The Courtyard Osteopaths | Osteopaths In Bristol

Fantastic experience: I brought my 8 week old daughter to see Sam as she was having a tough time with a combination of issues. C section baby, very colicky, silent reflux, poor latch and just overall a very tense and grizzly baby. I couldn't believe the difference in just 2 sessions. She literally melted in Sam's arms the first session where she was so relaxed. By the third session her latch is 100 times better (nearly perfect), she cries probably 60% less and just appears so much more content! Lots of smiles! Highly recommend paying him a visit! Thank you

Fantastic experience: Osteopathy treatment with Sam at Courtyard Osteopaths has been genuinely life changing! I suffered with a shoulder problem for 25 years and despite seeing multiple osteos, physios, and chiros over that time, had come to accept that I'd always be in pain. I actually started seeing Sam about a lower back injury which he has helped loads, but even better is that I also haven't had any pain in my shoulder for months. Everyone at the practice is really lovely and welcoming too. I'm so glad to have found this place and would absolutely recommend!

Fantastic experience: Really calm and friendly atmosphere and the treatment does wonders for my migraines and general neck and head tension. I always feel loads better after a visit. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: I have been having regular appointments with Colette since I injured my back and she has been extremely sensitive to my problem and has guided me through the recovery process. I have no doubt that my recovery has been positively impacted by the gentle treatments I have received from Colette.

Fantastic experience: Collette is a very very skilled osteopath and craniocycle osteopath I am a singer and therefore a channel for sound and have had a lot of body work in my time She is truly magnificent! A wonderful experience all around from the space to the receptionist ✨

Fantastic experience: I brought my baby daughter from 9 weeks old to see Sam for an assessment and two follow up sessions. She had a lot of tension on one side, having difficulty turning her head one way. After one session her range of movement to the other side visibly improved. She would also be very distressed if put on her front, after a session that focussed on tension across her chest we could suddenly do tummy time!

Fantastic experience: I think, I was quite shutdown in my body and emotionally exhausted. With Eriko's intuition and skills I am walking with increased comfort, and my neck and shoulders are more mobile, pain free and holding much less tension. My breathing is more in my diagphram, deeper and definitely much less breath-holding. Walking up and down stairs is easier and I feel less fearful of falling. I am walking with strides instead of shuffles. The painful pads on the soles of my feet are less swollen. I am not wincing at every step and can walk 2-3 miles without having so much discomfort in my knees and feet. Instead of making excuses and backing out of activities, I'm enjoying walking for pleasure again and joining family and friends for adventures. I have been enjoying doing the suggested exercises and notice less resistance My concentratioon and confidence are improving, as well as my posture.

Fantastic experience: The Courtyard Osteopaths has a very friendly, welcoming environment with a local community feeling to it. I was treated by Colette Tirimo following persistent increased pain I experienced in my lower back. Within 3-4 sessions, the pain had subsided, following asessment, treatment and advice with self-management. Colette had a hollistic and pragmatic approach while also to keeping me at ease - due to long-term back pain, it's something I can be anxious about, which I was made to feel relaxed about. Overall, a very positive experience and I would happily return (although I do also hope I don't need to of course!).

Fantastic experience: I first went to see Colette 6 months ago when I was suffering from unbelievably painful sciatica. She was so kind, reassuring, and positive at a point when I felt really low. Her holistic approach has really benefitted me and I have adopted her advice including trying to strengthen my core through Pilates. Having had back problems for 50 years, and having seen lots of different professionals during that time, it is wonderful knowing that I now have a go to person, if and when I have issues, who not only is able to give treatment which really makes a difference but also has demonstrated a commitment to me personally to keep my body working! I highly recommend her! Susan Andresen

Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend Sam Dobbie for treatment with babies. I took both my newborns to see him & both times the issues were resolved. One would hardly turn his head, the other seemed stressed/uncomfortable lying on her back, both times the treatment resulted in a better latch when feeding. I would encourage anyone who’s contemplating osteopathy to give it a go.

Fantastic experience: My 10 year old son visited after experiencing ongoing daily headaches for months, with no cause found we were struggling to know what to do next. After just one visit my son noticed a significant improvement and following several visits they have now gone.

