Flora London Marathon, be proud!

The Flora London Marathon is less than 3 months away! If you are participating, you are sure to be entrenched in training and enjoying the feeling of increased fitness. We think you're amazing!

It takes many, many miles of training to feel good and peak on the day and it's important to avoid injury and keep healthy. Now is a good time to review your programme, practice running in different clothing, monitor fitness levels, diet and check out gait and shoes.

Central Health Physiotherapy offers a number of services that could be of benefit to you. These include: a combined assessment performed by both a podiatrist and physiotherapist experienced in the management of running injuries; a weekly massage to keep you in tip top condition and overcome those niggling pangs; expert assessment of the way you run and how this may be improved and prevent long term problems, possibly with the use of insoles or orthotics.

And finally, the reports and advice provided by the latest in sports performance technology that highlights how you are training, the effects of your lifestyle and recovery. We are able to show whether your training is really doing what you think it is doing and how it may be improved.

If you are injured or ill during these months of training, ensure that you take sufficient time off to recover. Swim or cycle, if you can without causing further problems, as this maintains your fitness levels while away from running - but keep the time and heart rate as a training session.

Central Health Physiotherapy is proud to be one of the main advisors for the Macmillan Cancer Support running team and to be featured as one of The Flora London Marathon Injury Clinics. This means that all Central Health physios are qualified up to the highest level and have great experience in injury prevention, injury rehabilitation and performance assistance specific to endurance running.

For spectators, see our next edition for tips on how to stand for 4-5 hours!

LTA Link for Roehampton Clinic

The new Central Health Physiotherapy clinic at Roehampton University, led by Caroline Fox BSc (Hons), is going from strength to strength and is forging close links with the LTA and the All England Lawn Tennis club.

Physiotherapy - Monday to Friday 0800 - 1900
Whitelands College, Roehampton University, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15 4JD
For further information and appointments call us on 020 7404 6343.

Launch of New Stress and Performance Service

Stress, depression or anxiety were the second cause of work-related illness*, resulting in an estimated 13.8 million lost working days.

Not all stress is bad! But knowing if you are using stress in a beneficial way and recovering effectively are key. Our therapists use sophisticated software as a tool to help understand more about your health and how lifestyle changes, through appropriate management programmes, can give significant health benefits.

Initially developed in Finland, and currently used by leading sports organisations around the world, the technology we use can have very real benefits for people in everyday work situations too.

* Source: 2006/07 HSE Labour Force Survey

Blood, sweat and tears at Gladiators!!!

Central Health Physiotherapy was delighted to provide the medical support to the second series of The New Gladiators that is currently been screened on Sky One. Two physiotherapists, Andy Reynolds and Greg Rosenburg, were based at the studio seven days a week throughout the whole 10 week filming.

New people

Simon Price, who has been involved with Central Health Physiotherapy as non-executive Chairman since 2006, advising the directors on matters of leadership, business development and corporate governance, took the newly created position of Commercial Director at the beginning of January 2009.

amp; Natalie Alcock B.Sp.Sc (Hons) Biokinetics, joined Central Health Physiotherapy in November 2008. Based at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, Natalie is a lifestyle consultant in the hospital's HealthPod - a joint initiative between Central Health Physiotherapy and the hospital - and is a Sports Massage therapist.

In the News

Page 3 girl - Natasha Price MCSP, joint managing director of Central Health Physiotherapy, appeared in the FT, 8 November 2008, in an article by Jonathan Moules, titled 'Business booming for physiotherapist'.

'He was the best I have ever been to'. This is how Nicholas De Jongh describes Central Health Physiotherapy physiotherapist Christopher Pinches BSc MCSP, who practices at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, in his article titled 'Me, my back and Dr Who' which appeared in the Health & Reviews section of the Evening Standard, 23 December 2008.

Rugby season

Andy Reynolds MSc MCSP MAACP, is working with Harlequins. With the season entering its second half he is sure to be busy as Harlequins challenge for silverware both domestically and in Europe!