As a Registered Osteopath looking after back pain for over 25 years with advice, help, and patient feedback and attending many Medical and healthcare courses Where the Doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors nurse and many others are all attempting to find better ways of managing and reducing chronic back pain. Back pain is complicated as muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones get a bit worn out and inflamed. One has to trigger the healing and repairing of these inflammations using huge variety of management plans and lots and lots of feedback from you the patient. That is why there is an enormous number of scientists, researchers, clinicians and statics involved is collecting the knowledge, evidence, skills and communicating it effectively to the patients throughout the NHS,
I think we all forget how far the diagnosis of back pain has progressed with the most up to date MRI scanners being able to image in much great detail depending on the make of the scanner but ask your Radiologist. Imaging is often the first investigation that your GP or Consultant will arrange if you have severe, chronic and disabling back pain. As the end of maybe the investigations, sometimes surgery, pain relief there is the ongoing management of your own personal back.
One the facebook section of this website you will see some brilliant clinical and educational websites from various parts of the world including Great Britain
Please do read some of this clinics reviews which were started in 2006 by patient. Over the years with the scientific evidence based publications by Mark Comerford, Professor Stuart McGill, Professor Tim Watson and many other acknowledgements such as the British Sports and Exercise Medicine and Professor Nicola Maffulli to help everyone who has attended this Clinic. Thank them for all the hours of research and world wide lecturing.
I use Face book on the first page of my website for educational purposes so there are the excellent YOU Tube videos on lumbar disc pressure, Professor Stuart McGill shows his research and safe Core Exercises which is why these reviews are so kind on my Clinic. Here is one of Stuart McGill`s videos. Another essential video to watch if you want to really understand how maintain a happy long term healthy back. Click Here. Even patient who have had chronic pain for over 7 years have greatly improved by following Stuart McGill`s brilliant research. There are many strange myths and misleading information and many exercises are more harmful then beneficial so take care and be sensible
Here is my last review from Google. I put the reviews here more because I recently bought a cash register from a London based website and it was a terrible experience because they sent the wrong cash register and when it finally arrived I could not operate it because cash registers are very complicated systems. I was meant to spend another £200 for the company to send up representative to teach me how to use this cash register. I still cannot use it properly but I can give out your receipts now. In the end I had to call another company who had an excellent customer care line and we looked at their you tube video instructions.
Wendy - 21 Nov 2011
Genuinely caring, professional and excellent value. My husband and I visitedEdinburgh on our anniversary and I arrived in pain! After searching for a local physiotherapist / chiropractor /osteopath on my smartphone, I read the wonderful Google reviews and decided to give Osteopath, HelenHow at How Clinic a call. Never been to an Osteopath before, but Helen was very different to other practitioners I had seen. She took the time to understand and treat my back pain as well as educate me how to prevent it recurring. She used a massage machine and ultrasound as well as a couple of different treatment methods, and I really felt the difference. As well as an expert in her field, Helen’s also a really lovely lady and her treatment is also excellent value for money compared to others I have seen. Would loved to have continued treatment but unfortunately we don’t live in Scotland! Finding someone with the same caring and professional approach where I live is not going to be easy!!
Below I have included some excellent videos to help you understand the complexities of back pain
Here is some of the excellent video links which are useful if you are researching more about your back pain.
The Costs :- Over the year the average number of sessions and now that I am on the revalidation pilot scheme, all Osteopaths have to collect this evidence is between 1 to 4 sessions. The number of sessions has greatly reduced at my Clinic with the introduction of the new effective levels of Ultra Sound treatment which takes between 5 to 20 minutes to apply
There for if you attend for 4 sessions in the year that comes to a total cost of this Clinic of £140.00
Some of my clients have attended therapists for years without the application of Ultra Sound and the feedback is that the Ultra Sound is helping them to resolve the body`s ability to repair and heal. However it is important that give time for the body to heal so hence one has to be sensible.
I hope that helps you understand why some of the reviews for this Clinic are good
Here on further requests is an article on the Fleximatic Sports Massage where the G5 Fleximatic is used widely in the USA and it is becoming more known here in the United Kingdom. Certainly if you read the reviews collected over the years by clients here it is beneficial except of course when there are other serious medical conditions Here is the link.
Sports Massage is a rapidly-evolving sub-specialty within the overall field of professional massage therapy. It combines classic and specific techniques designed to provide therapeutic impact for the unique physical and biomechanical needs of athletes.
Today’s athletes, both Olympic champions and “weekend warriors,” leave nothing to chance in their attempt to produce faster speeds, lower times, maximum effort and peak performance. They are incorporating the latest sports technology in their training programs. More and more of these athletes, at the amateur, college and professional levels, have discovered the benefits of Sports Massage.
G5 Massage Machines are designed to provide the full benefits of Sports Massage. A few of the indications for use include:
• Relieves muscle pains and spasms in muscle contusions, sprains and strains.
• Provides passive exercise to inactive muscles.
• Aids in mobilizing edema fluid in swollen extremities.
• Aids in the prevention of muscle fatigue and stiffness in heavily-exercised muscles.
• Aids in maintaining joint mobility and reduction of periscapular adhesions and joint edema.
• Aids in reducing trigger points.
• Aids in maintaining muscle tone and circulation.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh
EH6 4 RJ
0131 551 1044
£35 all included per hour
Easy parking