Fantastic experience: What a service! We started seeing Sam Dobbie from our baby girl being 2 weeks old. She had an extremely fast birth that was difficult to monitor resulting in an episiotomy and ventouse and a hospital stay. Our breast feeding journey was put on hold due to another hospital stay that meant I was expressing to bottle feed, baby girl had her tongue tie fixed in hospital but by the time I felt confident to breast feed we needed support. Little girl was very fussy on the breast, struggled to latch was very tense and would cry and scream with frustration. Sam from the first session was great! He explained why that would be, explored other issues which she did have - tightness in her jaw and neck muscles and the right side of her body. He was able to explain in a way that her dad and myself could understand. Every session he reviewed the changes and he gave us homework exercises. The difference in baby girl is great she’s a relaxed happy baby feeding really well! Sam has a lovely manner with her and made her smile a lot. I also had a nice session of relaxing with a bottle of water uninterrupted whilst he worked his magic. Sam has helped my little girl immensely whilst single-handedly saving my journey to motherhood, no more tears and enjoying being able to feed and bond with my little girl how I wanted. Would highly recommend The Courtyard Osteopaths, the receptionist Cath is also very lovely. Sam is a wonderful practitioner and couldn’t recommend enough!

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend Sam. I started treatment with him a few months ago for a neck injury that I thought would never fully heal, but after a few sessions I was pain free. Since then, I’ve continued seeing him for hip pain I’d been dealing with for over a year, and I’m now able to run and squat pain-free again :)

Fantastic experience: I have had three sessions with Eriko at Courtyard Osteopaths and she has worked absolute miracles. Following two sinus operations in quite quick succession, I have suffered severe headaches and extreme fatigue for many months. After the first session, it is no exaggeration to say that I felt like a different person. Or more accurately, for the first time in a long time, I started to feel like myself again. Three weeks on, this has continued. Eriko really listens to me. This was a huge part of the first session - being truly heard. Her treatments are so gentle and yet extraordinarily effective. I have not taken a single painkiller since starting treatment. Honestly, I have no idea what she is doing! A few weeks ago, I had barely even heard of cranial osteopathy. But it is working. I am so grateful and have no hesitation in recommending Eriko 100%. She has given me my life back. Thank you so much.

Fantastic experience: I was looking for an osteopath in Bristol and The Courtyard Osteopath is the best one I’ve tried. After having sessions with a few different ones it was clear TCO had my best interests at heart. They offer a great service and compared to previously just getting a chiropractor to look at my back once a month it’s a lot more affordable. Rather than having to have a painful adjustment session every month Sam works with my body to carry out the right treatment and gives me plenty of things to do at home so I can get healthy and won’t need to keep coming back. They dont just look at one area but the whole body and how it connects to really make you feel like they’re treating you holistically. I also learn a lot too which I like.

Fantastic experience: I took my 4 week old to see Colette for 4 sessions. She was fantastic! He had some discomfort due to a back-to-back delivery and was so relaxed in the sessions. He slept so well afterwards!

Fantastic experience: Collette has been seeing my baby since she was 3/4 weeks old. Phoebe had many issues with consistent crying and gas, along with laryngomalacia which is likely the stem of all of this. Collette helped guide me through some steps to try and reduce the gassiness, talked me through her treatments and treatment plan and really helped Phoebe. By our second appointment instead of everyday bending a bad one, we had 2/5, now we can manage phoebes symptoms much better. Thank you Collette! You’ve given me a happy baby!

Fantastic experience: Eriko is wonderful & helped ease some pain I was having in just one session. I find her sessions really therapeutic & informative, she has a lovely aura and I would highly recommend her!

Fantastic experience: Colette has been amazing. I have suffered from lower back pain for 5 months after a fall at work. I have had 4 sessions and the pain is almost gone. Not only has Colette helped my back but she put me at ease as soon as I met her and kept me informed every step of the way. 100% would recommend Colette.

