Assessment
Your journey opens with a consultative review. We listen deeply, map your history, and run physical screening to reveal not just “what hurts,” but why.
Are you searching for expert osteopathy care in Crawley? Our clinic delivers personalised, hands-on treatment tailored to ease pain, restore confident movement, and help you trust your body again—starting from your first visit with us.
Persistent pain distorts more than your comfort—it adjusts how you sleep, move, and plan. Daily aches become silent anchors, pulling at independence and confidence, eroding the simple joy of movement.
What if relief wasn’t just possible, but a direct result of tailored, clinically-proven hands-on care? Osteopathy bridges the gap between chronic discomfort and lasting mobility. At every appointment, our clinicians combine precise manual therapy with movement coaching and ongoing assessment, aiming not only to reduce pain but to restore how you walk, bend, and trust your body.
You’ll experience methods grounded in clinical evidence: gentle mobilisations to relax tight joints, movement retraining to correct patterns, soft tissue work for pain relief. Each approach responds to your unique anatomy and history—never guesswork, never one-size-fits-all—so you can move, rest, and live freed from pain.
At Crawley Physio Clinic, your care is never perfunctory. We build every plan around your storey, goals, and daily realities, blending clinical expertise with empathy that sees you as more than just a diagnosis.
Restoring confident movement and reducing pain takes more than one tool. Our range of treatments meets you where you are—whether you’re recovering from injury, chasing better mobility, or managing lifelong conditions.
Don’t let sports injuries hold you back. Get expert Structural Osteopathy in Crawley for tailored recovery, improved mobility, and injury prevention. Book now to achieve peak performance and pain-free movement!
No two recoveries look—or feel—the same. At Crawley Physio Clinic, your treatment is individual, never generic. We start by understanding everything that makes you unique: diagnosis, lifestyle, age, activity, and what you want from your care.
Your goals aren’t just noted; they’re co-created with us, built from honest conversations in the clinic. Together, we design a stepwise, achievable plan, with clear milestones and regular reassessment. You’ll always know what progress looks like, how you’re tracking, and what comes next—transparency fueled by collaboration.
Explore our specialist pathways:
Each path is navigated with precision and clinical flexibility, because your body’s challenges deserve answers that evolve as you do.
Your recovery is not a product of one technique, but a fusion of best-practice methods designed for your body’s exact needs. Every session is rigorously crafted: a careful interplay of clinical expertise, active listening, and relentless attention to your experience.
Our practitioners choose from a spectrum of hands-on and movement-based therapies—each selected for your symptoms, medical history, and real-time feedback. This patient-first selection model ensures you never outgrow or stagnate in your plan.
Blending mobilisations, soft tissue release, and guided functional movement drives holistic recovery. Layering these modalities supports every stage—from pain reduction to regaining independence and building lasting strength.
We invite you to discover more about each approach and how their synergy transforms outcomes. Your toolkit is always growing as your body heals.
Our therapies address a spectrum of challenges, from recent injuries to long-standing dysfunction, adapted for all ages and backgrounds. Whether you’re experiencing pain, restricted movement, or complex neurological patterns, our methods adapt to your specific challenge.
Find trusted support for:
Explore the breadth of conditions we help using our internal guides—move forward knowing that every struggle you face has a pathway to resolution.
Movement, comfort, independence—restored through understanding, not assumptions.
Getting help should never add to your stress. At Crawley Physio Clinic, you’re welcome via NHS referral or private health insurance—including BUPA, AXA, AVIVA, Vitality, WPA, and Cigna. We work flexibly, championing your choice and freeing you to focus on recovery.
Pain can be loud or subtle—but always disruptive. Our team is here for chronic discomfort, unexplained swelling, stiffness, joint dysfunction, limited movement, nerve sensations, poor posture, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, TMJ/jaw pain, and functional problems during daily activities or sport. Scroll our symptom library for direct, targeted guidance.
Our care offers more than symptom relief—it targets root causes and reclaims what pain has taken.
Freedom from chronic pain is the baseline, not the goal. Moving easily means participating in life again.
Our team doesn’t just chase improvements—they engineer total, measurable transformation.
Treatments align with NICE guidelines and draw on proven clinical research, so every step you take is grounded in methods that work.
Discover expert physiotherapy services tailored to your unique needs. From pain relief to improved mobility, our dedicated team is here to help.
