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Archive for the ‘Osteopath’ Category
Monday, June 14th, 2010
It’s common to have front knee pain at some stage of your life as your patella – knee cap – is in constant use as you walk up and down stairs or hills.
A properly-functioning knee cap travels up and down a small narrow groove. Sometimes, however, it gets slightly diverted, resulting in increasing soft tissue irritation which is aggravated by walking up and down stairs 
Getting your knee cap or patella to stay in the centre of your knee is tricky, requiring various rehabilitation exercises, many of which are difficult to do without attending a Premier League Rehabilitation Centre with swimming pools and expensive exercise equipment.
Even with such amazing rehabilitation centres Britain still has problems in supporting athletes to become world champions or even reaching the quarter finals of a competition.
For non-athletes, we have to hope that our knee caps remain positioned in the centre of our knees so that we don’t experience pain at the front of our knees.
More about less frequently-occurring causes of knee pain another time.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
0131 551 1044
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
£35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included.
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
There are several interesting new pieces of information about the Transversus Abdominis muscle, which will be published next year. This means we can return to a much more normal personal choice of exercise, sports and recreational activities which don’t over focus on this muscle. The Transversus Abdominis will always be active so long as we are breathing! It’s important to exercise all our muscles in a way that is suitable for our age, body type and physical condition, so relax and do what you enjoy.
You don’t need to sit on Swiss Balls and attend Pilates Classes if you don’t like these approaches. Choose the exercise approach which you enjoy the most and which suits your individual pain pattern and life style.
Swimming, walking and biking all activate the Transverse Abdominis – and all the other muscles too which is miles more important.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
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Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
£35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included.
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
Clients frequently ask me for advice on what beds and mattresses they should use, so here again are some diagrams illustrating what happens when you lie down.
The above diagram shows where the body applies pressure to the mattress.
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The above diagram shows where the mattress applies pressure on the body.
Sleeping for long periods on the wrong mattress, can therefore result in pressure pain and give you an uncomfortable night’s sleep.
Many of the harder mattresses, sometimes misleadingly described as “orthopaedic”, actually cause pain by stimulating the nerve fibre endings hidden in our skin and soft tissues. Each person will have a different stimulation threshold which determines whether they experience chronic or acute pain.
One way of coping with an extra hard mattress is to buy a topper. Putnams sell foam toppers which cost £40 for a single mattress and £80 for a king size double.
Helen How
Registered Osteoapth
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh 0131 551 1044
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
I promised to write again about the Air Cast Walker Boot. Last week I fitted an Air Cast Boot in order to speed up an old fashioned exercise programme. As the general public doesn’t have access to a premier league rehabilitation swimming pool or gym and receiving daily physiotherapy treatments can be very expensive, an alternative way to aid recovery is to buy such a protective boot and walker.
Here is the case history report on Wayne Rooney`s recovery from his Metatarsal Injury.
It is used after you may have attended a Fracture Clinic or after Spained Ankle or from other complex Foot Injuries.
1. Spained Ankle
2. Ankle Fracture
3. Metatarsal Fracture
4. Lisfranc joint injury
5. Cuboid Fracture
6. Talus Fracture
7. Achilles Tendon partial rupture or complete rupture
Most Premier League Footballers will have used some for of protective walker boot in their careers. There are other versions on the market which can be found searching on the internet on website such as Physio Med.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
0131 551 1044
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
£35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included.
£20 for 30 mins of simple electrotherapy and some soft tissue
Tags: Sports Injury Clinics Edinburgh
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Ergonomics is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker. In these times of long periods of sitting at a desk, with or without a computer, good ergonomic design can help to prevent the repetitive strain injuries which develop over time and can lead to long-term disability.
Here is the online ergonomics website.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
0131 551 1044
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
£35 for one hour all inclusive with massage case history and treatments included.
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
In his book on lower back disorders, Professor McGill recommends using an ergonomic chair, pointing out that such a chair must be used properly. Changing posture as frequently as every ten minutes, allows the tissue loads to migrate, thereby minimising the risk of any single tissue`s accumulating microtrauma. Even if you don’t get up from your chair, moving position or even just fidgeting can help.
