July/August/September 2011

Central Health Physiotherapy's
5 by 5 recipe to help achieve a healthy pain free body

EXERCISE

Rob Hayward, one of Central Health Physiotherapy's Personal Trainers, advises: Try to:

• Where possible always take the stairs
• Get off the bus or tube two stops early and walk
• Always walk on the escalator
• Get out of breath at least three times a week; intense exercise for shorter periods can often be better than easier drawn out sessions
• Walk that extra little bit more quickly next time you walk to the tube or bus stop

POSTURE

Clare Jenner, highly qualified lecturer and ergonomics adviser, suggests:

• Make sure your bottom is right back in your chair and use the back rest
• Make sure the top of your screen is at eye level
• Bring your keyboard closer in and simulate yourself playing the piano
• Get up and move at least every hour and take your full lunch break away from your desk
• Put a note on your computer to remind you to move or sit up
  

SLEEP

Gemma Newell, lead Physiotherapist, recommends to try to:

• Eat at least two hours before going to sleep
• Remove all radiation from your room - turn off your laptop and phone or move them away from your bed
• Avoid watching TV immediately before trying to go to sleep
• Give yourself time to unwind for at least an hour before going to bed
• Get 8/9 hours sleep a night

DIET

Steve Grant, expert nutritionist, recommends:

• Include protein foods within each meal for more even energy levels
• Have a large glass of water prior to every meal
• Eat food made by nature rather than man
• Include a variety of colours in the foods you eat
• Eat more leafy green vegetables
  

STRESS

Nikki Clarke, experienced personal trainer, suggests:

• BALANCE - ALL work and no play does not make you a higher achiever
• During those really stressful spells make sure you take time out for yourself and do things you enjoy - whatever it is
• Get a massage once a fortnight to help unwind
• Try to address those worries rather than brush them under the carpet
• START - once the ball starts rolling things will be easier to achieve

Patient Experience

Vestibular Service

Central Health Physiotherapy (CHP) is proud to be one of the few physiotherapy companies in London to offer a specialised vestibular service. Conditions such as BPPV, vestibular neuritis/labyrinthitis, vertigo and motion sickness are commonly successfully treated with physiotherapy. Dizzy symptoms are worth being assessed by a Physiotherapist even if they have been persistent for months or years. If you know of anyone experiencing symptoms please contact Leah Mason at Chancery Lane clinic, Laura Fidler at The Hospital of St John and Elizabeth or Martin Van Heerden at Springdene Clinic.

020 7404 6343
info@central-health.com

News

Caroline Fox & Gemma Newell at The Yonex All England Badminton Championships

 

Caroline Fox and Gemma Newell were covering the Yonex All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham Arena in March 2011 and will be fortunate enough to also cover the World Championships at Wembley in August 2011.

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Hydrotherapy & Physiotherapy clinic now up and running at
The Royal Hospital, Chelsea

 

We are pleased to announce that our new Hydrotherapy and Physiotherapy Clinic at The Royal Hospital Chelsea has been open for three months and is flourishing. Our official opening on 30th March was an enormous success with a fantastic attendance from well known consultants, orthopaedic surgeons and local doctors.

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Central Health Physiotherapy engagement

Congratulations to Paul King and Rene Pretorius, both Central Health Physiotherapy staff members, who are now engaged.

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Nadine Ipoly returning from maternity leave

We are delighted that Nadine Ipoly will be returning to CHP in June. Nadine will be working at our Springdene clinic in Whetstone, North London. She will be an added asset to the team as she has a wealth of experience and is also trained in acupuncture and pilates.

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Congratulations on the new arrivals for Martin Van Heerden and Clarissa Gifford

We are really pleased to announce the birth of baby Zacchary Ian Van Heerden and Fleur Gifford. Both mothers and babies are fit and well.

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Faye, Jane & Laura represented Central Health Physiotherapy in the 2011 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Summer Games

On 15th May in Battersea Park, over 74 PT's took part in the event which included a great array of fun games such as

• Piggy Back Race
• Tug of war
• 100m sprint
• Welly wang (throwing a Wellington boot as though it were a javelin!!!)

New Service

Personal Training - The Performance Centre, Farringdon

Rob Hayward
Asha HibbertAsha, Rob, Nikki and Steve have been working in the fitness industry for over 10 years. Now based at CHP's Performance and Wellbeing Centre in Farringdon, they each focus on a strength and conditioning service to aid the rehabilitation process. This involves:

• Building lean muscle
• Aiding structural balance issues
• Assisting with postural problems
• Fat loss through biosignature modulation
• Providing nutritional advice

Steve Grant
Nikki ClarkeWith a no-nonsense attitude and precise programming they are able to eek out every last drop of effort from their clients pushing them to realms of fitness they previously thought unattainable. This combination has seen clients enjoy rapid fat loss and/or muscle gain as well as repairing many from pain and injury.

Steve is also qualified in nutritional therapy. Having travelled the world attending regular courses and seminars from some of the top practitioners, Steve is able to provide you with some of the most effective and quickest methods for achieving success in your health related goals. He offers extensive guidance and support as you take control of your own health.

New People

Lucy Butler

With four years NHS experience at the University College London and 18 months working in a private Spire hospital, Lucy is now based at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth. Lucy works in musculoskeletal outpatients. Lucy is dedicated to finding the most effective ways of reducing pain and restoring function, along with sports injury management and rehabilitation, especially lower limb. Lucy also uses acupuncture for pain relief and teaches therapeutic Pilates one to one or to a group.

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Hayley Dalton

Hayley has extensive NHS experience (eight years) where she specialised as a senior musculoskeletal outpatient Physiotherapist treating both acute and chronic conditions. Hayley worked in both primary care (GP referral) and acute hospital (consultant referral) settings, including three years at University College Hospital, London. Her experience includes fracture and Orthopaedic clinics, lower limb including ACL rehabilitation, post operative shoulder rehabilitation, core stability class work, hydrotherapy and acupuncture.

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Thea Villani

With three years' experience within a large tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia and three years experience working at an Australian Rules Football club, Thea is now part of the inpatient team at the hospital of St John & St Elizabeth. Thea specialises in:

• Post operative recovery following orthopaedic surgery
• Elderly care
• Neurological Rehabilitation - following stroke and exacerbation of neurological disorders
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Natasha Price takes on a twenty week health and fitness challenge

Watch this space as our MD Natasha Price takes on a CHP fitness challenge. At the start of June 2011 she starts her first of twenty personal training sessions with Nikki Clarke. Look out for her regular blogs and tweets discussing her week by week progress including body fat percentage, lean muscle mass
percentages and fitness endurance.

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