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May 9th, 2012
Helen How Registered Osteopath 14 Craighall Gardens Edinburgh EH6 4RH 0131 551 1044 Please read reviews on Osteopathy and Helen on Edinburgh online. This is useful if this is your first visit to an Osteopath because the reviews are genuine as many people are uncertain about Osteopaths and Osteopathy and need to read reviews about other experiences.
This is a single motor unit which when recruited by mini volts of electrical stimulation from the nerves causes your muscles to work. When motor units are working well then we all can walk, run jump and live life to the full. Pain switches off and inhibits the working of motor units in particular the slow twitch muscles which is why when you break a bone such is in the lower leg your muscles of your leg will not move despite all the effort from your brain cells. This is called inhibition as the body repairs a fractured bone (provided you have been to a fracture clinic and the bone has been immobilized in an appropriate method either a plaster caste or via surgery such as a pin or nail or pinned the bones together. Slowly the inhibition on the motor end plates wake up again and work. However, it is normal to never fully recover the full strength after a severe fracture as the motor units in the muscles fibres are so stubborn and they remain weak, stiff, painful and in spasms. This is where the cefar compex programme Prevent Atrophy is outstanding because it is one of the few stimulators which can switch on a recruit the stubborn motor unit and get is working again.
It is this inhibition that causes such frustration and anguish to everyone recovering from any pain or injury to soft tissues or the bones. That is why the rehab 400 is so useful because one can cheat and use this device to switch on your stubborn sluggish weak muscles surrounding your injury or pain without spending hours and hours in the gym with painful rehabilitation exercises. My clients have been so pleased with the outcome of the cefar compex that I have bought another one. However, I do not suggest you buy one for yourself because this is a powerful device and it only for the health care professionals. What is exciting is that you do not need many treatments so it is cost effective and speeds up your recovery and improves the function, pain and mobility of your muscles and your life
This the recruiting of a muscle fibre
This simple device can strengthen your gluteal muscles and your core back muscles with out having to work on painful exercises. As your muscles strength improves you can walk further or go back to the gym or start hill climbing or return to your sport. One does need to be trained on how to use it and which exercises are safe and gentle which is why is it still not widely used in this country
Helen
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighhall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
0131 551 1044
£35 per hour (This does not include electrodes or other items such as orthotics)
Tags: back pain, back pan, Core Stability
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May 7th, 2012
Helen How Registered Osteopath 14 Craighall Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 4RH 0131 551 1044 Reviews on Helen (I appreciate if you read the reviews because it is encouraging to read more about Osteopaths )
The various approaches of treating plantar fascitis are confusing and normally a good pair of walking shoes, with laces and moderately soft supporting insoles will ease the strained ligaments of the foot. The orthortics are good but inhibiting as one cannot wear work or casual smart shoes. I use formotics which is a light softer insole which being slim and easy to trim seems to fit into normal shoes with greater ease that the traditional harder orthortics
There is still a missing factor as this approach does not strengthen or improve the strength and support of the small muscles of the foot. One can give out exercises which are good but time consuming and inefficient in many cases because pain switches off or inhibits the local motor units which cause the small muscles of the foot to contract and support the bones muscles and tendons on the foot. So we can all give you out excellent exercises but they fail to work because recruiting inhibited motor units in a muscles can be difficult. Which is why one can now use advanced technology which is aimed to recruit the local slow twitch muscles of the foot and with resistance isometric exercises which are not time consuming the small muscles of the foot start to work again
Please read this review as it gives hope to some challenging sore foot cases which do not respond to traditional approaches I must add that one has to be training to use this cefar compex rehab 400 device as it is a powerful muscle stimulator and you can damage muscles. Secondly, it is mainly used by elite athletes how thanks the Arsenal Sports Conferences some of this technology is filtering down to normal everyday practice.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
0131 551 1044
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April 13th, 2012
Helen How Registered Osteopath 14 Craighall Gardens Edinburgh EH6 4RJ 0131 551 1044 Edinburgh Online Reviews on Helen
Sports Medicine has changed dramatically over the past 10 years at all levels and while most of us do not have access to super soft indoor football pitches, or this totally amazing Anti Gravity Treatmill which costs over £27,000 there are other aspects of modern sports and exercise medicine which trickle down to the grass roots.
It is thanks to the Arsenal Medical Team that we get a small insight into the modern sports facilities. In the end it is also down to the talent of the individual and perhaps the modern equipment means that the talented athletic can prolong his or her career and recover faster from complicated injuries
Another good website and is based here supplying many different sporting organisations is Better Perform
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Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
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April 3rd, 2012
Helen How Registered Osteopath, 14 Craighall Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 4RJ 0131 551 1044 see normal reviews These reviews reflect over the years I have attempted to keep the financial costs to a comfortable affordable level and yet continue to learn, develop and invest in different approaches in treatments and electrotherapy.
