Welcome to North Staffs Osteopathic Website

North Staffs Osteopathic Practice premises are at Unit 1, 123 Moorland Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. The practice is run by Dave Rushton who is registered with General Osteopathic Council and The Institute of Osteopathy.

Dave Rushton holds a B.Ost in Osteopathy, studying at Staffordshire University in 2014. Dave previously was a part time teaching assistant helping to teach the course. He is fully registered with General Osteopathic Council and The Institute of Osteopathy.

Osteopathy is a gentle and effective hands-on approach to healthcare, based on the principle that the way your body moves influences how it functions.

Osteopathy is a gentle and effective hands-on approach to healthcare, based on the principle that the way your body moves influences how it functions.   Osteopaths are highly competent healthcare professionals, recognised by the NHS as fully qualified to diagnose and treat independently.

Over 30,000 people every day visit an osteopath suffering from a variety of conditions including neck or back pain, joint or muscular pain, sports injuries, recurring headaches and more. Many patients are pregnant mothers, unsettled children, or those with work strain, or pain and stiffness related to advancing years.

As you don’t need a referral from your doctor to see an osteopath, you will typically be able to see an osteopath quickly, without the long waiting times that often occur with other treatment options.

Whatever your age and no matter what challenges you may have with your health, there is probably something an osteopath can do to help.

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) regulates the practice of osteopathy in the United Kingdom. By law osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practise in the UK.

• The GOsC keeps the Register of all those permitted to practise osteopathy in the UK.
• We work with the public and osteopathic profession to promote patient safety by registering qualified professionals and we set, maintain and develop standards of osteopathic practice and conduct.
• We help patients with any concerns or complaints about an osteopath and have the power to remove from the Register any osteopaths who are unfit to practise.
• We also assure the quality of osteopathic education and ensure that osteopaths undertake continuing professional development.