For about 6-7 years I have had a very stiff and painful hip, arising, I think from a skiing injury I had back in 2004. In the early days I went to at least 7 different bodywork practitioners for treatment, none of whom provided what I considered to be an effective treatment. Finally I went to my GP, who, as I expected, sent me off to have an X-ray so the problem could be simply labelled as ‘arthritis’ so that the only treatment that would then be offered to me would be ‘painkillers’. I was convinced this was not the real issue but given my various attempts at treatment had come to nothing, I pretty much gave up and had no more treatment for about 4-5 years. However, I recently came to Posture Dynamics as a result of a groupon offer and was assigned to Tali Rayner for osteopathy. For the first time since my injury I felt listened to as a client and for the first time a thorough ‘working’ of my hip was the treatment given. So often in the past the ‘treatment’ would end up being a standard overall body massage which I was assured would have a beneficial effect but which suggested to me it was the only treatment the practitioner knew. Tali has given firm, effective treatment of the very stiff muscles around my hip and upper thigh and worked deep into the hip joint to release the muscles that have been almost permanently tense for years.

For the first time in the last 6 years I am beginning to walk without pain and without the anticipation of pain when I come to stairs or other more challenging activities. Whereas my GP told me that my difficulty would mean that I would only be able to take ‘light exercise’ because of my ‘arthritis’, I feel able now to start considering much more energetic activity because of the excellent treatment Tali has given me. She provided a range of very simple but effective exercises to do which stretched the necessary joints and muscles so that I could enhance the benefits of the treatment at home. I liked the fact that I felt I could also play a part in improving my condition and this was another aspect of what I saw as a highly effective treatment from a top professional. I am continuing to receive treatment for my hip but after just a month of treatments, 4 so far, my condition is already more improved than was ever achieved with any of the previous practitioners I have been to. I would highly recommend Tali to anyone considering osteopathy or sports massage for her thorough, simple, effective, professional treatment and friendly, listening manner.