Trigger Point Therapy London, UK

We take care of all aspects of your recovery! Your physiotherapy treatment will be geared towards restoring normal movement as quickly as possible.At your first appointment one of our team of Chartered Physiotherapists will carry out an in depth assessment of your symptoms to ensure they get the treatment to the root of the problem quickly and efficiently. Although we are focused on bringing you back to full recovery we also aim to provide pain relief immediately and during your treatment. In order to effect rapid recovery we advise you how to interpret the pain you experience and how much or how little activity you can do with that level of pain and injury. We offer a full range of pain relief techniques including soft tissue and joint mobilisation, electrotherapy, acupuncture, and taping. Your physiotherapist will make a full assessment and decide what is best for your condition.Treatments are predominantly hands-on and always on a one-to-one basis.If you suffer an injury such as a sprain, strain, muscle pull, or tear, immediate first aid can prevent complications and help you heal faster. Until you are able to attend for your appointment the R.I.C.E. method is recommended for all early minor injuries.  Please contact us for further information. Our range of treatment techniques include: Strapping and Taping Soft tissue massage and release techniques Trigger point therapyFrictioningManual tractionJoint mobilisation Grade V manipulationMuscle energy techniquesAcupuncture ElectrotherapyPilates Exerise prescriptionPostural evaluationLifting re-educationErgonomc assessment and adviceBiomechanical evaluationwalking / running analysisSport specific rehabilitationMuscle imbalance correction

12 years treating professional, amateur and non- sports people and elite athletes including members of the GB ski and GB power lifting teams. Lucy often successfully treats injuries that have been treated unsuccessfully elsewhere. She does this by only using the most effective techniques applied in a thorough manner.  Lucy is known for her honest and comprehensive communication of diagnosis, prognosis and plan, including using video analysis. Her experience and extensive post-grad training enables her to provide fast pain relief and injury resolution to enable swift accomplishment of individual goals from being able to pick up the kids or sit in a long meeting to doing an ironman triathlon or running an ultra marathon. ‘Lucy has made a great impact on my training Ed Drake, GB Ski Team She uses hands on techniques like joint manipulation, massage, acupuncture and taping intelligently applied to release restrictive structures and mobilise stiff joints. She then uses advanced rehab skills to strengthen the muscles that are weak but most importantly get them working in the correct way to treat the cause of the problem. Her mantra is its not what you do its how you do it that counts! Lucys use of acupuncture gets glowing reports from patients with its scientifically proven effects on pain (like sciatica) and tendon problems. Three months ago I had a prolapsed disk in my neck. The pain was so acute that the doctor had put me on. After only two sessions with Lucy Macdonald, who treated me with acupuncture and massage, I was able to quit this based medication Anne Nightingale Lucy Macdonald is an expert in snowsports injuries and ski performance - see Skiing pag

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