PK OSTEOPATHY

02/11/2026

I am looking forward to not only attending some of the talks this week but also delivering one on Thursday 🌺
I hope to see you there 🌺

COMING UP ON THURSDAY: Move, Try & Connect

💪 Looking to get active, try something new or pick up tips from local health and fitness professionals?

Join us on Thursday evening for a range of taster activities and practical sessions designed to help women build confidence, improve wellbeing and stay active.

Featuring: Stephanie Hellewell, Petra Kamarytova, Ellis Linklater and Fiona McGlynn

📅 Thursday 5 November
⏰ 5pm-7:45pm
📍 Kirkwall Grammar School

✅ Free
✅ Open to all

Find out more: 👉 bit.ly/4A5zhGW

19/10/2026

Yesterday was 🌺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 🌺, some say that last week was the international menopause week.

For me, the last 2 weeks were packed with some fantastic learning events:

Firstly a 3-day course on 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - how we can work with the body as osteopaths - from the very conception to passing - looking at each transitions stage as a window of opportunity to make a meaningful and positive change, including post illness or working with trauma stored in the body.

I then caught up with an online conference on 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 & 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲, where I found inspiration and updated my Introduction to menopause talks (and teaching materials I deliver to osteopaths).

And lastly, as a member of the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 I very much enjoyed 2 lectures on the latest research.

More learning yet to come over the next few months 🌺

15/10/2026

🌺 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🌺
(𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵)

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩:

🐦𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🐦
✅ 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙..these will continue to be prioritised and I will endeavour to see them within 1-2 weeks

Other exceptions:
✅ Post-surgical / post-procedure/ accident-related tissue trauma
✅ 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦
✅ if you are referred by another practitioner specifically for my skill set
✅ 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺

The approximate wait time for 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 is between 1-3 weeks, and I will continue supporting you when needed.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩. 🌺
This will be reviewed again in January 2027.

𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤:
Holly - osteopath at Helping Hands Osteopathy
https://www.helpinghandshealth.co.uk/
Graeme - chiro at North Isles Chiropractic Clinic
https://www.facebook.com/ggscott27
Bel - acupuncture at 5 Element Acupuncture
https://www.facebook.com/westoxfordacupuncture
Teenie - sports therapy at KC Therapies
https://www.facebook.com/KcTherapies
Mary - neuro physio at REACH Rehabilitation Physiotherapy
https://www.reachrehabphysio.co.uk
Kevin - massage at Sinclair Massage
Karoline - human & animal physio at Physio Phix
https://www.physiophix.co.uk/
Paula Hemsley - physio at Orkney Physiotherapy
http://orkneyphysiotherapy.com
Payal Gupta - physio at Orkney Therapy Services
https://www.orkneytherapyservices.co.uk

13/10/2026

🌺🌺 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 & 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗬 🌺🌺

I look forward to being a part of:
𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 10 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 & 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠

My talk is on 𝕋𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝟝𝕥𝕙 ℕ𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝟙𝟠:𝟘𝟘-𝟙𝟠:𝟜𝟝 - I will be covering 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 - "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿."

I have booked a place to see & support 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭 at Helping Hands Health talk on Menstrual Health & Exercise; and also 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲 at Nova Physiotherapy on Active ageing & women's health - both 2 days earlier on 3rd November.

Have you booked your free tickets yet? 🌺

Celebrating Women and Girls in Sport Week – Kirkwall Grammar School, Mon 2 Nov 2026 - Fri 6 Nov 2026 - Scottish Women & Girls in Sport Week 2026 Strong Women. Strong Communities. Celebrating 10 Years. Join us for a week-long celebration of sport, health, confidence and community as we mark the...

21/09/2026

🌺 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗠𝗔 🌺

My clinical interest continues to be trauma and how it manifests in the body, and other clinical implications - how it informs my palpation, treatment, communication etc.

Gabor Maté, describes trauma as not what happens to us, but what happens inside us as a result of what happened to us.

