Safety remains our priority …
Please note that it is now optional for our patients to wear face masks and for our practitioners to wear PPE during appointments at our clinic. We are happy to wear masks during your appointment if you would like us to do so. Some of our practitioners may choose to continue wearing PPE. They may ask you to wear a face mask during your appointment.
If you feel unwell for any reason, we ask that you reschedule your appointment.
Please wait for five days before attending our clinic:
- If you have returned from travelling abroad.
- Once you are symptom-free after testing positive for Covid.
If you are worried about coming in and would like to talk to someone then please get in touch. Call us on 01462 811006 or email enquiries@sheffordosteo.com
Are you suffering from aches or pains?
If you are, then we could help you.

My name is Karen Robinson – I’ve been a practising qualified Osteopath since graduating from the European School of Osteopathy in 1997.
I’m Clinical Director at the Shefford Osteopathic Clinic, which I started in 2000 with the aim of bringing the benefits of osteopathy to people in Bedfordshire. Since I started the Clinic my team and I have helped over 20,000 patients enjoy life more due to:
- Less pain
- Greater mobility
- Increased flexibility
My team and I are proactive about ongoing learning, keeping up-to-date with osteopathy and other areas of exercise and well-being. Many of us are actively involved with teaching osteopaths, shaping the future of our profession. Our aim is to help you to live your life with your body working as well as possible.

Here at Shefford Osteopathic Clinic we can treat a wide range of conditions. Select a green link from the list below to find out more.
- Arthritic Pain
- Circulatory Problems
- Digestion Problems
- Elbow Pain / Tennis Elbow
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen Shoulder
- General Aches & Pains
- Headaches
- Hip Pain
- Inability to Relax
- Joint Pain
- Knee Pain
- Lumbago / Lower Back Pain
- Minor Sports Injuries
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Spasms
- Neck Pain
- Rheumatic Pain
- Sciatica
If you’re suffering from any of these things
– and want to enjoy life again without pain
– then why not call us at Shefford Osteopathic Clinic on
01462 811006 or Book Online Now
to make an appointment to see if osteopathy can help you.
What our patients say
A Coles
Sadly, I’ve been suffering with a bad back since having an epidural delivering my son back in 2021. I have seen most (if not all) of the clinicians at Shefford Osteo Clinic and can say they’ve always been able to help me, in what is a difficult time, filled with agony and frustration. The administration team is always kind (and efficient too). I wanted to provide feedback for my most recent visit with Daniel; not
Online Consultation Feedback
Due to the national restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, I received my consultation from Karen by telephone. I had developed a problem with my neck and was keen to discuss this with my Osteopath.
A Motorbike-Riding Client
It’s not often that I feel moved to write such thanks, but I was pleasantly surprised by the results of my treatment. This morning, I woke later than usual and realised that I had not been woken by pain – more specifically, the pain in my hand.
What will happen to me during my appointment?
We know that you may be nervous about your first visit to an osteopath or sports therapist so we have prepared a guide to help put you at your ease. (Please note that some extra safety measures are in place due to COVID-19.)
Why not call us at Shefford Osteopathic Clinic on
01462 811006 or Book Online Now
to make an appointment to see if we can help.
What will an appointment cost me?
Osteopathic Consultation
Senior Osteopath (Dan)
– All appointments: £65
Associate Osteopaths (Freya, Melissa)
– New patients: £65 (inc. anyone who hasn’t been to the clinic in two years)
– Current and returning patients: £50 (30 mins), £70 (45 mins)
Sports and Remedial Massage
Senior Sports Therapist (Laura)
£40 – 30 min
£55 – 45 min
£75 – 60 min
£60 – 45min (for new patients and those who haven’t visited the clinic for two years or more)
Benefits of Osteopathy
The Shefford Osteopathic Clinic was established in January 2000 and in that time we helped well over 20,000 patients, so I’m sure you’ll agree that makes us experts at this and we know what we’re doing!
So much so, that after a course of treatment from the team at Shefford Osteopathic Clinic, the vast majority of patients – people just like you – have enjoyed the following benefits:
- Relief from aches & pains
- Enjoying relief from back pain
- Improved general mobility
- Extra flexibility
- Improved posture
- Improved health
- A happier life
- Better relationships with family & friends
- Feel better in themselves
- Getting back to work quicker
- Enjoying sports and hobbies
- No longer have to take painkillers
- Improved productivity
- Better wellbeing
- Better sleep patterns
.
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