Another wonderful testimonial! Doubly complimentary as it comes from my esteemed colleague Peter Ormrod, our audiologist. This is a wonderful example of how combining therapies can make a HUGE difference. By using MRT to treat the pain and arthritic changes, orthotics and gait analysis to stop the pain coming back and exercises to strengthen the surrounding muscles and get full movement back Peter had a tremendous result very quickly. I…
Most of my patients, at some time or another, probably end up in my gait analysis room. I find taking a video of someone and showing it to them really helps them understand what I’m on about! BUT as soon as I mention the idea of orthotics aka “putting something in their shoes” many people run for hills. So it’s always lovely to hear from people who took the leap…
Again and again and again I go on about how important a proper assessment is for a correct diagnosis. You MUST actually talk to and examine your patient! The variety of medical testing available is fantastic, MRI scans and X-rays, nerve testing, blood tests . . . the list goes on and on (and in some private hospitals on and on and on again!). And these are fantastic at giving…
Most of the time I talk about how great Magnetic Resonance Therapy (MRT) is for treating long term or chronic arthritis. As it regenerates and strengthens the remaining cartilage and reduces the swelling in the bones it has amazing results. BUT that’s not all it can do! Having had the technology for a long time now (8 years!) I have had plenty of time to try new things and, luckily,…