Postgraduate Weekend with Richard Twining – 18th/19th May
The World Heath Organisation recognises the Osteopathic 5-Model Concept as making a unique contribution to health care. One of the models, the respiratory/circulatory (or fluid) model, is often under-represented in UK formal osteopathic education, despite being important to much of A.T. Stills’s teaching and writing and being an effective treatment approach to tissue dysfunction. Fluids […]
Gala Dinner & Fundraiser – Saturday 13th July
Celebrating 40 years at 104 Tonbridge Road July 1979 saw a defining moment in the School’s history with the official opening of our first independent premises at 104 Tonbridge Road. This summer we’ll be celebrating the 40th anniversary in style with a Gala event at our Boxley House campus. The Gala promises to be a […]
Focus on – Running Injuries
With Maidstone and London marathon events coming up, we asked Peter Horobin, an ESO Clinic tutor and sports specialist, about common injuries he sees at this time of year As runners are building up the miles the number of patients presenting with ‘runners knee’s’, ‘IT-Band’ problems and achilles tendon issues goes up. ‘Shin splints’ are […]
John Barkworth steps down as Trustee
John Barkworth, an ESO Trustee of some 30 years, stepped down from the Board in November of this year. John has been associated with the ESO since 1974. He graduated from the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy (BCNO, later to become BCOM) in 1972. Within two years he was working with the ESO […]
Congratulations to our Royal Patron
Many congratulations to our royal patron HRH Princess Eugenie and to Mr Jack Brooksbank on their wedding. We were delighted to receive invitations to attend the event at Windsor Castle and were represented on the day by faculty and students. The occasion was covered live by ITV @thismorning and via a live video feed @TheDukeOfYork To watch […]
Back Care Awareness Week 2018
8th – 12th October is Back Care Awareness Week and this year’s campaign focuses on Back Pain in Older Adults. Throughout the week we’re sharing useful tips and information about healthy ageing, plus we’re raising awareness at Boxley and the ESO Clinic with a display and leaflets available to browse. For more information about this […]
ESO top for Overall Satisfaction
Each year, final year students across the UK complete a National Student Survey to gauge satisfaction levels in key elements of their degree programme. The results are in for 2017/18 and we’re delighted to see our Yr 4 students have given the ESO an 88% overall satisfaction rating for the M.Ost – outperforming every other full-time […]
Focus on: Shoulder Pain
In our Summer issue of Active News we focused on shoulder pain, with ESO Clinic Tutor and practising osteopath Mr Kenan Fadil providing an overview of this common complaint. Do you suffer from shoulder pain? If so, you’re not alone, it is the second most common cause of muscular skeletal consultations in primary care and […]