Katie Avery

Katie Avery is a Registered Osteopath at Revitalize Clinic in Gravesend and Clinical Lead for the Children and Baby’s Clinic. She provides osteopathic assessment and care for adults, babies and children, using a calm, individualised and family-centred approach.

Katie graduated with a Master of Osteopathy from the European School of Osteopathy in 2022 and has completed postgraduate training in specialist paediatric osteopathic practice. As an osteopath in Gravesend, she aims to help patients and families understand their options, agree appropriate next steps and work towards goals that matter to them.

Osteopathic care for adults, babies and children in Gravesend

Katie works with adults experiencing musculoskeletal pain, injury and movement-related difficulties, as well as babies and children with individual musculoskeletal, movement and comfort concerns. Each appointment considers the person’s relevant health history, symptoms, developmental stage where applicable, activity demands and personal goals.

Her interest in movement and rehabilitation is informed by her own background in CrossFit, Olympic lifting, aerial hoop and regular strength training. Katie also brings personal insight into longer-term recovery following a serious ankle injury that required multiple operations and an extended period on crutches.

Osteopathic care for babies and children

Parents may seek an osteopathic assessment with Katie for a baby or child with musculoskeletal and movement concerns, including positional preference, head-shape concerns, comfort and settling difficulties, feeding or positioning challenges, and concerns following a difficult or assisted birth.

Where a baby or child has a diagnosed medical condition, including tongue-tie, reflux or cleft lip and/or palate, osteopathic care is offered alongside—not instead of—assessment, advice and treatment from the appropriate healthcare or specialist team. Depending on the concern, this may include a GP, health visitor, midwife, paediatric clinician, feeding specialist, speech and language therapist, or cleft team.

Katie also has experience supporting children and families where a child has a complex neurological, developmental or health diagnosis, including cerebral palsy, functional neurological disorder (FND), autism and global developmental delay. Any osteopathic care is tailored to the child’s individual musculoskeletal presentation and is provided as part of an appropriate wider care plan. It does not replace medical, paediatric, therapy, educational or specialist support.

Important information for parents and carers

Osteopathic care is not a substitute for medical assessment, diagnosis or treatment. If your baby or child is unwell, has breathing difficulties, fever, persistent vomiting, dehydration, seizures, poor feeding, reduced wet nappies, unusual drowsiness, a significant injury, rapidly worsening symptoms, or anything that concerns you, seek appropriate urgent medical advice. You can contact NHS 111, your GP, health visitor, midwife or emergency services as appropriate.

If you are looking for an osteopath in Gravesend for yourself, your baby or your child, you can book an appointment with Katie at Revitalize Clinic or arrange a free telephone consultation to discuss whether an appointment may be suitable.