After 10 years of shoulder pain and numerous treatments from other companies I had almost accepted the fact I would have to live with it. As a last resort I tried THE Medical and after 6 osteopathic sessions I am pain free!! I would highly recommend the Medical and their friendly attentive staff.
Steven Houston, Product Manager, Consumer Intelligence
I turned to THE Medical because I was suffering from lower back pain. I had injured my back playing rugby and the pain had become increasingly severe. The pain was down the left side of my back and radiated into the hip and thigh.
"My treatment plan has worked wonders! It has enabled me to continue with my active everyday life and keep up with my young daughter once again."
After undergoing an extremely thorough, one-hour, Osteopathic Assessment it was established that the cause of my injury was a facet joint compression. Following the assessment I progressed through a course of four Osteopathic treatments. The treatment included soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation and manipulation. I also received exercise advice to rehabilitate the condition and stop it from returning.
My treatment plan worked wonders! It has enabled me to continue with my active everyday life and keep up with my young daughter once again.
My attention has now turned to maintenance. I entrust the team at THE Medical to help me to continuously improve and prevent the pain from coming back.
Stephen Wanless, Business Development Manager, Iken Business
Due to a skiing accident 20 years ago my back is a weak point on my body. In May 2005 I had a big bout of back pain which made it painful to walk and sit. This persisted until December, 2005 when a treatment went wrong and my problem worsened. I had strong sciatic pain that radiated down my leg followed by Periformis muscle (bum) spasms every time I stood up or sneezed. In February, 2006 I went for an MRI and discovered that I had a bulging disk that was compromising my nerves. I suffered for 2 and a half years in total.
Slowly, as I started bike riding in September, 2007 my back started to get better. As my leg muscles became stronger so did my back. I wanted to find someone who would help me prevent a similar situation from happening again. I wanted to understand what was going on with my back.
"From the first phone call I felt listened to for the first time in a long time!"
It was mentioned in passing by a naturopath that one of my legs was almost 2cm shorter than the other but no medical doctor would listen. They kept saying that everyone has unequal legs and it doesn't matter. They would not help prevent my pain from happening BUT were more than happy to throw heavy medication at me.
Then a friend at work handed me a card from THE Medical. He had heard me complaining about my back and had passed THE Medical on his lunch and gave me the card. From the first phone call I felt listened to for the first time in a long time! When I showed up for an appointment, it was such a relief to feel understood. The osteopath could tell me exactly what was happening medically by the description of my pain. Again, I felt understood.
It's great to see the osteopath every month to keep my posture in line but also it's great to know he's only a phone call away which means I no longer have to rely on those heavy muscle relaxants.
Christine Coles, Lloyds TSB
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