Fantastic experience: My 6 week old baby was having problems with his digestive system, he would only have a bowel movement every 5-6 days and was in lots of pain by day 5. Two sessions with Sam and he now has a bowel movement at least once a day and is generally much happier and more comfortable. My little baby is always very content in the sessions and I am very grateful to Sam for everything he does. I could not recommend Sam at the Courtyard clinic more, he is calm, professional and incredibly knowledgable.

Fantastic experience: I saw Sam after quite a lot of back issues post marathon and he was able to successfully guide me back to a pain free life and, crucially, back to running.

Fantastic experience: I've seen both Sam and Colette and can say that both have been wonderful. I saw Sam whilst pregnant, who helped me with pain in my upper and lower back and an old sports injury causing tightness to my bump. Needless to say, I think he helped get everything in alignment for my very speedy birth (!) After our little boy was born, we were having some feeding issues and weren't sure if this was due to a tongue tie. Colette has been amazing at helping with this, and was able to diagnose that the feeding issues were related to tightness due to circumstances during the birth, rather than tongue tie. We ended up still with a referral to the infant feeding team at St Michael's who also confirmed this, and we have seen such an improvement over the three months we have seen Colette, so thank you. Thank you both for being such a help so far on this journey.

Fantastic experience: We used this service for our little baby boy, who seemed to be using one side of his neck a lot more than the other. This lan/tightness seemed to also be affecting my partner when breastfeeding, she was always sore on one side. Collet has done an amazing job at fixing the tight side which has also helped my partner who no longer suffers in pain. Couldn’t recommend enough.

Fantastic experience: Sam at the Courtyard was absolutely incredible with our girl. Lots of tension from birth and was very hunched. Little girl has progressed so well since seeing Sam and I am forever grateful we accessed this service. Our tummy time went from being unable to lift her head to now doing a strong 20 minutes at a time! Thank you x 1 million!

Fantastic experience: Collette is a very professional, experienced and helpful lady. I met her last year when I was looking for an Osteopath who could help my daughter. She suffered for reflux, stomachache and nausea. After 3 treatments with Collette my daughter/now 6 years old/ started to feel so much better and the treatment was fully successful. Collette also treated my mum with wonderful outcome and now she is helping me. I had a Cancer and went through a long treatment of chemotherapy. My body especially neck and shoulders felt extremely tide and I was in so much pain because of long period of stress I had experienced. I have had 2 treatments with Collette so far and already feel a big difference. I can highly recommend Collette. Joanna

Fantastic experience: I took my 4-week old baby to see Jeni as we were having persistent feeding issues which I suspected were related to his tongue-tie and not fully resolved by division alone. He had a shallow latch leading to a lot of air swallowing, making breastfeeding challenging and stressful. Over the course of 6 weeks of treatment we saw a huge difference - breastfeeding is now comfortable for both of us, and my baby is much more settled on the whole including at night. I highly recommend Jeni and Sam and would certainly use them again.

Fantastic experience: Excellent service, I have been bringing my family to the courtyard osteopaths since my first son was a new born baby- 16 years now! Friendly, relaxed, in-depth treatment, super knowledgeable in the bodies whole systems - a truly holistic treatment beyond what I had expected from a osteopath session

Fantastic experience: I started seeing Collette Tirimo at Courtyard Osteopaths a few months ago under a period of intense stress when my neck seized up, limiting mobility and causing a great deal of pain that I had never experienced before. She was able to alleviate my pain and mobility issues within only a few treatments. I continue to see her on a regular basis to help manage osteoarthritis and stay balanced. Collette is a highly skilled and sensitive osteopath that I plan on seeing for a long time to come. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been dealing with back pain for over 10 years after sustaining a back injury at a young age. Over the past year, it had been getting worse, and I felt like nothing was helping. I decided to try an osteopath and booked a session with Jeni. I’ll admit, I was a bit skeptical at first—it didn’t feel like much was happening during the treatment—but the results have been amazing. After just one session, I already felt like I was getting my body back. The pain that’s bothered me for years is finally easing, and I feel 1000 times better. I’m so excited and hopeful about continuing my treatment with Jeni—it’s given me real hope that I can get back to 100%! I can’t recommend The Court Yard Osteopaths enough to anyone struggling with long-term pain!

