Anisha Joshi
Hybrid work has shifted the cost of bad workplace design onto employees, and onto the absence and presentment numbers that follow. Back pain is now the leading cause of disability among UK adults under 45, and the kitchen-table desk is quietly making it worse. Organisations promoting wellbeing as policy still rarely address the physical conditions in which their people actually work.
Anisha Joshi is an award-winning osteopath and author of Heal Your Back (Penguin, 2024) who helps organisations reduce the musculoskeletal cost of hybrid and desk-based work.
Full Profile
Why organisations work with Anisha Joshi
- A clinician, not a wellness commentator. Fifteen years of osteopathic practice, three clinics, and a Penguin-published evidence-based book on back pain give the room a credibility most workplace-wellbeing speakers lack.
- Named recognition: Principal of the Year from the Institute of Osteopathy (2019), and resident osteopath on ITV’s This Morning.
- Addresses the specific musculoskeletal cost of hybrid work, not generic wellness messaging. Ergonomic assessment, posture, movement and pain prevention applied to actual desk and home-working setups.
- Translates clinical evidence into practical changes employees can make the same week, which is what HR and benefits teams need to see returned in engagement and absence data.
Biography highlights
- Author of Heal Your Back: 4 Steps to a Pain-free Life, Penguin (Vermilion), 2024.
- Principal of the Year, Institute of Osteopathy, 2019.
- Resident on-screen osteopath, ITV’s This Morning.
- Principal Osteopath and Clinic Director, Woodside Osteopathic Clinic; co-founder of Osteo Allies clinic group across London, Surrey and Hertfordshire.
- Graduate of the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM), London.
- Media commentary across The Telegraph, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Women’s Health, Stylist, Red and Hello!.
Biography
Back pain is the leading cause of disability among UK adults under 45, and the rise of hybrid work has made desk-based musculoskeletal injury an organisational issue, not a personal one. Most corporate wellbeing programmes still treat it with an annual gym subsidy and a leaflet on stretching. The clinical reality is different.
Anisha Joshi works at the point where that reality meets the workforce. A graduate of the British College of Osteopathic Medicine, she has run osteopathic practice for fifteen years and now directs the Osteo Allies group of clinics across London, Surrey and Hertfordshire. Her client list spans household-name athletes and broadcasters, and she has served as the resident on-screen osteopath for ITV’s This Morning.
Her published work brings clinical evidence into accessible form. Heal Your Back: 4 Steps to a Pain-free Life (Penguin, 2024) sets out a structured framework for managing back pain through movement, mindset, nutrition and sleep, drawn from her case files rather than secondary sources. The Institute of Osteopathy named her Principal of the Year in 2019.
For corporate audiences, she translates that clinical authority into ergonomics and pain-prevention sessions that name what is actually wrong with the average hybrid workstation, and what can be done about it before the absence numbers move.
Key speaking topics
- Workplace ergonomics and musculoskeletal health
- Back pain prevention and management
- Hybrid and remote-work wellbeing
- The mind-body connection in physical pain
- Posture, movement and desk-based work
- Practical self-care for high-pressure roles
Ideal for
- HR, people and benefits leaders responsible for hybrid-work wellbeing and absence outcomes
- Health and safety, facilities and workplace-design teams reviewing ergonomic standards
- Professional-services and finance firms with desk-bound, high-pressure workforces
- Internal wellbeing weeks, leadership offsites and all-hands programmes anchoring a credible clinical voice
Audience outcomes
- A clinical, not anecdotal, picture of how hybrid working is driving musculoskeletal injury
- Specific changes to workstation setup, posture and movement that an employee can apply the same day
- A four-step framework for managing and preventing back pain, from the Heal Your Back model
- A clearer line between psychological stress and physical symptoms, and what to do about it
- Practical language for managers asked to support staff with chronic pain
Talks
A working session on workstation design, posture and movement for hybrid and desk-based teams.
Key takeaways:
- How to set up a home or office workstation to reduce musculoskeletal load
- Specific desk-side exercises that interrupt the pain cycle
- Where ergonomic policy commonly fails in hybrid environments
A clinician’s view of the physical and psychological cost of hybrid working, and what employers can do about it.
Key takeaways:
- The musculoskeletal pattern emerging in post-pandemic workforces
- Boundary-setting, movement and recovery built into the working day
- Practical wellbeing measures organisations can implement without large budget
How stress and anxiety surface as physical pain, and what audiences can do at an individual level.
Key takeaways:
- Why chronic stress drives physical symptoms in desk-based workers
- Recognising early signs of stress-linked musculoskeletal pain
- Daily practices that interrupt the loop between psychological and physical strain
An evidence-based session on managing pain through manual therapy principles, movement and mindset.
Key takeaways:
- The four-step framework from Heal Your Back
- When to self-manage and when to seek clinical support
- Habits that compound into long-term spinal health
Books
Fees
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| Home Country | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Asia Pacific | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| Europe | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Middle East & Africa | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| South America | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| United Kingdom | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| US East Coast | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| US West Coast | €12000 to €40000 | £10,001 - £35,000 | $15000 - $50000 |
| Virtual | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |