Kilburn Osteopaths
Location : Kilburn Belper, DE56
Address : 2 Northfield,Kilburn Belper, DE56 0LW
Contact : Call 0845 680 0615 to make an appointment with the practice. Let us know if you need an evening or weekend appointment. Calls may be monitored or recorded.
Description : Kilburn Osteopaths is a small, friendly practice offering caring, effective osteopathic treatment by an experienced female practitioner. Rachel uses a wide variety of treatment approaches to musculo-skeletal problems, aches and pains. She has experience with a wide range of techniques, including remedial massage and western acupuncture, as well as structural and cranial osteopathy. She has a keen interest in rehabilitation of injuries using pilates and yoga and is always interested in the latest scientific approaches to recovery. This breadth of knowledge enables her to successfully treat a wide range of injuries. The clinic is conveniently located and offers off-road parking
Specialities : Back pain, Neck pain, Whiplash, Sciatica, Headaches, Joint pain, Acute injuries, Cranial Osteopathy
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Osteopaths at Kilburn Osteopaths see patients with many different conditions, two of the more common complaints are discussed below
Fibromyalgia
Acute joint pain is often associated with fibromyalgia which is a disease of the central nervous system where normal, non-painful, neural messages are interpreted by the nerve receptors as pain. This leads to intense localised pain where there should be none. The symptoms of fibromyalgia include headaches, sleeping difficulties, poor concentration, stiff muscles and enervating tiredness. Some patients suffer occasional attacks allowing them to lead fairly normal lives. However, for chronic sufferers, this disease can gravely affect quality of life. There is no single cure, however much research is being done into various therapies to help ameliorate the disability associated with the condition. Osteopathic treatment is, of course, often used to treat the associated muscle pain and many practitioners combine this wiith acupressure or acupuncture to further relieve muscular pain.
Groin injury
Groin injuries are typically caused by a strain to the adductor muscles of the upper thigh. A tear to the muscle is most often the result of an abrupt stop or change of direction whilst running fully stretched out. Hence, the injury is common in sports such as football, rubgy and hockey. Once the torn the muscle tissue will swell and be sore to the touch. These are particularly nasty injuries because they take a long time to heal. The traditional approach to treatment - resting up, application of ice to reduce swelling, compression of the muscle with an elastic bandage and elevation - are hard to continue for long enough to have an effect. As a result patients frequently believe they are cured too quickly and aggravate the initial injury with another muscle tear becasue the first is not yet full-healed. Osteopaths recommend lots of stretching rehabilitative exercises to avoid this common problem.