Fantastic experience: I would highly recommend. Sam initially treated & resolved my 15 year old whip lash injury. I now see Sam to settle long covid symptoms (headache, inflammation, unsettled breathing among others) I've been experiencing which has allowed me to start living my life again. Thank you Sam!

Fantastic experience: My experience at the courtyard osteopaths has been exceptional and they will always be the first port of call for me in regards to solutions for my health. I have worked with Jeni Briggs for over a year and immediately on meeting her she could sense and understand my longstanding pattern of injury following a bike accident in 2018 which I should have sought help for much earlier. Jeni’s understanding of the human body and the ability to establish what treatment is required after just a few moments of observation always astonishes me. When I visit I always leave feeling lighter and more balanced and in less pain. My main issue has been sciatica and sitting and travelling have been what has caused flare ups . I know that after seeing a Jeni I will feel better and life will become more bearable. She also gives me exercises to do to help the effects last. I know I am says in safe hands and that there is care an attention in finding long lasting solutions. I am now going to make some appointments to explore hormonal and respiratory health as well as I didn’t previously realise this was working the remit of osteopathy. What a magical art it is.

Fantastic experience: When I first visited Jeni, I was experiencing concerning symptoms of tingling and pins and needles in my limbs. These sensations were not only physically uncomfortable but also caused me anxiety as I was worried about what might be causing them. The symptoms were affecting my peace of mind and making me increasingly concerned about my health. After several treatments with Jeni, I discovered these sensations were stemming from imbalances in my hips, back, and neck - nothing more serious as I had feared. The pins and needles have largely resolved, only returning occasionally. I'm now able to go about my daily activities without the constant worry and discomfort that had been troubling me. In addition Jeni has helped me with considerable pain that I had in my feet. I was worrying I would have problems walking in the future, because my big toe had got so painful. Jeni works with the whole body to make adjustments, and it certainly works. I see Jeni as someone to go to see every month or so to keep up the progress we made. What stands out about Jeni is her exceptional hands, and her ability to hold a nurturing space. Her work is so gentle, wise and nourishing - it is deeply affective, yet doesn't feel invasive. Her expertise has made such a positive difference that I've confidently recommended her to several friends, who have also experienced significant benefits from her treatment. Her osteopathic care has not only addressed my physical symptoms but also provided welcome peace of mind.

Fantastic experience: I started seeing Jeni a few years ago.. I was suffering from tinnitus and I wasn’t getting any where with the doctors. It was disrupting my life, my sleep, everyday..I was not in a good place. I saw Jeni to see if she could help, and after a few months I was almost as good as new! I couldn’t believe it and still can’t. She has given me back my quality life and I am so grateful. I continue to see her for other issues because she helps and treats me like a whole person. Jeni is fantastic, I wouldn’t recommend anyone else.

Fantastic experience: This is a peaceful place where people can heal. After an excruciating back spasm which put me in hospital for three days, I didn't feel safe in my own body. But now I do, because my back has become much stronger thanks to what I would call 'maintenance' treatments from Jeni Briggs every six to twelve weeks. I am so grateful.

Fantastic experience: I've seen Sam Dobbie at Courtyard Osteopaths for a few different things over the past few months and each appointment has been very helpful. From relieving the pain in my neck that had been there for years, through helping to reduce my acid reflux, to realigning my face and relieving lots of pain after very invasive dental treatment. I would highly recommend Sam.

Fantastic experience: I have been using Jeni Briggs at The Centre for Whole Health for around 20 years. When my son was a baby we took him there for a number of health issues, mainly severe reflux. The help and support I received was incredible and literally life-changing for us as a family. As I have got older I am now coming for problems such as injuries received at the gym. I would much rather deal with the root of the problem than rely on painkillers. Jeni's expertise is excellent and she works in a holistic way, always fixing the problem I have. The centre itself is calm, warm and very friendly with a relaxing atmosphere. I cannot recommend it more highly.

Fantastic experience: We came to see Jeni for our baby daughter who had some clear discomfort especially present when in the car seat. We have been working with Jeni for a few weeks now and there’s a really clear improvement. She was also breech for a while late in my pregnancy which had likely lead to a tilt in her pelvis which Jeni was able to normalise. Jeni has also been working on a tightness through one side of her face which was mainly presenting with a gunky eye which she’d had since birth. Jeni has been fantastic and whilst we still need a few more sessions the difference in our little one has been incredible. So glad we found her!

