Therapies and Services
Osteopathy & Physiotherapy in Waterloo, London Bridge, Southwark, Blackfriars & Central London
Osteopathy and Physiotherapy both involve manual manipulation of the body together with exercise and lifestyle advice to help with a range of conditions such as back pain, rehabilitation from orthopaedic surgery, whiplash, repetitve strain (RSI) and sports injuries.
Physiotherapy evolved in the UK within the orthodox medical framework of hospitals initially as a development of massage therapy. Once upon a time physiotherapists just worked under the direction of a hospital doctor, usually a surgeon. However physiotherapy has now developed into a highly respected independant profession for getting patients back on their feet after injury, illness or surgery.
Medical Acupuncture & Acupressure in Waterloo, London Bridge, Southwark, Blackfriars & Central London
When most people think of acupuncture they think of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture (TCA) as practised by Chinese acupuncturists and some physiotherapists. However Medical Acupuncture (MA) is different to TCA in several ways. MA is practised by medical doctors and allied health professionals who have taken the relevant extra training. MA fits into a western medical framework of diagnosis based on a modern understanding of human anatomy and physiology rather than the eastern based philosophy of TCA. With MA fewer needles tend to be used and the main targets are “trigger points” within tight muscles that cause localised and/or “referred” pain.
Therefore needle penetration tends to be deeper with MA, the needles penetrate directly into the muscles rather then going just under the skin as is most often the case with TCA. This is usually not as painful as one might think since the needles used tend to be very thin, although a distinct and characteristic twitch is usually felt within the muscle which signifies the practitioner has hit the exact spot causing the problem.Spinal Decompression and IDD Therapy
One of the hallmarks of Spine Plus is that all our clinics are equipped with Spinal Decompression Therapy machines for taking pressure of damaged and degenerate spinal discs thus promoting healing and improved disc health. At our Chigwell clinic we have a particular type of spinal decompression machine called a"SDS Spina" which delivers "Intervertebral Differential Dynamics (IDD) Therapy. IDD Therapy is an advanced non-surgical treatment with an impressive track record for reducing pain in patients with damaged spinal discs who have failed to respond to manual therapy alone. We are currently one of only six clinics in the UK to offer this modality. We hope to install more IDD machines at our other clinics in the near future.
The treatment is delivered by the SPINA machine which is an FDA cleared medical device. The machine is able to tilt so that patients can get onto it from the standing position without added pain or difficulty.
Patients wear a new range of ergonomic harnesses which are connected to the pelvis and upper back.; Then a computer-controlled pulling force is gently applied at a precise angle to gradually distract (draw apart) the vertebrae surrounding a targeted disc.
Rehabilitation
Our Therapies and Services
Osteopathy & PhysiotherapyHands on soft tissue and joint manipulation together with expert advice.
Sports MassageDeep tissue massage to relieve muscular tension, reduce swelling, reduce muscular fatigue etc.
Medical Acupuncture MyotherapyFor muscular Trigger Points and myofascial referred pain.
Spinal Decompression and IDD TherapyComputerized spinal distraction machines that target specific damaged discs in the lower back and neck.
RehabilitationWhen you book to see one of our our expert physios or osteopaths we can show the correct exercises to help with your problem and even send you video clip illustrations.