Crawley Physio Clinic’s DNA is clinical: assessment-driven, outcome-focused, and powered by precision and compassion. We believe you deserve a process that is as rigorous as it is personal.
Our process always begins at the root with detailed diagnostics, biomechanical screening, and movement analysis to understand pain’s true origin.
No copy-paste regimens. Your care plan emerges from assessment, blends hands-on therapy and movement, and evolves with your progress.
We build goals with you, not for you. Every step is reviewed together, adapting as your needs change.
Support outlasts discharge: we equip you with exercises, strategies, and reviews, proactively targeting relapse and keeping your recovery sustainable.
We don’t just want to treat your symptoms—we aim to future-proof your movement and wellbeing. Your plan is built for sustained results: not chasing pain, but fortifying strength, correcting patterns, and building resilience that prevents relapse or regression.
This isn’t about fast fixes; it’s about transformation and stability.
Every session is invested in your independence—our care is measured by what you can keep doing, not how quickly you leave.
Choosing care is personal—and powerful. If these patterns match your experience, you’re in the right place:
Your pain, tightness, or movement issue hasn’t improved with rest, medication, or generic advice.
Stiffness or instability is costing you activities you love, or making everyday tasks harder than they should be.
You want a hands-on, individualised approach—one that values your input and has expertise in musculoskeletal recovery.
Clients trust Crawley Physio because of our proven blend of dual-discipline expertise, lasting results, and genuinely personalised care.
Highly trained, governed by strict clinical protocols, we bring NHS and private expertise together for unmatched care quality.
Every method is selected for proven results—not just tradition or trend.
Your plan isn’t a standard template. It’s a process tailored to your ambitions, life, and body.
We’re with you from the first win to the final milestone—supporting you until you no longer need us.
Our expert physiotherapists are here to help you relieve pain, restore mobility, and achieve your wellness goals. Start your journey with us today!
Richard is very good at what he does, he is approachable, warm hearted and a good all round osteopath." "I went to see him as a referred patient to reduce the pain whilst I was pregnant. he has enabled my body to adjust to pregnancy and also to be pain free, which is a great relief.
Nick has seen lots of Chiropractors and Osteopaths in the past and says “Richard offered a better service, he not only helped with the head aches and back pain but also gave great advice and exercises for the long term making sure that I am continually getting better.” “Richard is a wonderful chap, I went to see him for pain with headaches and lower back due to hips being out of alignment, making my shoulders drop leading to headaches, Richard helped with this. Overtime the headaches re...
Initially went in for a rib injury, but had a riding accident some years ago which ended up having a crushed vertebrae leading to hideous headaches. "Richard has given me back my life as the headaches are gone with the treatments received." "I go for a treatment and they are gone - this has enabled me to get on with work and day to day life, the clinic is relaxed and has a friendly atmosphere." "Richard has made an amazing difference he is excellent and I cannot put into words apart from that...
Every facet of your treatment experience is crafted for effectiveness and comfort. We begin with a calm, professional environment, where all attention stays on you—not a stopwatch, not paperwork, not protocol for protocol’s sake.
The clinic environment is intentionally quiet. Appointments never feel rushed. You’ll sense care in every detail: from how the room is set up to how your concerns are heard.
Comfort is woven into every part of your journey:
The moment you arrive, you’re the expert of your body—our job is to guide, not dictate:
Confidence grows when you feel safe—and results follow. Rebuilding trust in your own movement means pain is no longer the loudest voice in the room. Each comfort-centric treatment builds that trust.
We don’t design our services as “one-size-fits-all.” We champion the differences between your needs and those of your workforce, adapting approaches for private clients and corporate partners alike.
No matter who you are, Crawley Physio Clinic supports your personal or organisational movement goals.
Your storey is reflected somewhere among the people we serve daily.
At Crawley Physio Clinic, your care is led by two experienced clinicians: Richard Skudder and Csaba Torok. Together, they bring a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to physiotherapy and osteopathy, grounded in years of clinical practice across private and NHS settings.
True change starts with a process designed to get the facts, not guesses.
Your journey opens with a consultative review. We listen deeply, map your history, and run physical screening to reveal not just “what hurts,” but why.
We benchmark your range of motion, strength and symptom patterns—building a data baseline to measure improvement.
Clear, diagnosis-based action clarifies your recovery pathway. Each condition—back pain, post-op complication, athletic issue—gets a specific plan.
Therapy isn’t generic. Your hands-on treatment, exercise progression and education are mapped not just to current pain, but future goals.
