Complete Physio Clinic

Physio at Kentish Town (GP Clinic)

Physiotherapy is about helping people to achieve their maximum potential through movement and function.

This will mean different things to each of us – be it training for the London marathon or triathlon, enabling us to train hard in the gym or to be able to get through the week at work in the office without pain.

We have vast experience treating a very broad range of conditions. We are dedicated to helping you achieve your goals and will work closely with you through the entire rehabilitation process to ensure they are met.

• 1. Back, neck and spinal pain
• Whiplash injuries
• Headaches
• Discogenic lesions ‘Slipped disc’
• Muscular back pain
• Posture related back and neck problems
• Chronic pain

Experience teaches us that no two back pain sufferers are the same. There are common and often predictable patterns but overall presentation will always be unique. Thorough analysis is key making communication between therapist and patient vital.

All our therapists are highly skilled taking precise history and analysing movement dysfunctions to form accurate diagnosis to facilitate optimal treatment and management strategies.

We work closely with 'The Pain Clinic' at 9 Harley Street, who offer a comprehensive individually tailored pain management service. The clinic is run by Drs Serge Nikolic and Jayne Gallagher who are both consultants in pain medicine and anaesthesia and have a wealth of experience in managing acute and chronic pain. They perform many different procedures to reduce pain including epidural and facet joint injections.

• 2. Sports injuries
• Tendon sprains and strains e.g. Achilles tendonitis, shin splints, tennis elbow and ligament sprains
• Acute muscular injuries/tears
• Chronic overuse injuries – biomechanical problems

If you have painful joints or muscles, we can help. We have a proven record in the treatment of running related injuries e.g Achilles tendon problems, muscle tears and knee pain. We are also experts in sports massage and biomechanical analysis, to ensure that your running technique is not going to slow you down or cause you injury. It is our aim to help you to reach your goals and achieve your running potential.

• 3. Post surgical rehabilitation
• ACL reconstruction
• Arthroscopy
• Shoulder decompression or rotator cuff repair
• 4. Post fracture rehabilitation
• Expert rehabilitation post trauma to ensure fast return to full function and sport

What to Expect

The initial consultation will normally require 45 minutes depending on the complexity of your problem. The physiotherapist will conduct a thorough initial clinical assessment to identify the source of your symptoms and uncover any underlying causes. The findings will be discussed with you - it is important for you to have a full understanding of your problem so that an agreed plan of action can be implemented which focuses on achieving your specific individual goals. Treatment would normally begin in this session.

It is advisable to bring a pair of shorts if the problem is related to your leg or lower back.

Follow-up consultations/treatments are 30 - 45 minutes. During these sessions your symptoms will be reviewed and treatment conducted.

How We Treat

At Complete Physio we are highly skilled and experienced physiotherapists who are qualified in the use a very broad range of treatments to help you achieve your goals:

• Joint manipulation and mobilisation
• Soft tissue mobilisation
• Acupuncture
• Gym based rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation Pilates
• Sports massage
• Ergonomic analysis and advice

All our therapists are experienced in the requesting and interpretation of scans and diagnostic tests e.g X-rays, MRI scans... We have close working relationships with leading orthopaedic surgeons, rheumatologists and consultant anaesthetists (pain specialists), so however complex your problem we can help you manage it successfully and refer you to the appropriate specialist.

If you would like to discuss if we can help you with your problem you are very welcome to call for a free telephone consultation to talk in confidence with a physiotherapist. We will advise you if physiotherapy or another form of management would be most appropriate.

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Meet the Therapist

Chris Myers   chris@complete-physio.co.uk Clinical Director, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP SRP, MSc Sports Medicine, PGCert MSK Sonography Chris is a highly experienced and specialised physiotherapist in musculoskeletal medicine and sports injuries. He currently splits his time between elite sport at the English Institute of Sport high performance centre in Lee Valley, as a clinical specialist/Extended Scope Physiotherapist at Homerton NHS Trust and at Complete Physio, Angel Clinic, N1. He has worked with Tottenham Hotspur FC, Reading FC, Great Britain Badminton and was selected as a physiotherapist to go to the World University Games in China earlier this year. He has a Masters in Sports Medicine and uses a variety of manual treatment techniques including joint manipulation and soft tissue therapy to get clients out of pain and back to full function. He is also a member of the Association of Acupuncture Chartered Physiotherapists. Chris is one of the few physiotherapists in the country to also be a musculoskeletal sonographer and uses diagnostic ultrasound to diagnose muscle, ligament, tendon, joint and nerve problems. He also uses ultrasound to carry out guided joint and soft tissue injections for pain relief.

Chris Myers works at:     Kentish Town (GP Clinic)     Angel N1     Chelsea SW10

David Baker   dave@complete-physio.co.uk Clinical Director, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP SRP David qualified as chartered physiotherapist in 1999. Along with being clinical director at Complete Physio Ltd, David works as an extended scope physiotherapist (http://www.csp.org.uk/professional-networks/esp) and University Lecturer. David is also commissioned as a visiting lecturer to physiotherapy and osteopathy clinics throughout the UK. David has wide experience in musculoskeletal clinical management working in the entire spectrum of areas from sports team and A&E through to chronic pain clinic settings. David is a member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine. Trained to masters level, David is able to bring together a unique array of clinical expertise including the traditional skills of manipulation, acupuncture, specific soft tissue mobilisations and sports rehab, with advanced practice skills such as image guided injections, diagnostic ultrasound, medicines management, CBT and prescribing advice. “ It doesn't matter if a patient's aim is to be able to walk to the shops or to run a sub 3 hour marathon, every patient is different and that's what makes my job so exciting and challenging. ”

David Baker works at:     Kentish Town (LA Fitness)     Kentish Town (GP Clinic)     Victoria SW1

Eirian Rees   eirian@complete-physio.co.uk Clinical Director, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy MCSP SRP Eirian has gained extensive experience in musculoskeletal physiotherapy since graduating in 2000. The vast majority of his career has been spent in the private sector working in a busy sports injury and spinal clinic environment. This has allowed him to work alongside a broad spectrum of athletic abilities ranging from elite to amateur in addition to treating the regular everyday orthopaedic problems suffered by non-sportspeople. He hails from a rugby background and has worked with several teams from as far a field as Toronto, Canada, to South East London and Kent. When not at the Kentish Town clinic, Eirian still does some work for the NHS in a clinical specialist capacity taking responsibility for the training of newly qualified physiotherapists and students. “ It’s a great feeling when you’ve worked with someone through their injury from beginning to end, seeing them back to full fitness so they can get on with things, be it on the professional sporting field or in everyday life ”

Eirian Rees works at:     Hornsey N19     Kentish Town (LA Fitness)     Kentish Town (GP Clinic)     Victoria SW1