Seb Contreras and Associates

Originally from Knaresborough, he graduated from the British School of Osteopathy, widely regarded as the premier osteopathic training establishment in the world. He received a Bachelor of Osteopathy degree with honours. He returned to North Yorkshire in 2004 to provide osteopathic treatment for the people of Knaresborough and Harrogate. He has been made a full member of the British Osteopathic Association as well as the Osteopathic Sports Care Association and is state-registered with the General Osteopathic Council a body concerned with the continued professional development (CPD) of practitioners. A firm advocate of CPD, Sebastian regularly attends courses to update his skills and keep abreast of current developments in the world of Osteopathy and Medicine. His special interests include spinal, sports and work related injuries, postural correction (increasing awareness of and helping correct those awkward and poor postures) hence his links with Phoenix Dance Theatre and The Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

Originally from New Zealand, she also trained at the British School of Osteopathy in London, where she achieved a Master's Degree in Osteopathy with Distinction. With a love for the great outdoors, she had been looking to escape the city confines of London. She was delighted to be recruited to work in such a busy practice and provide care for the people of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Ripon, Wetherby and the surrounding villages of the Harrogate District. She is keen to treat people of all ages and combines traditional structural osteopathy with an in-depth knowledge of yoga and cranial osteopathic skills. Cranial osteopathy is a subtle, gentler approach to treatment that has a very powerful effect on the tensions and stresses held deep within the body. It is ideal for treating very acute pain, headaches and children. Her special interests include treating pregnant women, the elderly, young children and chronic pain patients, the latter of which was the topic of her Masters’ dissertation. This has provided Alana with a thorough understanding of the subject, which readily informs her treatments. Having worked at both the London Marathon and as part of the Jonathan Bester project at the London Olympics 2012, Alana is well equipped to deal with sport related injuries as well.

He grew up in Norway, but has been living in Yorkshire since 2008. He left the Norwegian Special Forces to study sports science and deep tissue massage at the University of Leeds before moving on to complete a Master's Degree in Osteopathy at Leeds Metropolitan University. He has a keen interest in the body’s inherent ability to heal itself and aims to identify issues such as stiff joints, tight or weak muscles as well as lifestyle factors including a poor workstation setup or bad exercise habits that might prevent one from having a healthy body. Alongside treatment, Ole finds giving people ‘tools’ to help themselves can speed up the body’s rehabilitation and help limit problems from returning in the future. He therefore ensures that exercises, postural advice and stretches are given in his treatment sessions when necessary. Through playing sports from a young age and taking part in strenuous physical tasks with the military in Norway, he is comfortable treating sport related injuries as well as chronic problems that reduce the quality of everyday life. Helping people to a better quality of life by reducing pain and other symptoms compels him to continue studying in order to develop his knowledge & skills further. Ole also has a special interest in treating chronic headaches, and as part of his Master's degree, completed his research dissertation on the topic of long standing headache problems. He believes osteopathy has much to offer someone who’s not been able to resolve their headaches through medication.