Newark osteopath forced to close Back To Life Clinic welcomes clients once more
An osteopath who was forced to close his Newark clinic as it celebrated its first year in business is delighted to be able to welcome clients once more.
Ian Jenkinson opened the Back To Life Clinic in March 2019. Its name reflected his aim of helping to free people from pain so they could back to living their life again.
He believed many people accepted pain as a natural consequence of injury, ageing, playing sport, or simply sitting at a desk all day.
But Ian, who is the owner and principal osteopath at Back To Life Clinic, knew that did not have to be the case, having been helped by an osteopath as a teenager.
Although never intending to follow it as a career — he became an aeronautical design engineer — he wanted a role that would benefit people directly.
“I had had pain from my teenage years, and I knew how it felt to be free of it,” he said.
He set up on his own after working in the NHS and private practices in Lincolnshire, and soon built a successful practice, based in Northgate Business Centre.
But when lockdown loomed in March of this year, Ian knew that he could no longer see clients in person.
“I closed before lockdown because I could see what was coming, so I spent that week setting up tele-health sessions for my clients,” said.
“Just before lockdown, it was our one-year celebration. The balloons were still here when I came back, although rather deflated,” he said.
During lockdown Ian focused on providing help with online advice, videos, and tele-health sessions. Existing clients were given personal treatment plans, but many new ones found Ian through his online offering.
“It is definitely easier beings hands-on, but online gave me chance to build up new relationships,” he said.
The clinic is now open again, with extensive safety measures in place, beginning with a screening questionnaire before in-person visits.
Temperature checks, hand sanitising and masks are required, and Ian wears full personal protective equipment. The clinic is deep-cleaned between all appointments.
When Ian opened the clinic, he pledged to support charities, and has raised more than £4,000 for causes including Beaumond House and the Children’s Bereavement Centre.