Fantastic experience: I initially went to see Colette because of recurring issues with my lower back. At the time, I was also struggling to recover from a period of awful mental health, but I didn't think that would be relevant or affected by the osteopathy treatment. I was surprised and very pleased that, in the first session, Colette's assessment seemed very holistic, covering all aspects of my physical and mental wellbeing. I felt understood and optimistic about receiving genuinely holistic and also trustworthy healthcare. I had thought that osteopathy was just about bones and joints, and cracking thereof. In the following sessions with Colette, she was able to help calm my entire nervous system and I felt deep physical and mental relief as a result. The first time this happened I genuinely thought she had cast some magic! My back has improved over the last 5 months and, more importantly for me, I have made my way out of what was a dark and hopeless emotional state. There were lots of other factors in that recovery, but to have the regular help from Colette was really important and I am extremely grateful for this.

Fantastic experience: I have been seeing Jeni for a few years now with quite complex problems following on from multiple injuries. She has always been very kind, patient, professional and flexible with my treatment. As a results we have made amazing progress. I think may other osteopaths would have failed or given up!

Fantastic experience: What a transformation! I brought my 8 year old daughter here as she was grinding her teeth terribly at bedtime - I could hear her from the other room! After about 4 sessions the difference has been incredible - the teeth grinding is so much better! But more interestingly, she was a child who was quite 'hyper', found it hard to stay still, found emotional regulation hard and was very anxious falling asleep at bedtime - Jeni mentioned that these things could be linked to the tension in her body and I have to say I feel like we have a different child since starting the treatment - no more tantrums over tights or clothes not 'feeling right', much better at managing fatigue and emotional situations, she is so much calmer and school have said she is sitting and listening better in the classroom and she is considerably less anxious at bedtime. Thank you so much!

Fantastic experience: Sam Dobbie has made a huge difference to our family. After 3 years of recurring migraines, it was Sam's osteopathy that finally gave our daughter her smile back. He has treated other family members for dodgy knees and various other complaints. He is always gentle and friendly. I highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Jeni Brigs has been treating me for many years, trough all my past traumas and illnesses. Recently I had heart surgery and cancer treatment and Jeni has been helping me healing both physically and mentally. As she treats my body she also gives me a place of safety and the courage to face what comes. Without her I wouldn’t have been able to recover so well and so quickly.

Fantastic experience: Jeni has totally transformed my back in just a few sessions.. I had been to local doctors, had a private spine specialist 's session and even was forwarded to the BRI . But it was Jeni who recognised immediately my problem and sorted it out! Also my two grandchildren have had their legs treated. This is an excellent small business. I highly recommend it.

Fantastic experience: I've been seeing Jeni for a few years now, due to complex health issues, that other practitioners haven't been able to fully understand. Jeni sees you as a whole, and helps get to the root cause of an issue. She has been an integral part of my journey to mind/body/spirit health and I'm very grateful I found her.

Fantastic experience: Friendly centre with top quality osteopaths. They have really helped to sort my back out after an injury.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been treated by all the osteopaths at this practice. They are all very skilled, excellent at diagnosis and treatment. I have been cured of so many injuries and mishaps! And they are all lovely people!

Fantastic experience: I brought my daughter to Sam as she was struggling to feed on one side after a shoulder dystocia and hated tummy time. Sam saw she struggled to look to that side and worked on releasing tension and also helping to improve her mobility in her spine. He was so gentle and calming and she loved her sessions. The sessions had an immediate positive impact and after 3 sessions her mobility was much improved and she was loving tummy time. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: I have been bringing my baby to see Sam due to her reflux. Sam is so gentle and has a lovely manner with my baby. My little one enjoys her visits and her reflux has greatly improved! I would recommend Sam to everyone, he really is a baby whisperer!

