Sopwell Clinic
Location : St Albans, AL1
Address : 10~ Nunnery Close,St Albans, AL1 2BH
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 : Sopwell Clinic is an osteopathic practice specialising in treating back and neck pain. Where appropriate we can use a combination of highly skilled osteopathic manipulation, gentle cranial osteopathic techniques, medical acupuncture, Physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation, to produce excellent results and speedy return to work and sport
Specialities : Back and neck pain, Sciatica, Whiplash, Sports injuries, Post traumatic treatment, Post surgical rehabilitation, Pregnancy, Babies and children
Directions to Sopwell Clinic
Osteopaths at Sopwell Clinic are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
Rebound headaches
Rebound headaches are the result of taking too many painkillers. Osteopaths frequently see patients presenting with headaches. On taking a history it then emerges that the patient has a chronic painful condition such as arthritis for which they are taking large quantities of pain-killers on a continual basis. However, these headaches are actually caused by the analgesics themselves. One indicator suggestive of a rebound headache is that symptoms are worse in the morning right after waking. This is due to the pain numbing effect of the drug wearing-off overnight. Osteopaths will suggest that patients cut-back on the quantities of drugs they are taking and rather focus on the real cause of their complaint. If, for example, the issue was arthritis there are a number of non-analgesic supplements which can be taken as well as physical relief and exercises.
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.
