Body Alignment- What is it? How do YOU benefit?

Body Alignment Assessment and the Alignment programme are a therapeutic, functional exercise system designed to help you understand your body and build the foundational strength and control needed for lifelong function. We track your static posture and current movement patterns to identify muscular compensations that disrupt balance and coordination and create a domino effect of pain and discomfort. By pinpointing where your body is overworking, underworking or misfiring, the programme gives you targeted corrective exercises and progressive loading strategies so you can restore efficient movement, reduce pain, and create reliable, resilient foundations for everyday life.

Some things naturally change with age, and workplace environments shape your day‑to‑day movement patterns. We’ll discuss both: how ageing affects mobility and the ways your job influences posture, repetitive strain and movement habits.

We’ll also review your history — sports, injuries, accidents and any episodes that reduced your range of motion or altered how you move. These past events often leave compensations that contribute to pain and discomfort today.

From that conversation we’ll:

  • identify movement patterns and postural habits linked to your symptoms

  • pinpoint previous injuries or activities that have caused lingering weaknesses or imbalances

  • determine which changes are normal ageing and which are modifiable

  • set clear, practical steps to restore mobility, reduce pain and build resilience through tailored exercise, coaching and behavioural adjustments

You’ll leave with a focused plan that targets the causes of your discomfort — not just temporary fixes — so you can move better, feel stronger and sustain those improvements in daily life and at work.

Examples include: Plantar Fasciitis, chin splints, knee issues and post surgery knee issues, hip issues hypermobility, back and shoulder issues including headaches and neck pains, even things like tennis elbow and carpel tunnel or repetitive strain injuries (RSI) and more…

Here is some feedback from former clients of this process

  • Cash

    Samantha is an awesome coach that I would recommend to anybody. Not only does she understand the physical intricacies of the body but also the deeply emotional connection we have with our body, minds and emotions.
    When I first discovered body alignment through Samantha I was at first not sure what I was looking at, but then after awhile I started to see how it was impacting my life. From the way I walked, to my knee problems, to my shoulder pain and how body alignment has boosted my performance, in the gym, on the road and on the sports field. I wish I had known about this from a much younger age.

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  • Caroline

    I had a body alignment session with Samantha and it was so enlightening. I thought I have a good posture having been a gymnast all my life, but a small change to my foot positioning and I fell over! This highlighted how mis-aligned my body was.

    One session has me me more mindful of foot positioning and how I take notice of my feet when doing basic exercises like lunges and squats. I know I am taking care of my joints, performance and overall wellbeing when I exercise now.

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  • Laura

    After my first assessment with Samantha I knew she was the right person to support me in better functional health - I am an osteopath and understand body biomechanics in depth as does Samantha. The programme written for me supported me both within my job as well as my sports by minimising risk of injury and improving my overall balance.

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  • Maggie

    I was struggling with pain in my right foot and ankle which was not healing with rest alone. I booked and alignment session with Samantha and had a very comprehensive assessment with absolutely no judgement. I found it very enjoyable ad am excited to see my exercises improve my alignment and strengthen the areas that need it. After one month I am already seeing the difference.

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  • Antonia

    Body Alignment with Samantha was brilliant. I was doing recommended exercises by her for a month and my hip pain didn’t come back for almost a year

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  • Emily

    I can’t recommend Samantha enough, I trained with her for several months, I was fairly unfit and had a lot of pains that were preventing me from training towards my goal of being fire-fighter fit. It took only several months, all my pains are gone and I can do things I never even thought of.

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  • Tracy

    Sam, ALL the work we’ve done on my legs has been much appreciated on my hiking trip. Grade 6 and I’m part of the pack! Knee is all good down to you.

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  • Elena

    I discovered Samantha 4-weeks ago and I’m soooo excited about it. I have multiple heath problems. My pain hasn’t completely gone but it has significantly reduced and my mobility has improved.

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  • Natalie

    I can’t recommend Sam enough, I’ve been having 1-to-1 sessions for recurring back pain. This isn’t my first attempt to solve my back pain and previous attempts haven’t been very successful, but now after 3-weeks of working with Sam and following her program of stretches and exercises I no longer have constant back pain and have full range of motion.

    Sam is helping me build up certain muscles so y back pain won’t return. It’s really amazing to be able to move freely again.

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Consultation and programme with a 30 min follow up after 4-6 weeks is £195. We offer discounts to Blue Light Card Holders, multi-family discounts and Universal Credit discount for single parents .

Our Alignment clinics are held in Newbury and Hungerford. booking can be made directly through us or through Laura Fishlock Osteopathy our clinical partner.

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