Purus Active Health
Location : Covent Garden, WC2E
Address : 23-24 Henrietta Street, WC2E 8NA
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 : We at Purus are passionate about preventative treatment and rehabilitation as well as general fitness and wellbeing. Our mission is to help all our patients/clients enjoy longer, healthier and more productive lives. From the moment you step into our clinic and private gym which is based in London's Covent Garden, you will be treated not just as a patient but as an individual. You can expect a friendly welcome, along with the highest standards of healthcare and professionalism. We offer a range of top-quality services for both private patients and corporate clients
Specialities : Podiatry, Sports Massage, Pilates (Reformer and Matwork), Personal Training, Active Rehab, Personal Fully Equiped Gym
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Osteopaths at Purus Active Health are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
Sciatica
Sciatica is caused by damage to one or more intervertebral discs which bulge causing compression of the sciatic nerve. This compression sends pain shooting down the leg on one side of the body, even as far as the foot. If, in the worst case, one of the nerve roots is irritated the condition can cause extreme pain, numbness and loss of muscle control. A damaged nerve root can take many weeks or even months to recover and, even then, residual numbness may take as long as a year or more to fully subside. Osteopaths treating sciatica will use very gentle techniques to address the bulging disc without irritating the nerve root. Experienced professionals will try to relieve any pressure on the root of the nerve, however this is an extremely delicate procedure as the treatment may risk exacerbating the underlying problem.
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.
