Quaintrell Osteopathy - Battersea
Location : Battersea, SW11
Address : Latchmere Leisure Centre,Burns Rd, SW11 5AB
Contact : Call 0208 099 7233 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 : Pete Quaintrell BOst LSSM(dip) provides both osteopathy and sports massage therapy. Having practiced for over a decade he has experience in diagnosing, treating and managing back pain, sports injuries and common musculoskeletal conditions. Treatment is aimed at not only relieving pain but rebalancing and strengthening the body to ensure long term health of your muscles bone and joints. A home massage and osteopathic visiting service is available in Central London and South West London including Balham, Clapham, Wandsworth, Streatham, Wimbledon, Tooting and Battersea. Visiting appointments are also possible in the West End, Canary Wharf and the city.
Specialities : Pete Quaintrell treats & specialises in conditions such as: Neck pain, Whiplash, Sciatica, Headaches, Trapped Nerves, RSI, Tennis elbow, Frozen shoulder, Rotator Cuff injury, Hip pain, Groin Strain, Knee injuries, Plantar fasciitis.
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Osteopaths at Quaintrell Osteopathy - Battersea 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.
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.
