About DH Osteopathy

David Heath - Osteopath Congleton

I became interested in osteopathy when I was at school. I played a lot of sport and developed knee and lower back pain with cricket and rugby respectively. On both occasions I was helped by an osteopath who's enthusiasm for his work was infectious. I decided at that point to see if I could pursue osteopathy as a career.

I went to study at the British School of Osteopathy, graduating in 1983. I have since run practices in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire and now work full time in Congleton, Cheshire.

I studied psychotherapy in the early 90's which helped further my understanding of mind-body interactions and my current academic interests are in exploring how research in the areas of neuroscience, trauma and pain education can inform my practise.

I have participated in numerous sports over the years: rugby, cricket and squash into my thirties, on to mountain biking, trail running and, my current main sport/obsession, rock climbing. All of this has given me an appreciation of the physical conditioning required to remain active, particularly as the years add up, and of the frustrations of overcoming physical set-backs. Sport specific conditioning, good nutrition and injury recovery are areas that I've learned about through personal experience and bring this understanding to my work with all patients, regardless of their fitness levels.

Ariana Torti - Osteopathy & K-Laser Therapy

Ariana came to holistic health because of her chronic pain and fatigue syndrome labelled as “fibromyalgia”.

She qualified with a Master’s Degree in Medical Sciences from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London with a double Diploma in Naturopathy (D N) and Osteopathy (D.O., M.Ost). She won prizes in Visceral Osteopathy and Clinical Psychology.

Ariana’s post-graduate specialism is in Functional Medicine. She completed the Applying Functional Medicine in the Clinical Field (AFMCP™-UK) training in 2018 and the Gastrointestinal Functional Medicine training in 2019. She is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine, where Dr Rangan Chatterjee (of BBC One “Doctor in the House”) was also a student.

Ariana completed her certification as a K-Laser Therapist in 2021.

She also offers gait analysis for the prescribing and purchasing of custom orthotics.

She also is a qualified Sports and Holistic massage therapist.