Stress is good for us as it challenges us to develop and grow, but anything overwhelming can result in trauma - whether this is physical like an injury, or psychological such as grieving. It can be a sudden event, or a small amount of stress for too long.

To help with my clinical development I have completed a course on how physical trauma, specifically a whiplash, can be held in neural tissues and how to release it.

I also read a book called The Biology of Trauma by Aimie Apigian - I am always cautious about recommending books - especially ones that promote specific protocols - but even if you only read 1/2 of this book - it is worth your time.

I am also attending a 6-part series for manual therapists on trauma.

And of course, I attend to my own traumas - we all have experienced some form of trauma over our lifetimes - I am no exception 🌺

14/09/2026

🌺 EVENT SPOTLIGHT - Wednesday, 16th September 🌺

So looking forward to hosting this retreat in the Orkney islands in September, honouring the land (our great mother) , the sky, the sea , our ancestors and our descendants , and YOU 🙏

01/06/2026

🌺 𝗣𝗖𝗢𝗦 = 𝗣𝗠𝗢𝗦 🌺

Whilst I was away last month a long-awaited change happened in the medical world - PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) was renamed to PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome).

This new name finally reflects the fact the PMOS is a whole body endocrine and metabolic condition and lifestyle changes & further treatment are vital.

Please see my post from January 2024 for further information and resources if this is something you, your friend or a family member were diagnosed with 🌺

To see my original post, please click the link below - for some reason I am unable to share my original post otherwise...
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BFf9o2zZ4

Verity is the UK's only Polycystic O***y Syndrome charity.

25/05/2026

🌺 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘 & 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥 🌺

Menopause and Cancer Support are a fantastic charity and I am very pleased to have attended their second training for healthcare professionals.

Their work is vital for women affected by cancer and it is also an important part of my practice - the results of their survey say more than I could ever express about how important their work is 🌺

Just a wee reminder that anyone who would like to read Dani’s book can borrow it from my clinic - no matter if you are my patient or not - please get in touch.
(𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 17𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 2026)

19/05/2026

🌺 𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 🌺
(𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵)

𝑫𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 2-3 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔.

🐦𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🐦these will continue to be prioritised and I will endeavour to see them within 1-2 weeks:
✅𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙
✅ Post-surgical / post-procedure trauma
✅𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺

The approximate wait time for 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 is between 1-3 weeks, and I will continue supporting you when needed.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩. 🌺

𝕆𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕆𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕤:
Holly - osteopath at Helping Hands Osteopathy
https://www.helpinghandshealth.co.uk/
Graeme - chiro at North Isles Chiropractic Clinic
https://www.facebook.com/ggscott27
Bel - acupuncture at 5 Element Acupuncture
https://www.facebook.com/westoxfordacupuncture
Teenie - sports therapy at KC Therapies
https://www.facebook.com/KcTherapies
Mary - neuro physio at REACH Rehabilitation Physiotherapy
https://www.reachrehabphysio.co.uk
Kevin - massage at Sinclair Massage
Karoline - human & animal physio at Physio Phix
https://www.physiophix.co.uk/
Paula Hemsley - physio at Orkney Physiotherapy
http://orkneyphysiotherapy.com
Payal Gupta - physio at Orkney Therapy Services
https://www.orkneytherapyservices.co.uk
Gemma - podiatrist at Walkabout Podiatry

19/05/2026

I just returned back to Orkney after a wee trip down south.

It was my privilege to spend a day with students and graduates of the London School of Osteopathy - teaching them how to support women through perimenopause, menopause & healthy ageing.

I then spent a few days in Ayr with the Barral Institute attending a course on internal approach to urogenital issues. It was great being in a room of like-minded practitioners wanting to learn more about how to support women - a mix of physiotherapists, osteopaths and the teacher was a chiropractor - it is great when practitioners collaborate rather than compete and I am so glad that Orkney also has a collaborative culture 🌺

I will now be responding to emails and updating my new patients' notice as this trip understandably had a knock-on effect on my waiting list - thank you for your patience and understanding 🌺