My 21 year son recently fractured his right lower leg down in Sheffield playing American Football. We would like to thank the brilliant paramedical team who stretched him off and transported to The Rotherham General Hospital to their A & E Fracture Team. Their senior consultant and his physiotherapists has my son up walking within 7 days. I would like to thank Better Perform as I took with me Cefar Compex Electrotherapy used by Premier League Football and English Rugby and many more . The cefar compex rehab 4 has special programmes to prevent atrophy and wasting of the muscles and programmes to increase the rate of healing and removal of debris, bruising and healing of the bones.
Two weeks later my son is walking around outside weight bearing on his crutches up here and able to weight bear in the house with no crutches. His walking gait is almost normal with mininum exercises as the cefar compex means he does not need to irritate and inflame the healing process of his fractures and his soft tissues by painful stretches and lots of other rehabilition exercises.. Three weeks later he can almost walk without his crutches but he has to use his crutches until he has been to have another X-ray All I can say is no wonder the Premier League use this techniques.
If you read my earlier blog you will see I attended the SEMS Conference held recently at the Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) London. I specially went down because I had beeen taught to use a neuromuscular stimulator 10 years ago which again was used by a well known athlete. I took the old fashioned stimulator down to conference and I felt really old fashioned when I found out that Europe now uses CERFAR COMPEX which is combination of German and Swedish advanced electrotherapy technology.
I can only say it is brilliant as my son 2 weeks later is sitting upright pain free with both his legs down playing video games with his friends. He is weight bearing, his quadriceps are firing and working well and his calves muscles are loose and comfortable. He has been concentrating on studying for his university exams and he has not needed to follow a painful traditional programme of rehabilitation exercises. No wonder the elite athletics use Cefar compex. It is quicker, more efficient, less painful and can be used at home and one does not need endless sessions with a therapist. In the end less expensive too for the professional athletics.
At the moment the feedback is so good from other patients that I have bought the Theta 600 Mi. I would not normal invest is such expensive equipment. The only problem is they improve much faster with this technology that they do not need very many treatment sessions.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
Consultation £35 if you need the cefar complex the electrodes which can be used 20 times or more cost £8.00
How Clinic Osteopath Edinburgh
Tags: fracture rehabilitation, lower leg pain
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March 20th, 2012
Helen How Registered Osteopath 14 Craighall Gardens Edinburgh EH6 4RJ 0131 551 1044
I have been working with back pain here in Edinburgh now for over 25 years attending conferences organised by Scottish Osteopathic Society, British Exercise and Sports Medicine, Arsenal Sports and Exercise Conference 2012 and many others. What is brilliant is that research has improved dramatically over the past 10 years because the elite athletics have to get back into their sport with a few weeks or days if possible.
Here is a small highly advanced rehabilitation equipment with reviews, which under professional supervision has been improving challenging cases and gives more hope to stubborn weak painful injuries.
Here are the English Rugby Team are using Compex
This is one of the ways that technology has moved the treatments of muscles, neurology and orthopeadic rehabilitation into a new strategic because as you can see from the website sites this is portable and can be taken with them to be used through the world
It is because muscles, tendons and ligaments are highly sensitive to switching off , wasting and giving pain and must gentle switch and recruit the motor units and this is a highly skilled sensitive technology. This means that you can attempt to do a physiotherapy exercise but somehow your muscle will not contract or contracts very slowly and weakly.If you look through this website you will see that one applies the rehab and goes through the drills and this switches on the inhibited motor nerve unit. This is one reason why elite footballers can come back faster that the rest of us but as you can see this technology is advanced and expensive but then if you want to win the Premier League then you have to be one step ahead of the rest.
One can attempt to exercise one`s slow twitch core pilates muscles but they can not work you can use the wrong muscles which will cause further pain and discomfort. It is truly amazing though to me that research has been able to find out and identify and using the right technology used by a well trained person it is highly beneficial
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
0131 551 1044
My normal fee starts at £35.00 for one hour
Please do read the reviews as I am used to working with challenging cases.
Tags: Chronic Back Pain, Feet Pain, Hip Pain, shoulder pain
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March 15th, 2012
Helen How is a Registered Osteopath based in Edinburgh. 0131 551 1044
Why do Elite Footballers recover so much faster then the rest of us? If you have attended the Sports and Exercise Medicine Conference held at the Emirates by the Arsenal Medical Team you would have understood.
