Gemma Townsend M.Ost
Unique Body Clinic Owner, Osteopath, Phlebotomist, Student Nutritional Therapist, Acupuncturist.
Hello, I am Gemma, Osteopath and owner of Unique Body Clinic.
I opened UBC in May 2009 starting from a one room facility and building the clinic to the 9 room facility it is today. I am privileged to have a fantastic team within the clinic who are so passionate about helping people.
I am also a qualified initially as a Sports Therapist and Personal Trainer and decided after running my business for a while to apply to The British School of Osteopathy in 2016. It was my dream to become an Osteopath, so I then completed a 5 year Masters degree alongside running the clinic, and it has been the toughest, yet most rewarding thing I have done. I started a Nutrition degree at the beginning of 2024 to better understand the more inflammatory patient presentations, and help and support people from the inside out also.
Being a Sports Therapist for over 14 years has given me a great deal of experience working with injury and pain, coupled now with my Osteopathy training, I am keen to work with people to find the root cause of their pain, understanding why and progressing patients to a pain-free lifestyle.
I use techniques such as Manipulation (that clicking sound you hear), articulation, massage, MET stretching. Gemma will explain her findings, help you understand what is happening and supply exercise education where needed so you can aid your own recovery.
I treats a multitude of conditions, some of which are:
Migraines/headaches, Sports/General injury, Sciatic Pain, Lower/Mid/Upper back pain/ache, Jaw pain, Knee/Hip/Shoulder/Ankle/Wrist/Foot pain and much more. I also carry out private blood draw for people wanting to understand biomarkers, Health checks, and I have just started to run Small Group fitness classes within the facility for these wanting to improve health and fitness.
I can be booked online selecting:
Osteopathic Initial Consultation, Osteopathic Follow up, General Appointment with Gemma Townsend
Karen Long M.Ost
Karen qualified as an Osteopath in 2009 from the British School of Osteopathy and I am a member of GoSC and BOA. Karen started my career in the health & Fitness Industry, as a Personal trainer, sports massage therapist, studio instructor and fitness manager of David Lloyd, Heston; and was a rower competing nationally and a qualified ski instructor.
Karen is passionate about Osteopathy and believes in the whole-body approach to health and wellbeing. With a keen Interest in treating the elderly she is not fazed by complicated histories and chronic pain, and wants to see you get better and improve your quality of life. Your treatment will include all aspects of your health, sleep, diet approaches, medication and prescribe exercise where appropriate. Using a variety of techniques from massage, articulation, manipulation, cranial and facial techniques, medical acupuncture, sports taping.
Karen treats a multitude of conditions, some of which are:
Migraines/headaches, Sports/General injury, Sciatic Pain, Lower/Mid/Upper back pain/ache, Jaw pain, Knee/Hip/Shoulder/Ankle/Wrist/Foot pain and much more.
Can be booked online selecting: Osteopathy, Medical Acupuncture
Neil Sinnott M.Ost
Neil qualified from the British School of Osteopathy with a Masters Degree, and is a member of the General Osteopathic Council and the British Osteopathic Association and alongside his degree also took a qualification in Sports and Remedial massage, Neil finds the combination of massage techniques and Osteopathy works very well and helps me achieve better results with Patients.
Neil has always had a keen interest in the human body and enjoys the diversity of patients that Osteopathy brings, Neil loves his job and it has been an ambition of his to become an Osteopath since I was 12 years old, after receiving treatment for back pain.
Neil is currently studying to be a Neuro-developmental Therapist, which he hopes to complete this year. This will enable him to work with children on the autistic spectrum specialising in children with coordination issues or delays which often mirrors or hinders their mental development and academic performance - this is an area he is very passionate about.