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July/August/September 2011
5x5 Recipe for Healthy Body, Vestibular Service, Chelsea Hydrotherapy Clinic, Personal Training, Yonex All England Badminton... and more
January/February/March 2011
New Chelsea Clinic, Falls Management, New Pain Unit, Massage at the Hospital, Home Visits... and more
July/August/September 2010
Physiotherapy at Work, Hydrotherapy, New Pain Unit, Myofascial massage, Dietetics... and more
April/May/June 2010
Ergonomics at Work, New Clinic, New Pain Unit, Unique in Private Practice Sector, One on One Pilates... and more
January/February/March 2010
HR Seminars, Personal Coaching, London Bug, Twitter, Performance Master Classes, Women's Health... and more
October/November/December 2009
On the Stress Belt, Natasha on TV and National Tennis... and more
July/August/September 2009
10,000th Patient!, Improving performance and monitoring... and more
April/May/June 2009
New Central Health Physiotherapy gym in the City, Get Assessed on your own bike... and more
January/February/March 2009
Flora London Marathon, Promoting good posture at work... and more
News and Views - October/November/December 2009
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Corporate SceneIan Iceton, Director, HR Operations at Skanska UK, writes about trying Central Health Physiotherapy's new stress belt
So I jumped at the opportunity to test the belt and check first hand how it works. I consider myself fitter than average, as my main hobby is training for triathlons every week, and I do not feel particularly stressed in spite of the demands of my job - so I thought I'd sail through the test! I met senior physiotherapist Simon Shepard, one Thursday morning in the office and he fitted me with what resembled a conventional heart monitor. The main difference is that the belt, fitted with a microchip, recorded stress levels, physical activity and recovery for the next 72 hours. I was asked to record a diary of key activities during of the test - this was the most strenuous part as the device is so unobtrusive that after a few moments I had completely forgotten it was there; you can conduct all your usual activities whilst wearing it including swimming. I was impressed when I met Simon again a few days later as he came armed with a number of reports, totally personalised to my circumstances - not just based on generic measurements of height, weight, BMI…. The report headings included stress, lifestyle, physical workload, training effect - I was particularly keen to check the effectiveness of my triathlon training programme - and even weight management. I was amazed by what the reports highlighted. The Thursday and Friday at the office presented the usual end-of-week challenges, with many meetings and a predictable set of issues to tackle. I was therefore surprised to see a noticeable peak in the stress chart on Thursday evening, followed by poor recovery through the night, in spite of having a vigorous swim to clear the day. My iPod did however run out of battery that night - so I was perhaps missing the soothing effect of the music! By contrast, my run on Friday night led to better sleep recovery and the lie-in I indulged in on Saturday morning was clearly showing. Simon assured me that stress is not all bad; what's important is how to cope with it and what strategies are in place to deal with it - he mentioned that Central Health can devise programmes for individuals or companies. The test certainly threw vastly different recovery levels in my case. I would definitely want to use the monitor again and I am sure a number of my colleagues, perhaps those who are not as fit, would find it interesting and beneficial to their health and performance." Contact Natasha Price to discuss our Corporate Packages.
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