If you’re suffering from a painful condition like #sciatica #tenniselbow #frozenshoulder #headaches #musclespasms #fibromyalgia #backpain #neckpain # #sportsinjuries #arthriticconditions #strains #jointpain #footpain #anklepain and many more, give us a call or perhaps just book a Diagnostic Assessment on line. You could be saying goodbye to that pain!!!
Contact our Corringham, Thurrock clinic on 01375 678877 or Thundersley, Benfleet on 01268 774249
You don’t have to be a sporty person or a performer to benefit from #sportsmassagetherapy – this therapy is great for everyone, even the most avid couch potato!! Helps to relieve #stress. Can help reduce #anxiety. Can manage #lowbackpain. Can aid #postsurgeryrecovery and so much more. Our Sports & Remedial Massage Therapist @nicolalouisestt is very busy but happy to open more treatment appointments when necessary.
Call our Thurrock clinic on 01375 678877 for more details or to book an appointment.
Cedar Hall Clinic, based in Stanford le Hope for the last ten years has moved to a larger premises, just 9 minutes by car up the road to the bustling hub of Corringham Town Centre.
The new practice at 14 Grover Walk, Corringham, Essex SS17 7LY, has three treatment rooms which will allow patients more treatment time options. The directors of the clinic Sara Lovett & Jacki Milne are looking to employ another Osteopath and one or two Sports Massage therapists to complete a very busy treatment team.
We look forward to welcoming both our regular and new patients to the new clinic. Our phone number remains unchanged at 01375 678877
Following the guidelines of Public Health England and the NHS websites we want to reassure all our patients that your safety and that of your family are our top priority and as such we have introduced some even more stringent hygiene arrangements than usual. We know that all our patients will be happy to comply – please see below:
Clinics will continue as normal for the time being although there may be a few slight changes to times. If we all adhere to government guidelines and restrictions we will get through this together.
Keep safe. Keep washing those hands. Keep healthy
1. Chilli Peppers help Your Immune System
Due to their high content of vitamins, specifically Vitamins A and C, Chilli peppers have long been valued as a powerful immunity booster.
2. Chilli Peppers help to ramp up your metabolism. Capsaicin is the compound that is the source of a Chilli pepper’s spiciness. It is an alkaloid compound found primarily within the seeds and veins of a pepper, and it seems to be a veritable fount of good health. It is thought that the heat you experience as you eat the Chilli can also increase your body temperature. Known in the scientific community as thermogenesis, this production of heat requires increased work from your metabolism.
3. Chilli Peppers could be enhancing your Heart Health. The benefits of capsaicin don’t end with metabolic support. This amazing compound has been shown to help in the reduction of cholesterol and triglyceride levels while reducing the risk of blood clot formation. Reducing these risk factors in your cardiovascular system translates into lowered risks of suffering a heart attack, stroke or deadly blood clot.
4. Chilli Peppers could be reducing body wide inflammation. Capsaicin seems to be a sort of Jack-of-all-trades in relation to the health of human body, supporting and maintaining the health of nearly all of our major systems. It has been shown to be a powerful anti-inflammatory, actually inhibiting the action of certain peptides in the body that cause irritation and swelling. Pain, such as arthritis, headaches, sinus pressure and muscle and joint aches, are usually caused by inflammatory responses that your body produces in an attempt to eradicate an irritant.
5. Chilli Peppers – helping to fight against Diabetes.
Research has shown that eating meals containing Chilli peppers can be highly beneficial for those suffering from diabetes. It seems that Chillies reduce the amount of insulin needed to digest food, translating into a lowered overall level of blood sugar. This reduction in insulin production also helps to reduce the strain on the liver, leading to a more fully functional enzyme cascade within the digestive system.
Pain Free Gardening
There is definitely a buzz in our reception areas at the moment. Even though the wintery weather is stubbornly clinging to life, there is at last a touch of Spring in the air and our many gardening fans are raring to go!
Gardening can lead to problems though:
Here are a few simple tips that may well help you to enjoy pain free gardening:
Enjoy your days in the garden!
Top tips to help you back to running in record breaking time.