Have a look at Active Ergonomics by Orange Box – here is Flo
As you can see Flo encourages moving and fidgeting. If you would like to find out more, here’s the link. So, even if you can’t easily get out of your chair, at least changing position on it will help protect your back. getting moving while sitting
Keep Active Ergonomics 
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
What is the Aircast SP Walker? This simple comfortable boot has become a best seller and here are some of the reasons why this is so.
This clever boot made by Aircast, offers protection, aids recovery and allows comfortable walking for people with with foot and ankle injuries. Composed of a hard plastic shell, it provides immobilisation and protection like a plaster cast, but the lighter weight makes it much more comfortable and convenient. Four AirCells inside the shell can be custom- inflated, using the hand bulb (included) for a ‘total contact’ fit. This provides compression for the swollen ankle, which helps to reduce swelling and accelerate rehabilitation.
It allows those who wish to return to the gym to use various equipment like the exercise bike, rowing machines and more, without losing general overall fitness and muscle wastage.
There are other styles of walking boots which are cheaper but beneficial for recreational use, which I will feature in future posts. 
It is used after you may have attended a Fracture Clinic or after Spained Ankle or other Foot Injuries.
1. Spained Ankle
2. Ankle Fracture
3. Metatarsal Fracture
4. Lisfranc joint injury
5. Cuboid Fracture
6. Talus Fracture
7. Achilles Tendon partial rupture or complete rupture
This Air Cast Walker is comfortable and you can take in on and off like a shoe. You slip this boot so you can return safely back to normal walking, exercise and to the gym. while working out in the the gym. Read more here.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
0131 551 1044
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
£35 for one hour all inclusive with massage, case history and treatments included.
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Recently a previous pregnant patient returned to me for further treatment, because she wanted to have the European School of Osteopathy approach to pregnancy. As a result of recent controversial news on various therapist, she has asked me to publish her review, to reassure other prospective pregnant patients that cranial osteopathy is safe. See further down.
Cranial osteopaths should be registered with the General Osteopathic Council.
I was trained at the European School of Osteopathy in Cranial Osteopathy before it become a postgraduate sub-speciality. We had small classes and our lecturers included Upledger, an internationally renowned osteopathic physician, recognised in particular for his development of CranioSacral therapy.
Review
I first visited Helen about 3 years ago. My osteo was unavailable and I couldnt find anyone with a genuine and traditional approach that I was used to. I was pregnant with my second child and my sacrum was displaced when I was driving. I couldnt walk. Helen saw me straight away, fitting me in for a good hour! It took 3 sessions and I was pain free and had a wonderful birth. Now on my third pregnancy, I am living in London and saw a shockingly bad cranial osteopath who had a bad manner and poor practice, rendering me worse than I went in. I knew I had to see Helen again. So I did, she gave me immediate attention and was lovely to see her again, (even if it was due to these circumstances!!!) I am again pain free after 3 treatments and so happy. Helens healing hands with cranial are amazing. Her approach to her work is outstanding and to her clients. She is truly brilliant.
Helen How
Registered Osteopath
14 Craighall Gardens
Edinburgh EH6 4RJ
0131 551 1044
helenhow@howclinic.com
£35 per hour, easy free parking
Tags: Cranial Osteopathy for babies, Cranial Osteopathy for Pregnancy, Osteopath
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Friday, April 9th, 2010
When I trained to be an osteopath over 25 years ago at the European School of Osteopathy, we learned about cranial osteopathy as well as traditional osteopathy. The classes were small and we had brilliant lecturers. Thanks to all of them
20 years on there are many therapists of all descriptions, making all kinds of offers and deals.
It’s advisable to check out genuine professional reviews of any practitioner you’re considering contacting. Word of mouth is also a good guide. Many osteopaths keep their fees very reasonable and give you an appointment time of at least 40 minutes. In my practice, the average number a times a patient visits me is usually 2 or 3, depending on their age and life style. Sport injuries – as any sports physician will explain – may necessitate lengthier treatment as tendons, ligaments and bones can be very tricky, slow healers.
France offers the most amazing health care in the world as one of my French patients told me. The French health care rehabiliation programmes include heated walking swimming pools.
Much of recovery is about self-care and requires self- motivation. There are enough gyms and swimming pools in Edinburgh to enable this, and it shouldn’t cost too much.
Helen
Tags: Sports Injury Clinics Edinburgh
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