Aches and pains getting you down?

Lying on my side, I’m on a treatment table in a clinic in greater London, nearing the pinnacle of my first session with osteopath Nandip Sehra of Bodyverse Clinic. Sehra has her arms pretzel-bound around my upper torso and with rolling crunches, timed to my deep exhalations, she expertly presses her bodyweight onto my stubbornly stiff back, shoulder and neck, triggering a loud therapeutic ‘crack’ each time. Each crack is a release, I can literally feel the discomfort that has been bothering me leaving my body.

I had come to see Sehra after three weeks of nagging shoulder and neck pain and, as with any first time osteopathic appointment, Sehra opened our consultation with a holistic exploration of my medical history, current state of health, diet, personal circumstance, exercise routine, level of stress, technology use and how sedentary my working days are.

“During the consultation we screen for medical conditions”, Sehra explains. “This may lead to a GP referral