Lyndsay Mudford

BSc(Hons)Ost.Med.DO

Registered Osteopath

In practice 23 years

Speciality – Voice and Swallowing Difficulties

I qualified in 2000 with a First Class Honours Degree and a Diploma in Naturopathy at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, and have worked at The Complementary Health Centre for 22years.

Prior to that I was a Registered Nurse at the Royal London Hospital. I was attracted by the holistic approach of osteopathy after being part of the work force in orthodox medicine in which patient care is compartmentalised.

I welcome patients of all ages from school-aged children to the elderly.

In addition to those with musculoskeletal pain I see people with digestive problems, pregnant women, post-operative patients following joint surgery, and those who have been hospitalised for a long time and have stiff or weak muscles as a result of inactivity. More recently the latter includes patients who were hospitalised with Covid, and have multiple symptoms arising from being in a coma and intubated. I also welcome those with no specific problems, but who experience an all pervasive feeling of fatigue and physical discomfort as a result of stress, poor posture and lack of exercise.

My philosophy is where there is life there is hope, and unless deemed to be unsafe, osteopathic treatment can nearly always bring about an improved sense of well being and increased ease of movement as in the case of chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis and Parkinson’s disease where there is no fundamental cure.

I have never lost the thrill of hearing a patient say how much better they feel, sometimes after just one or two sessions!

Voice and Swallowing Difficulties

I specialise in voice and swallowing problems associated with tight musculature around the larynx, and beyond. Patients include singers, actors, teachers, public speakers, those who have had surgery of the throat and certain throat pathologies. Common symptoms are a croaky voice, loss of voice, a ‘lump in the throat’, effortful swallowing, and for singers, pitch breaks, unreliable top notes and loss of resonance.

I am a member of the Voice Clinic Team at Lewisham Hospital where I have gained much experience working alongside ENT surgeons, speech therapists and a vocal rehabilitation coach.

Outside of work I love to be in the great outdoors, walking and swimming, and I’m rarely happier than when shovelling manure on my allotment!