Our practitioners offer some no nonsense, easy to follow top tips to get you back to performing at your best!
Are you training for or just completed a marathon? At this time of year our practitioner’s report seeing lots of patients complaining of running type injuries.
A little known fact is that if you raise your legs to 90 degrees following a run, the lactic acid will be felt less the following day in your legs. You should ideally rest them up a wall for a good 10 minutes.
Rehydration is very important. Ideally rehydration salts mixed with water but a good quality sports drink should be sufficient.
You don’t need vast amounts. But you do need to recover sodium levels that have been lost through perspiration.
Painful muscle cramp can be caused by dehydration. The best way to deal with it is to rest, sip a sports drink and gently try to stretch the affected muscle.
Relax for the rest of the day. It is going to take 3 days for the inflammation to reduce so maybe take turmeric supplements or even ibuprofen (if appropriate for you) to help.
Heat is not your friend. If you have a sore lower back, knee, shin or Achilles tendon there is more likely inflammation present. If you apply heat to an inflamed area it attracts more blood locally, which in turn increases inflammation.
As heat is applied pain reduces as the inflammatory markers in the blood are reduced/ diluted by the additional blood. Unfortunately this in turn brings more inflammatory markers. You take off the heat and the additional blood reduces but, the extra inflammatory markers remain.
You need ice or something cold on the sore areas. Ideally for 3-5 mins per hour and gentle movement to stop the inflammation from building up. I am not talking about a brisk walk, just a standing up every half hour or so just to mobilise around the back and hips for a couple of minutes.
Injury
There is very little an osteopath can do for the first 72 hours following an injury.
With muscle strains and ligamentous sprains our advice is RICE. That is unless it’s a significant injury. Then you should visit A&E immediately.
If you feel an injury is more than a sprain or strain you should see your GP. If you suspect fracture, dislocation or ligamentous rupture that’s a trip to the hospital.
Rest the injured part
Ice the area regularly. It’s recommended to ice an injury for 20 mins every 2 hours.
Compress the injured area. A compression bandage is ideal.
Elevate the injured area
If after 72 hours there is still pain, that’s the time to visit us at Cedar Hall Clinics in Thurrock or Benfleet in Essex. We are highly trained to give you a diagnosis, treatment (if appropriate), advice on management and a prognosis.
With regards to running again, injured or not, I’d recommend taking a little time off. At least to begin with.
Avoid any running at all for a week, maybe two, depending on how you feel. Walking is OK and is a good way to reduce the metabolic waste products from the muscles.
You can contact us on 01375 678877 or 01268 774249 we offer free assessments
As the weather improves (well we can always hope), we perhaps turn our thoughts to a more active lifestyle. The more committed athletic folk in our coummunities have already been pounding the streets & parks as they prepare for the marathon season and to those we send our best wishes & admiration.
We see quite a few dedicated runners & athletes at our clinics throughout the season. Some turn up when injury threatens an upcoming event but most come for regular MOTs throughout the year. It gives them confidence that they’re still at peak fitness and ready to face the next challenge. But not all patients who return every 3 months or so for an MOT are athletes, far from it. Many are busy office workers, teachers, healthcare staff and manual workers who know when their body is giving them a little hint that help is needed. The odd twinge or low grade ache reminds them that some treatment is needed.
Regular MOT body checks may well nip a bigger pain problem in the bud and save time, effort and hard earned cash!
Whatever your body health and fitness goals are for the New Year don’t go hell for leather from day one. A gradual build up of your chosen exercise or fitness regime is the key to success. Our practitioners are happy to help you achieve your goals with pain management & mobility advice – so call or email if you have any queries.
Wishing you all health & happiness for 2018.
With a strong connection to dance & performing arts, practitioners at Cedar Hall Clinics understand the demands on the body both in training & performance.
Common performance injuries treated by our osteopaths & physiotherapists are:
Neck strain; low back strain; muscle spasm; acute ligament strains; muscle tears; hip injuries; knee injuries and more.
Cedar Hall Clinics - Osteopathy, Acupuncture & Sports Injury Rehab 