Apart from outstanding Orthopedic specialists, physiotherapists there is all the leading rehabilitation specialists and their equipment. I have come back to Edinburgh with a rehab 400 which you can read about further on this website.
This small insignificant technologically programmed muscle computer - can tune into your muscles and stimulate the motor units which switch off with pain and swelling and mean you cannot walk properly – you limp and despite you trying very hard you find that your calf muscles are weak and you cannot raise up onto your tip toes on your sprained ankle. The rehabilition programme taking weeks, your ankle is stiff and soar and the exercises seem to be tricky.
So then you attach the electrodes of your Mi theta 600 or your Rehab 400 and it stimulates your motor units of your muscles and surprise surprise strength returns to your ankle, pain is reduced and you can walk, run and jog again,
Now you know why the footballers return so fast and no doubt I am in trouble for blogging about this and I expect some football clubs hope that no other physiotherapists get hold of several of these little machines and use them
All I can say is that my clients are delighted or amazed that it works and that they are now progressing and getting back their normal gait and can lead a much better quality of life If you wish to know more please contact me
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
0131 551 1044
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March 12th, 2012
Helen How
Registered Osteopath, 14 Craighall Gardens Edinburgh EH6 4RJ 0131 551 1044 Please read Helen`s reviews.
Osteopathy is good however combined with the most up to date precision technology developed by CefarComplex which has programmes a list of which work on muscle weakness,pain, inhibition, weakness which can be caused by injuries, sciatic pain, post operative hip recovery ankle spains, wrist sprains Now our elite athletics can carry this neat expensive equipment where ever they compete in the world
Cefar and Compex are electrotherapy`s two leading brands who have united their knowledge and expertise to bring this technology now used by our elite athletics
Compex’s revolutionary and exclusive muscle intelligence technology, which emerged from our research laboratories, automatically adjusts stimulation parameters to suit the physical characteristics of each user. The result of this personalised system is greater comfort for the patient and greater treatment efficiency.
Mi-Sensor is the interactive link between the muscle and the stimulator. It measures certain physiological characteristics of the muscle to be stimulated, analyzes them, and then adjusts the stimulation parameters accordingly. Mi-SENSOR can be connected to any of the stimulator’s channels. In addition to capturing essential data, the sensor also serves as a standard stimulation cable.
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A PERSONAL TOUCH… |
Compex’s non-invasive muscle intelligence™ technology ensures that the stimulation parameters used are tailored to each patient and each session. By minimising the energy required to achieve optimum results, treatments are more efficient and patients feel more at ease.
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INVOLVING THE PATIENT… |
By allowing patients to trigger their own muscle contractions, mi-ACTION ensures that patients take an active part in their treatment. Muscle stimulation can be easily combined with other exercises. By making sessions more interactive and pleasant, muscle intelligence™ is the key to including electrotherapy in your treatment protocols.
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By constantly adjusting stimulation energies to ensure maximum effectiveness, mi-TENS eliminates the risk of unwanted muscle contractions that could offset the beneficial effects of TENS-type therapy. With mi-TENS, pain relief protocols are easier to implement and monitor.
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Designed to maximise the effectiveness of low-frequency programmes (like endorphin programmes), the mi-RANGE function guides the user by indicating the minimum and maximum stimulation levels for optimal results.
FOR PROFESSIONALS WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONSThe Mi Theta 600 shows a top performance for a professional with high expectations.
A stimulator prepared for all indications that a frequent electrotherapy user could come across in Sports Medicine as well as Orthopedic and/or Neurological rehabilitation with TENS and NMES.
Mi-600 is programmable and kitted with two Mi-Sensors which gives full access to the Mi-Technology: Mi-Scan, Mi-Action, Mi-Tens and Mi-Range.
SERVES SEVERAL PURPOSES
At the moment I am one of the few in Scotland using this electrotherapy as it is expensive and can really only be afforded by our elite athletics such as in football,tennis and golf .
I am delighted and I am sitting here working on my computer with the deep relaxing conditioning massage pads working on my neck and shoulders after working a full day of clients - bliss because is it so easy and convenient to use . However it does cost more than an ipad and the Mi 600 Theta
You can see the costs and who uses this eqipment on the link below
http://www.performbetter.co.uk/Performance-Recovery/Cefar-Compex-Medical-Muscle-Stimulators/default.aspx
Helen How
Registered Osteopath, 14 Craighall Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 4RJ 0131 551 1044
£35 for one hour, to include use of Rehab 400 has to buy extras such as the electrodes
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February 1st, 2012
Registered Osteopath Edinburgh 0131 551 1044
Chronic painful tendons and ligaments are miles more difficult for any practitioners would dare to admit. They frustrating refuse to heal and require immense hours of committed , dedicated , cherishing , care and comforting!
