**Next clinic Friday 30th October 2020** We are delighted to be offering a bone scanning clinic here at Heartlands, in conjunction with Consultant Spinal Specialist Nick Birch and Osteoscan UK. Did you know? You reach your peak bone health at around 30 years of age. After this age, the natural ageing process means that your… Continue Reading
Christmas 2019 Opening Hours
Please be advised the Clinic will be open this Christmas as follows: w/c 16th December – Clinic open Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th w/c 23rd December – Clinic open Monday 23rd w/c 30th December – Clinic open Monday 30th and Thursday 2nd w/c 6th January – Normal opening hours resume We will be picking up… Continue Reading
Christmas Gift Voucher
Please get in touch if you would like to buy a gift voucher for a loved one.
Falls Prevention
What are the statistics? In hospitals 2-17% of patients have a fall and it is estimated to be much higher at home. 15 to 50% of people have falls related injuries including major injuries such as fractures. What are the reasons people fall? There are physical factors… Continue Reading
International Youth Day 12 August
To celebrate International Youth Day we are offering a great discount of 15% for those who are under 18, and book a new appointment with us between 15th August and 31st August 2016. Please call or email the clinic to book an appointment. http://www.un.org/en/events/youthday/index.shtml
Are you excited about the Olympics???
Have you got any injuries due to your sport? If so book an appointment now
Part Eight of HIP, HIP, HIP HURRAY – Weeks 7 to 16
Weeks 7 to 12 I had an excellent follow up appointment with Mr Bajwa who was pleased with my progress. He suggested that until week 16 that I should stick to double leg weight bearing strengthening avoiding any deep hip flexion and single leg weight bearing. I found this period certainly more challenging having returned to… Continue Reading
Adolescent knees!!!!
We have had a lot of positive feedback over the last few weeks and we hope you found Claire’s block about her hip surgery interesting. We have decided to tell you about the most common problems we treat here at Heartlands Physiotherapy Clinic. This month is about pain arising from the knee cap also called… Continue Reading
Part seven of HIP, HIP, HIP HURRAY – Milestones
Here are the major functional milestones achieved over the first 6 weeks of recovery: (this will not be the same for everyone – People progress at different rates and the type and the extent of surgery may vary ) 1 week – stitches out. Occasional use of Paracetamol and or Ibuprofen. 2 weeks – Full… Continue Reading
Part six of HIP, HIP, HIP HURRAY – Second week of recovery
Week Two of recovery from Hip Arthroscopy (Don’t worry I won’t recount every week!) My movement at the hip was gradually improving and the joint felt less tight. Deep purple bruising around the Greater Trochanter had appeared. I still required my crutches and I was very keen to try to walk as normally as possible with… Continue Reading
