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Lynne Linton11:56 12 Jun 19Sarah, thank you so much for seeing me so quickly. Will see you after my op for more treatment
Alice Monk11:29 04 Jun 19Sarah carried out a bespoke workshop on back care for a corporate client and has received great feedback. She was professional and courteous throughout the process and we wouldn't hesitate to use her again.
Shirley Brooks14:44 21 Jun 18Sarah is a superb Physio. I have seen her on a number of occasions with back/neck pains and more recently severe migraines. Sarah manage to resolve all of my problems and get me set with exercises to follow up with. Always professional and kind. Shirley
Jonathan Kerr18:43 20 Jun 18I had Sarah’s services recommended to me after having on going neck issues. Sarah undertook a course of treatment that was able to fit in around my cycling even highlighting exercises I could do when on my bike!! Or when stopped. My neck is now much better and would and do recommend United Health to people with physio needs.
Simon Bennett09:42 07 Mar 18I engaged Sarah at United Health following a protracted process with my GP and Consultant around pain in my lumber spine. Sarah's thorough process from initial consultation to focused treatment helped quickly identify and improve my symptoms. The service Sarah delivers is first rate, very professional but also very personal, she is very much focused on resolving your issue.I would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone seeking Physiotherapy services.
Category Archives: Back pain and other common issues
Occupational Health Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is clinically effective and cost effective in the provision of occupational health services and getting people back to work They have a role in proactively promoting health and well-being in the work environment and can improve the safety, comfort … Continue reading
Ergonomics – Physio Deal Kent
Ergonomics is about fitting the job and the workplace to the person. Ergonomics applies information about human behaviour, abilities and limitations and other characteristics to the design of tools, machines, tasks, jobs and environments for productive, safe, comfortable and effective … Continue reading
Occupational Health Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists use education, exercise and manual therapy techniques to restore movement and function when someone has an injury. Physiotherapists who help to improve the health and wellbeing of workers so that they can do their jobs efficiently and effectively are called occupational health … Continue reading
Computer Ergonomics for Kids
Children are more sedentary then ever and part of this is due to the changes in technology. Children use computers at school and at home for a variety of tasks. Part of their IT education needs to include how to … Continue reading
Surgery V Exercise
Physiotherapy that encourages gentle exercise is better than surgery for patients with degenerative osteoarthritis of the knees, according to new research. A panel of experts in surgery, physiotherapy and clinical practice worked together to make the judgement that knee surgery … Continue reading
Ten Top Tips – back pain
Visit: http://www.csp.org.uk/publications/10-things-you-need-know-about-your-back or www.csp.org.uk/yourback For top tips on how to manage your back pain.
Low Back Pain and Sciatica – New Guidelines
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its update for the clinical assessment and management of non specific low back pain and sciatica in adults. Some key points: Movement and exercise are at the heart of … Continue reading
Deal Physio – Sciatica
Sciatica describes pain felt along the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back, down through the buttock, hamstrings and into the lower leg. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body. The spinal sections it originates from include … Continue reading
Posture problems and fixes
Over time, poor posture can damage your spine, shoulders, hips, and knees. Poor postures can lean to structural flaws that lead to back and joint pain, reduced flexibility and compromised muscles. 1 Forward head posture The problem: Poor strength in the … Continue reading
What a pain in neck!
For most cases of neck pain you should carry on with your normal daily activities as you can, try and keep active and take painkillers to relieve the symptoms. You can also try the following to help manage your symptoms; … Continue reading
Pregnancy related low back and pelvic pain
Pregnancy can result in low back or pelvic pain. Many women find that this pain goes away when the baby is born. However, more than a third of women still have pain 1 year after giving birth. Physiotherapy during and … Continue reading
Achilles pain…what you need to know
The Achilles tendon is a large tendon at the back of the ankle. The tendon is an extension of the gastrocnemius and soleus (calf muscles), running down the back of the lower leg attaching to the calcaneus (heel bone). The … Continue reading
Sports Physio Deal Kent – The cyclist
Low back pain is one of the most common complaints of the recreational cyclist. In most cases, low back pain is a simple case of prolonged pressure being placed on structures in the low back that are actually undamaged. The lower back normally has a … Continue reading
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage – IASTM
IASTM – Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage – This is the new buzz word at the moment among Physiotherapists, but this is not a new treatment technique, in fact instrument assisted soft tissue mobilisation has been used for thousands of … Continue reading
Spinal damage at 0mph
Do you look like this when working…? Do you regularly work from your laptop without docking…? If so then you are increasing your risk of neck, arm and low back pains. To avoid issues you need to first ensure that … Continue reading
‘Mum Tum’ – what you need to know
Diastasis Recti Abdominis is a midline separation at the linea alba of the recti muscles of the abdominal wall i.e. the ‘six pack’ muscle separates in the middle. A palpable midline gap of more than 2.5 cm or any visible bulging … Continue reading
Deal Physiotherapy
At United Health we use the McKenzie approach. This is a philosophy of active patient involvement and education that is trusted and used by practitioners and patients all over the world for back, neck and extremity problems.
Pregnancy pains
Physiotherapy can relieve some of the most common pain woman experience during pregnancy. More than two thirds of pregnant woman have lower back pain and nearly a fifth feel pain in the pelvic area. In a Cochrane review (of 26 … Continue reading
Exercise is worth it
Those with arthritis are sometimes reluctant to exercise the painful area or fearful that it may make the pain worse however Physiotherapists are armed with yet more evidence that appropriate exercise is beneficial. Researchers investigated whether exercise was more effective … Continue reading
Ten ways to work more ergonomically when travelling
Use a 4-wheeled suitcase. It requires less force to move and you can push it through the airport by your side in a neutral wrist posture rather than having to reach behind your body and pull or drag a … Continue reading
