We are an established, multidisciplinary clinic providing unique based treatment plans by a team of highly qualified practitioners. The clinic was established over 41 years ago in 1979 by the clinic founder Caroline Penn. The directorship was passed to Alex Bidlake-Corser in 2017 who has been running the clinic since then.
Caroline has now retired and the clinic will continue to be owned and run by Alex and the team. Our aim at The Penn Clinic is not only to treat, restore and improve but to also understand why the problem is happening in the first place to help prevent a repeat problem recurring. We look at the individual's overall lifestyle from exercise, nutrition to general health and wellbeing to get to the root of the issue.
Caroline has now retired and the clinic will continue to be owned and run by Alex and the team. Our aim at The Penn Clinic is not only to treat, restore and improve but to also understand why the problem is happening in the first place to help prevent a repeat problem recurring. We look at the individual's overall lifestyle from exercise, nutrition to general health and wellbeing to get to the root of the issue.
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Alex took over the directorship of the clinic in 2017 and is very much enjoying her first venture of running a busy clinic. Alex is passionate about research and believes it should under-pin every clinicians' clinical reasoning. She was a member of the Sutherland Cranial College's Research Sub-committee for 2 years.
Osteopathy specialises in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal and other related disorders. Your osteopath will give you a clear explanation of what they find following their diagnosis and discuss a treatment plan that is suitable for you. They will explain the benefits and any risks of the treatment they are recommending.
The term Cranial Osteopathy is a misnomer: it is a name we have inherited. Cranial osteopathy is one of the most gentle approaches to osteopathy and can be applied everywhere and anywhere in the body. The fundamental principle of cranial osteopathy is to allow the body to make its own changes from within and not for the practitioner to impose a prescription of treatment from outside.
We offer a specialist postnatal examination following both vaginal and caesarian deliveries. This assesses how your posture, pelvic floor and stomach muscles are recovering after childbirth. We can provide you with exercises and treatment to help with your recovery. Up to half of all women experience weakness in both the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles after pregnancy and up to a third still have a tummy gap at eight weeks post-birth.
Whether it is to rehabilitate from an injury, after surgery or an illness, our osteopaths are here to help you get back on track. Our team is qualified and experienced to offer advice on safe exercise and movement to meet your goals and needs. We understand that when in pain it can be worrying and uncomfortable to exercise.
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Gary Fenton
Dec 20, 2021
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Forest Karate
Nov 18, 2021
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Sophia Allen
Nov 14, 2021
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Jenna Jenkins
Oct 31, 2021
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Dee Youngs
Oct 08, 2021
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Chris Vella-Bone
Sep 09, 2021
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Janet Fr-Es
Apr 14, 2021
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Another amazing result from the Penn Clinic. I have visited several times over the last twenty years for sciatica and a frozen shoulder. Each time the cause of the problem was quickly identified and treated with results effective for several years. Changing work practices during lockdown meant that I was sitting down a lot more than usual. Being in my fifties, this led to stiff leg and hip joints. I booked an appointment with Rachael. What an amazing sports therapist! The soft tissue work she did was so effective that my legs already felt much better by the end of the hour. She explained her findings
Hannah Osborne
Mar 27, 2021
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I went in initially for a newborn check then went to see Alex for a Mummy MOT. Alex is absolutely brilliant and so knowledgeable in postnatal and women’s health. I fully credit her and her advice for my speedy recovery from a c section. She gave me the confidence to get back to exercising safely too. I will recommended Alex to anyone who will listen!
Vijay Pathak
Feb 19, 2021
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Harry Hornet
Jan 25, 2021
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Even though I am only on my second visit to the clinic I can honestly say I would recommend 100% to come here. I have a stomach muscle separation along with some other underlying issues going on for about a year now. On the verge of losing all hope I was put in touch with Alex who over a telephone conversation installed confidence and hope that she could assist me in a recovery. I would now say that Alex is a miracle worker with super powers along with vast knowledge, experience combined with professionalism and friendliness. The first visit she took a detailed history on the various ailments followed
Stella Minasian Chadwick
Aug 20, 2020
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Vikki Davis Fitness
Aug 13, 2020
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The Penn Clinic offers first class treatments and each therapist specialised in something different. I saw Alex who is an expert in looking after post natal ladies, but then we went on to look at one of my legs and I received superb treatment here also. You can't go wrong visiting this friendly and most knowledgeable practice.
Benny Frazer
Jan 21, 2017
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I first visited the Penn Clinic over 20 years ago. I had been on operated for a partial lumbar discectomy on my L5 disc and still had remaining sciatic pain and lower back pain which caused me to limp. I lived in Leeds and had been discharged from the surgeon at the hospital with no follow-up treatment despite my still painful condition. My GP referred me for physiotherapy which had no effect and then The Penn Clinic was recommended to me via an osteopath I had 1 appointment with in Leeds before I moved down South. I was in complete despair and pain at my first appointment with Caroline and had
