exercises Fiona gave me has helped resolve the issue, and I haven't had any discomfort since.
Fiona is a lovely lady, friendly and approachable. Under under the current Covid-19 circumstances and restrictions I found her to be very professional and working within all the advice and guidelines. I would recommend Fiona and her healing hands to anyone. I also would not hesitate to book another appointment if I felt we needed another appointment.
Fiona has thorough measures in place to ensure patients feel safe while attending an appointment during the Covid pandemic. On booking you are required to complete a form relating to Covid. Clear instructions are given for your arrival and the process during treatments. Appointments are well spaced to allow for cleaning, patients are required to wear a mask and must use the hand sanitiser on arrival, while Fiona herself is wearing PPE.
None of this changed the excellent service provided. Fiona is very professional, but friendly and has a calm approach. She explains everything thoroughly and makes sure you are comfortable during the treatment. I highly recommend her services as an osteopath.
I highly recommend her, and I have been seeing Fiona for over a year now, she's always so friendly, supportive and kind, she has helped me recover from debilitating back pain that took me out of studies of conservatoire for two years. Without her treatment, I would not have been able to continue in my studies as a violist due to the physical nature of the career. Thanks, Fiona! :-)
When making the appointment there was some paperwork that I received which detailed the measures that had been put in place for safeguarding and mitigating against the risk of infection/Covid 19. I did initially find the literature to be a bit daunting but was fully reassured that all preventative measures that could be taken had indeed been put in place. The appointment whilst delivered wearing masks and the full range of PPE was very professional and not in anyway unpleasant or uncomfortable.
I have attended many Osteopaths over the years, if I had to rate Essential Osteopathy using a 10 point scale, I would have no hesitation in awarding the top score of 10 for a first class and professional service.
I'm already feeling the very positive benefits from the treatment I received. Many thanks.
I took an appointment with Fiona for my 4 week old son who was suffering from reflux.
I didn't want my baby to take medication if I could find gentle alternatives to ease his pain.
After one session, I already could see an amazing improvement. My son wasn't vomiting or crying as much.
After a second session, my son was a happier baby. Of course, reflux is a condition which improves as the baby grows, but Fiona managed to ease his pain and, as a mum, it was a relief.
The treatment was very gentle and adapted to babies, and you should not be worried about bringing your wee one along. Just make sure you have something to feed them as they will be hungry after sleeping during the treatment.
I work on research into tendon injuries in animals. I can testify that these tissues are often more responsive to manipulation and/or proper exercises, than any drug or or more invasive measure. No-one has anything to lose by making a visit to an osteopath and doing that as soon as possible after injury, rather than leaving it as long as I did!. Fiona comes with my highest recommendation.
I would not hesitate to recommend her and have done already to numerous people. Fiona is a fantastic practitioner who clearly takes pride in her job.
Fiona is a credit to her profession, kind, caring and enthusiastic about doing her best for her patients.
Having suffered many injuries Fiona's expertise helps rebuild me and Fiona is the best osteopath you could ever have.
Thank you Fiona
Paul
Fiona has posted her exercise routines on YouTube. Only by watching them did I realise I was doing a couple of them wrongly so tune in to them. They won't replace the need for a clinic visit but they will certainly keep the body going longer and make some of those arduous daily tasks much easier.
Would be happy to recommend Fiona!
She really takes the time to listen and ''feel'' the most problematic areas. Right after the first appointment, I felt much better and I really appreciate that she took the time to explain some of my bad habit and how to correct them. Would highly recommend Fiona!!