Fantastic experience: We have been for a few sessions with Sam as my now 11 week old Rhys was born via forceps. He also has bilateral talipes. Sam is great with him and Rhys loves his sessions with him. Rhys digestive system. Reflux and latch seem so much better and I'll actually be sad when our sessions end!

Fantastic experience: I brought my son to see Sam Dobbie when he was 3 mths old as he was an unsettled, miserable baby. Sam was absolutely fantastic with him.! He definitely settled him down and gave some great advice regarding different things...I really believe he calmed him down and made him more comfortable. We still go for a check in every few months after 18 mths.! I myself suffer with a herniated disc/lower back problems, horrible neck pain and awful migraines (due to bad posture and tension I think).. so Sam recommended Rupert Warne. Rupert was very thorough and after just the 1st appointment I was able to put my jacket on without flinching, turn my head more to each side and....I haven't had a migraine since (have been for 4 appointments now)... BRILLIANT.! Overall....fantastic service and staff.

Fantastic experience: I've been to see Jeni Briggs for treatment at the Courtyard Osteopaths a few times over the last five years, mostly for knee and ankle pain. The diagnosis and treatment has been spot on every time, and I'm always amazed at the resulting pain loss. The process feels almost magical, though of course it's actually the result of Jeni's years of training and experience. Can't recommend this practice highly enough!

Fantastic experience: Jeni and Sam have worked wonders on my colicky 6 week old. Her latch improved almost immediately after the first session which made a big difference to both her and me. I can also can now put her down, both during the day and at night. She sleeps in her own cot overnight now too and our fussy evenings are largely a thing of the past. She is much happier and so are we - I can't recommend them highly enough.

Fantastic experience: I have received fantastic care from Sam Dobbie, Jeni Briggs and Sally Hunter at The Courtyard Osteopaths. I struggled with breastfeeding pain from the day my daughter was born. She had tongue-tie which caused a painful latch and made feeding intolerable without nipple shields. Sam and Jeni treated my daughter before and after she received tongue-tie surgery and regularly thereafter, especially at times of growth spurts. The treatments made breastfeeding possible and I conitnued to feed her well beyond her first year. I was treated for mild pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Sam, Jeni and Sally have an expert, gentle touch, which you barely feel, and yet, being in their hands puts you in a deep state of relaxation. My symptoms were brought under control (I also saw a women's physio and did Kegels) and have now stabilised. I am deeply grateful for the relief my osteopaths have brought me. POP can be uncomfortable and depressing, and the osteopathy treatments improved my quality of life. If you have POP (or breatfeeding problems), don't despair, there is help out there, and I can recommend The Courtyard Osteopaths.

Fantastic experience: I have been having osteopathy for 20 years and have seen various osteopaths over the years. Sally has by far been the best. I initially took my daughter who had various issues with low muscle tone, hypermobility and silent reflux, Sally was brilliant with her and noticeably helped with her development and I was so pleased that we found her. I then started to see Sally myself for migraines and she has been absolutely amazing on so many levels. I can't recommend her enough for children and adults. All in all I'd give her 100 stars if I could!

Fantastic experience: Jeni and her colleague are extremely knowledgeable and professional. They helped me with strong vertigo and dizziness. I have no hesitation in recommending. Excellent

Fantastic experience: Jeni has been treating our family for the past fourteen years and I have to say has been amazing. My eldest son was born with a neck issue that meant he would not sleep for longer than three hours. 6 weeks after taking him to see Jeni he was sleeping through the night. Jeni has help me through two problems with my right knee including a bakers cyst. I was told by the NHS that it would take up to two years for the bakers cyst to go away. Jeni identified that the issue was due to my body twising to the right. Three months later I was back on a bike - amazing. Jeni is currently treating my youngest son for osgood schlatters - we are coming to the end of his treatment and it has been fantastic for him. He has gone from not being able to play football three months ago to getting into a local football team. Unbelivable, cant recomment Jeni and her team enough.

Fantastic experience: Sally from the Courtyard Oesteopaths has transformed my daughter’s interactions with family! Couldn’t recommend more highly. I wish we had taken her sooner. When we started treatment she couldn’t be held by them, would tolerate them playing with her but would sometimes cry when they would so much as look at her. After 2 or 3 sessions she was a totally different baby. Confident in playing with them, trusting them, laughing with them and letting them hold her with no problem! I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know what to expect with the appointments either but they are very subtle gentle treatments and so relaxing- even just by sitting in the room it’s lovely.

