Nick has an expansive view on health and well-being. He couples this with his highly tuned sense of touch he has been crafting for a decade to accurately assess, diagnose and treat musculo-skeletal conditions. Nick is proficient in the treatment of spinal conditions, lower back and neck pain and their ongoing management. He also enjoys all areas of general osteopathic practice from headaches and TMJ (jaw) dysfunction to ankle and foot problems and everything in-between.

Nick is continually updating his skills at seminars and workshops. He has a particular interest in the fascial-connective tissue system and has done extensive training with pioneering researchers such as Thomas Myers. On the micro level fascia acts like glue holding the cells together. On the macro level these interconnections transmit force without effort giving us the feeling of effortless effort in our movement or perhaps simply put, grace. After injury and surgery these tissues change shape, often leading to poor movement patterns and further injury. Through directly working with these tissues Nick has been successful in identifying long held maladaptive patterns that slow the healing process and prevent full recovery.

Beyond the musculo-skeletal system Nick has taken post-graduate study in visceral manipulation through the Barral Institute. The viscera or internal organs respond well to gentle release work, either directly or indirectly by working with the surrounding connective tissues. Within this system Nick has a particular interest in the gastro-intestinal and nervous systems and has found this work particularly helpful for digestive problems particularly where stress is involved.

Over the years Nick has been fortunate to work along side a varied and skilled bunch of therapists and practitioners forming close relationships and sharing knowledge with Pilates instructors, Yogis, Naturopaths, Counsellors and many health and movement professionals. He has also worked along side very highly regarded orthopaedic surgeons in Mumbai, India as an osteopathic tutor and consultant at one of the country’s leading private sports medicine hospitals. The value of these collaborations is to know when other team members are needed for best patient care.

Though often at workshops, courses or with his nose in the books, for Nick some of the best learning comes from direct experience. He is constantly observing and working with his own body through yoga, tai chi and various movement practices, meditation, breath work and things that perhaps don’t yet have a name. A recent adventure was a 540km solo hike through the mountains in Turkey with just his backpack, boots and a keen mind, problem solving his niggles before they became injuries. He advocates the same to all his patients, to be curious about their bodies, to get to know them like a friend, coming to understand their strengths, weaknesses, tensions and habits.