The Carlton Clinic Balcombe Road~ Horley
Location : Horley, RH6
Address : 147 Balcombe Road,Horley, RH6 9BX
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 : The Carlton Clinic boasts a unique combination of high quality practitioner skills with exceptional credentials, together with excellent facilities. The Carlton Clinic was established in 1984 from which time it has built up a reputation for high quality care, successful treatments covering a wide range of problems. It is now a multi disciplinary clinic with exceptional repute in areas such as back pain and other musculo-skeletal problems, sports medicine, ergonomic education, physical rehabilitation, foot care and general health
Specialities : Sports Injuries, All back pain, Trapped nerves, Headaches
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Osteopaths at The Carlton Clinic Balcombe Road~ Horley are happy to treat patients with any condition listed above.
Sucking Difficulty
A baby having difficulty feeding may be suffering from a nerve compression. Cranial osteopaths would be quick to look at the area at the base of the skull to determine if the nerve was affected. From an osteopathic perspective, a child that has or had difficulty latching-on to its mother's nipple during the first few weeks after birth is a potential indicator that there may be some compression of an important nerve that controls the tongue. Whilst the sucking problem may clear up after a few days or weeks, the issue of compression of the hypoglossal nerve - or indeed other nerves - may not actually be resolved fully in the intial period after birth. A detailed patient history for a child should certainly cover this issue even if the condition for which treatment is being sought is rather different.
Chronic muscle stiffness
Chronic muscle stiffness is a painful condition which is difficult to treat. Doctors will routinely treat this condition, at least in the short-term, with anti-inflamatory drugs such as diclofenac. However, these drugs have serious side-effects which can damage the liver with extended usage. As a result chronic sufferers need to consider alternative treatments. One simple palliative option is a relaxing, long hot bath. This will help the muscles relax. More beneficially, osteopaths will prescribe a detailed set of exercises for patients. These exercises use slow repetitive movements to lengthen the muscles. Exercises including stretching and toning, tai chi, yoga and swimming. Walking is also beneficial both to reduce muscle tension but also to help reduce stress and relax the mind. Many osteopaths have trained in what is known as the Bowen Technique which is said to be particularly well suited to this condition and also to Fibromyalgia.