Fantastic experience: I have been visiting Courtyard Osteopaths with my son since he was a few months old, he has seen Jeni, Sam and Sally over the months and all are wonderful, kind, knowledgeable osteopaths. My son has received osteopathy for breastfeeding, mild reflux and plagiocephaly. Initially I sought treatment to help with breastfeeding and possible reflux with Sam and Sally and although they were unable to resolve the breast feeding issues (due to an underlying medical issue of mine) the reflux symptoms disappeared and I strongly believe they helped me to have a happy healthy baby who slept well. At 5 months they noticed my sons head had become quite flat (plagiocephaly) and took measurements which placed him in the ‘severe’ section of the chart which would suggest that a helmet to address the flatness could have been appropriate. I was extremely reluctant to take my son for helmet treatment (taking months and costing thousands of pounds) so Jeni and Sam began treating him with more intensity and I am delighted to say that 4 months later his measurements show that his head has moved through the chart into ‘moderate’ and now ‘mild’ and his head is a much more regular shape. Now that my son is on a maintenance schedule I plan to start visiting Courtyard Ostepaths again for my own treatment of the the various issues childbirth has left me with! Thank you to the lovely folks at Courtyard Osteopaths for their effective work and kindness over the last 7 months

Fantastic experience: I started seeing Sally as I was having an awful second pregnancy, full of anxiety and discomfort, I found out at an early scan that I had a bicornuate uterus and then at my 20 week scan that the placenta was low lying covering my cervix meaning I would need a cesarean, all this really upset me as I had hoped for a water birth the second time round. I was booked in for a 28 week scan so they could book me in for a c section. I started seeing Sally around 22 weeks, not only did she alleviate my anxieties, which were causing me horrendous acid stomach aches restricting what I could eat but she also worked wonders, creating space for my growing baby in his heart shaped home and enabling the placenta to move up and away, resulting in an all clear 28 week scan meaning I could have a 'normal' birth, (the sonographer even commented that he had 'plenty of space in there' !) I was elated and went on to have a lovely full term 8lbs 10oz baby in the birthing pool, exactly what I wanted, which had felt impossible only weeks earlier, I cannot sing Sally's praises enough, really a heart felt thanks to her and Jeni, and I'd definitely recommend!

Fantastic experience: Myself and my daughter have been treated by all three osteopaths for different problems. My daughter is 2 years old and has had difficulty sleeping since birth. I have seen some amazing changes in her since being treated and we are finally getting some solid chunks of sleep at night. I also have experienced problems since the birth of my daughter which I've also seen significant improvements with. I feel very looked after as soon as I walk into the room and think the expertise between them is incredible. I rave about them to anyone I know with a toddler who has sleeping problems and I will continue to use them myself for any problems I face in the future. An amazing team who I couldn't recommend more highly!

Fantastic experience: Sam is amazing. Such a gentle, kind man. He has helped my Daughter when she was born and her jaw and shoulders would click from a difficult labour which meant she took in excess air when feeding and was very painful and again years later when she had neck pain. She loved her visits to see Sam and he's the only person I know to get her to sit still for that length of time so easily and also no more neck pain. Highly recommend this practice especially Sam is great with children.

Fantastic experience: Thanks to Jeni Briggs' care, experience and insight I have experienced healing beyond what I first expected or looked for - profound thanks Jeni for all the help you have given me!

Fantastic experience: Sam Dobbie is fantastic. Solved my back problems brilliantly. Would highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Jeni is a true miracle worker, thank you!

Fantastic experience: Jeni is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She is always keen to understand you as an individual and treats holistically. It is always such a pleasurable experience and without fail, I leave the premises feeling so much better than when I had arrived. I have no hesitation in recommending.

Fantastic experience: Jeni and Sam are both highly skilled professionals and I would give them 6 stars if I could. After 20 years of back pain, I only wish I had known about them sooner. Their methods have made a dramatic difference to me and I am very grateful to them both.