Osteopathy for adults
Hands-on treatment for back and neck pain, joint and muscle problems, headaches, sports injuries and pregnancy-related discomfort.
$125 (45 minutes), $75 ACC rate
About osteopathyOsteopathy, Parnell, Auckland
Expert osteopathy in Parnell, Auckland, for every stage of life
Gentle, hands-on treatment for adults, babies and children from Galina Bell, a registered osteopath with more than 25 years in movement and rehabilitation. Her ACC provider registration is underway and ACC claims will be available once it is complete. 252 Parnell Road, Parnell, with free parking.
Registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand
More than 25 years in movement and rehabilitation
Registered osteopath with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand
Five-year osteopathy degree, London School of Osteopathy
Institute for Functional Medicine trained, qualified 2025
Pain that keeps returning rarely has a single cause
Back pain after a long day at a desk, a shoulder that never fully recovered from an old injury, a baby who cannot settle. Each has a story behind it, and treating the symptom alone tends to bring it back.
Galina looks at how your whole body moves and works, then combines hands-on osteopathy with rehabilitation and, where it helps, a functional medicine view of your wider health. The aim is simple: get you comfortable, then keep you that way.
How we can help
Osteopathy for babies and children
Very gentle assessment and treatment for babies and children, with parents involved at every step.
$120 (45 minutes), $70 ACC rate
Osteopathy for babiesOne-to-one clinical Pilates
Rehabilitation sessions tailored to your injury and goals, led by an osteopath who has taught Pilates for 25 years.
$125 (45 minutes), $75 ACC rate
About clinical PilatesFunctional medicine
A root-cause look at persistent, complex health concerns, using a detailed history and, where useful, functional and genetic testing.
Initial consultation $300
About functional medicineInjured? You may be able to claim under ACC
If your pain started with an accident or injury, ACC may cover part of the cost of your osteopathy, and you do not need to see a GP first. Galina’s ACC provider registration is underway, and ACC claims will be available once it is complete; ACC rates are $75 for adults and $70 for babies and children. Baby appointments are usually not ACC-funded unless there has been an injury.
Book an appointmentWhat happens next
1
Request your appointment
Book online or call. Tell us briefly what is going on and whether it followed an accident.
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Assessment and a plan
Your first 45-minute appointment starts with an unhurried conversation about your history and goals, then a full movement assessment. You leave knowing what is going on and what the plan is.
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Treatment and recovery
Gentle hands-on treatment, with rehabilitation exercises or one-to-one Pilates where they will speed things up. Follow-ups are spaced to your progress, not a set programme.
Osteopath, Pilates teacher and Functional Medicine practitioner
Meet Galina Bell
Galina Bell is a registered osteopath with more than 25 years in movement and rehabilitation. She began as a comprehensive Pilates teacher and went on to found Pilates Plus London, one of the first London studios to combine osteopathy with Pilates-based rehabilitation for musculoskeletal injury. In 2025 the practice was nominated for the Institute of Osteopathy's Best Small Osteopathic Practice award, finishing in the top five in the UK.
She completed a five-year osteopathy degree at the London School of Osteopathy, followed by more than 15 years of postgraduate study with the Sutherland Cranial College and extensive additional training in paediatric osteopathy. Seeing more patients with chronic and complex conditions, she then spent five years studying with the Institute for Functional Medicine, qualifying in 2025.
Galina works with babies, children, athletes, women through fertility and menopause, and people with long-standing or complex conditions. Her approach is personal and root-cause focused: structural and cranial osteopathy, rehabilitation and, where it helps, functional and genetic testing.
Bell Osteopathy is her practice in Parnell.
Registration and training
- Registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand
- ACC provider registration underway
- London School of Osteopathy, five-year osteopathy degree
- Sutherland Cranial College, more than 15 years of postgraduate study
- Institute for Functional Medicine, qualified 2025
Founder of Pilates Plus London, nominated for the Institute of Osteopathy's Best Small Osteopathic Practice award in 2025, top five in the UK
What patients say about Galina
Reviews from Galina's London practice
“Galina is an exceptional osteopath and functional medicine practitioner whose gentle yet highly effective treatments have helped my children and me with everything from chronic pain and migraines to sports injuries and growing pains. Her thorough, root-cause approach to functional medicine — combining detailed testing with personalised nutrition and lifestyle guidance — has given me a deep understanding of my health and the tools to manage it confidently. Her knowledge, practical advice, and truly individualised care make her someone I recommend wholeheartedly to friends and family.”
Janice BB-K
Google review
“Working with Galina through functional medicine has been a turning point for my health. Her personalised, root-cause approach resolved my long-standing fatigue, digestive issues, and inflammation, leaving me more energised and balanced than I’ve felt in years.”
Susana
Google review
“Working with Galina transformed both my chronic symptoms and persistent musculoskeletal pain. Her combination of functional medicine testing, personalised nutrition, and osteopathic care helped resolve my migraines and eczema, restore my energy, and significantly reduce back pain. Her supportive, tailored approach made the journey achievable and the results truly life-changing.”
Elizabeth
Google review
Osteopath in Parnell, Auckland
Bell Osteopathy is an osteopathy clinic on Parnell Road in central Auckland, run by registered osteopath Galina Bell. Whether you have woken with a locked neck, are recovering from a sports injury, are pregnant and uncomfortable, or have a baby who will not settle, you can book directly without a referral. Galina’s ACC provider registration is underway and ACC claims will be available once it is complete.
Alongside osteopathy, Galina offers one-to-one clinical Pilates and functional medicine, so the same practitioner can treat the pain, rebuild your strength and, where it helps, look at the wider health factors behind long-standing symptoms. Patients come from Parnell, Newmarket, Remuera, Grafton, the Auckland CBD, Ōrākei and Mission Bay. There is free parking in front of the clinic and Parnell train station is within walking distance.
Questions people ask before booking
Ready to feel better? Book your first appointment
252 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland. Free parking in front of the clinic.