Here’s why patients choose us—and why they stay.
Our commitment is more than words: it’s a living, verifiable standard woven into every hour we spend with you.
Every decision—assessment, adjustment, or advice—is documented. Outcome-tracking and clinical protocols inform how we respond to your goals.
These aren’t just protocols—they’re promises we keep with every patient, every session.
Recovery only happens when you feel safe, respected, and in control. That’s non-negotiable here.
Every layer of our service—clinical, operational, digital—meets or exceeds regulatory and data privacy standards.
You’ll notice these values in every encounter—never rushed, never overlooked—each detail confirms your safety as our foundation.
Our clinicians always explain the why behind touch and technique before acting. We believe that respecting your voice is inseparable from effective care.
Your comfort anchors our approach. Session times adjust to your needs, and autonomy is never compromised—if something isn’t right, we change course immediately.
Book your assessment today and take the first step toward pain-free movement, expert guidance, and a personalised plan designed around your goals.
Clear, honest answers live here so you can understand your care—no confusion, padding, or recycled advice. Just the facts.
During the 48 hours following your first osteopathic treatment, your body will give you relevant feedback about both what’s improving and what’s adjusting. Most older adults experience a blend of comfort and mild strain as posture, old compensation patterns, and joint restrictions begin to change—these aren’t warning signs, but clear signals your body is responding.
New movement patterns feel different before they feel easy—trust what your body’s teaching you.
As muscles are manipulated and joints are mobilised, transient soreness, a sense of effort, or even thirst are likely—these are classic, healthy signs of neuromuscular recalibration. Many feel lighter, a bit tired, or sore as new pathways activate.
No two responses are identical, but in many cases, movement feels easier or less clumsy right away.
Some notice improved sleep or more relaxed breathing, often paired with a day or two of muscular fatigue—your body using energy differently after disordered patterns are unlocked.
Progress markers:
Warning signs:
Should you feel sudden sharpness, inability to weight-bear, or extreme dizziness, reach out for further assessment—these may indicate more than healthy adaptation.
Remember, your initial experiences lay the foundation for your ongoing progress—what feels awkward today may signal new ease tomorrow.
It’s common to worry that symptom changes after therapy might simply be covering up pain rather than resolving its source. Real progress goes beyond pain numbers and shows up in what you can do, not just what you feel.
Genuine progress emerges when you notice daily activities—standing, reaching, climbing stairs—gradually requiring less mental effort or fear.
If your range expands without deliberate “protective” movements, or if postural fatigue sets in later in the day, these changes indicate adaptation, not disguise.
You’ll find that confidence in movement grows alongside physical capacity—less hesitation and fewer “what if it hurts?” moments as you trust new patterns.
Balance improves at unanticipated times: moving from sofa to standing, or changing position in bed.
Tracking how quickly you regain steadiness after slips, or how long you can remain active without returning pain, points directly to structural rehabilitation—not mere symptom masking.
Meaningful mobility gains look like independence, not just relief, and are marked by new freedoms in circumstances you didn’t anticipate.
Experiencing soreness in the hours after manual treatment can create uncertainty, but for most older adults, mild to moderate discomfort is not just expected—it’s a sign of biological busywork below the surface. This soreness is associated with tissue change, not regression.
Hands-on therapy mobilises fascia, muscles, and joint capsules, sending micro-stimuli for repair.
Most adults notice peak soreness between 12–36 hours post-session, fading over three days.
Common descriptions include:
This phase tells you your system is creating scaffolding for new strength and posture.
Normal:
Needs review:
Temporary discomfort is the price of structural progress—mobility, once lost, takes effort to reclaim.
Experiencing soreness in the hours after manual treatment can create uncertainty, but for most older adults, mild to moderate discomfort is not just expected—it’s a sign of biological busywork below the surface. This soreness is associated with tissue change, not regression.
Hands-on therapy mobilises fascia, muscles, and joint capsules, sending micro-stimuli for repair.
Most adults notice peak soreness between 12–36 hours post-session, fading over three days.
Common descriptions include:
This phase tells you your system is creating scaffolding for new strength and posture.
Normal:
Needs review:
Temporary discomfort is the price of structural progress—mobility, once lost, takes effort to reclaim.
Take the next step toward pain-free movement—our team answers questions and tailors your care journey. Booking is simple: call, message, or use our online system to arrange your assessment.