Professor Hakan Alfredson has been lecturing throughout the world, with endless research so I am off to Arsenal to find out what new treatment methods have been considered for chronic painful achilles tendons. The last time I listened to Professor Alfredson over 10 years ago. The problem is tendons need rest to recover but who can rest a tendon because all the other muscles waste and atrophy as we all get very frustrated and bored waiting for the tendon to heal
If one attends any of the Sports and Exercise Medicine Conferences held by Premier League Football Clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal Chelsea and others you will see that the new generation of equipment is hugely superior to any of the equipment which is available to in normal gyms or Sports Clinics
I will add a selection of links to the leading suppliers Elite Sports and Exercises Organisations and you will see that they are miles ahead of the rest of us.
- Anti Gravity Treadmills
- Better Perform UK
Helen How
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January 26th, 2012
Helen How Registered Osteopath, 14 Craighall Gardens, Edinburgh EH6 4RJ 0131 551 1044 please read reviews if wish.
Excellent protection to pain and discomfort of your over worked thumb
A brand new CMC thumb brace designed and developed by eminent hand therapists Judy Colditz and Nettie Koekebakker.
Pain of the thumb and osteoarthritis is a common thumb disorder. It is a type of ‘wear and tear’ of the articular cartilage, affecting in particular people between 40 and 60 years of age.The Push CMC is a slim and compact product. The brace can be used in the water. Hygiene is important around the hand. Therefore the synthetic material is antibacterial and the brace can be washed in a washing machine at 40°.
This simple clever thumb brace is outstanding, The thumb joint over the years is prone to disabling pain which prevents one opening normal screw top bottles, jars tins and all kinds of other essential normal housemaking and job activities. What most people do not know is that if the ligaments of the thumb are not protected from many of our normal daily activities the fine muscles of our thumb waste away and atrophy leaving to further weakness and permanent dysfunction.
By where this small neat thumb brace, you can get on with your daily activity, keeping your muscles active and therefore not wasting away while the inflammation and ligaments settle down. For those of you with mild OA of the thumb you can wear the thumb as a temporary protection when you want to do some more heavy activity such as gardening or house hold work.
I had had excellent positive feedback from those who have purchased this neat thumb brace and I have used it for my own thumb which is now completely pain free. Taking some types of pain killers actually mean that you damage your joints and ligaments even more or some NSAIDS actually delay or stop the healing of collagen tissue.
Here is the link where you can buy this thumb brace for yourselves, I have added the link to facebook as well where I add excellent you tube videos and other good sources of better management of all kinds of aches and pains. Please do go to my facebook link as Facebook is so clever and it looks much neater then my blog.
Here is the reviews of this clinic starting from 2006 – Reviews are increasingly important in this economic climate .
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
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January 13th, 2012
One of the main reasons for the reviews on this clinic are genuine, realistic and charming is thanks to one of my favourite Medical Research is thanks to the years of research by Stuart McGill
I am delighted to see that now Stuart McGill has now some excellent videos on how you can seriously damage your back with excessive exercises on gym equipment (if you wish) or how to exercise safely.
As Stuart says most people will suffer from some back pain at time in their lives
Please look and understand this excellent video One has to keep the spine stiff rather than increase the range of movement as this causes damage on the muscles ligaments and lumbar vertebrae causes chronic inflammation and long term pain. The wrong movements abuse the back and increase your chronic pain. Prolonged sitting makes your back muscles weak and much more prone to back injury which is why long term back pain in on the increase
Here is another of Stuart McGill`s videos discussing on how to train you core properly. The problem is that all those abdominal curls, bending and twisting rubs presses on the delicate joint facets and their surrounding tissues, leading to increased mechanical inflammation. So you can strengthen your core abdominal muscles which is wonderful if you are young and no mechanical wear and tear in your joint facets however if you are using those weight bearing vibroplates your are vibrating your worn out joints together, increasing the risk of inflammation and Osteoarthritic changes, irritating your vertebral ligaments and potentially causing a great deal more long term harm
Mark Comerford has been researching with his team and they have produced a new much safer more efficient series of core exercises are simple quick and effective and can be done in a few minutes at home.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
Fees £35.00 for hour and for simple follow up cases £20 for half an hour.
I have kept to these comfortable affordable fees for years as I find it takes one hour for many of the more challenging complicated cases.
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