Archive for July, 2008

Chiropractic student changes profession to become Tamworth Osteopath

Tamworth back pain clinic secure services of Chiropractic student who decided to change her profession to an Osteopath.

After spending 3 years training as a Chiropractor a Sutton Coldfield student transferred onto an Osteopathic programme and a further 3 years later graduated as an Osteopath. This involved a total of 6 years training and the Sutton Coldfield Osteopath will be providing treatments at Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth town centre in Staffordshire next week.

There are no Tamworth Chiropractors working at the Atlas Back Pain Clinic however it is very interesting to have someone who has an understanding of both Chiropractic and Osteopathic professions and has chosen Osteopathy as their future pathway.

The Atlas Pain Relief Centre is a multi-disciplinary back pain relief centre treating a wide variety of complaints.

www.atlaspainrelief.com

The clinic has most professions represented but no Tamworth Chiropractors work there.

Osteopathy is fast becoming the treatment of choice for many with back pain.

Treatments for back pain and backache are provided by many different practitioners from a variety of professions. In Tamworth there is a selection of professions who have practitioners treating back pain. Tamworth chiropractors offer chiropractic treatments which involves spinal manipulations. An alternative profession that offers spinal manipulations is Osteopathy. Tamworth osteopaths are experienced in spinal manipulations and are experienced at treating back pain. As both professions treat back pain then Osteopathy is a well used alternative to chiropractic treatment by many back pain sufferers.

Physiotherapy is another profession that can deal with back pain, however physiotherapist’s tend to be spread into various specialist areas of healthcare and some physiotherapists have little experience in the field of back pain. They may specialise in neurological conditions, stroke rehabilitation, working with the elderly and many more diverse areas of rehabilitation within the NHS.

Tamworth physiotherapists can be found at a multi-disciplinary back pain relief clinic who specialise in back and neck pain. All the physiotherapists are state registered being members of the Health Professions Council (HPC). The Staffordshire clinic in Tamworth town centre is called Atlas Pain Relief Centre and they have Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Acupuncture and Podiatry/Chiropody practitioners available. They have an excellent website www.atlaspainrelief.com which highlights testimonials from satisfied customers.

60% of the Atlas Pain Relief Centre business is from personal recommendations and other professions including doctors and dentists use their services. Consultants refer patients to the Atlas practice because of their reputation and success rate.

Tamworth acupuncture treatments are another alternative to chiropractic and osteopathic treatments for back pain and once again Atlas offer acupuncture treatments.

The benefits of using a multi-disciplinary approach is that patients have a choice of treatments available which have all been successful in treating back pain and backache.

If you are currently suffering from back pain give Atlas a call and they may have a solution which will provide you with pain relief and a treatment option to suit you. 01827 59943

Lichfield running club have once again secured the services of Staffordshire Sports Massage team from Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth. The annual Lichfield 10k run will be on 7 September 2008 and attracts hundreds of runners.

Physiotherapist John Williams and sports podiatrist Peter Taylor will attend the event and bring a team of massage therapists to give free sports massage and sports injury treatments and advice on the day.

Pre-run massage will be available and post- run massage for those who want to loosen up tired legs after the event. Advice on overpronation and biomechanical evaluations can be discussed with experienced running practitioners from Atlas.

Lichfield in Staffordshire is a great location to host this event and the course is well signposted and organized.

Anyone wishing for sports injury advice or help with preparation for marathon running should check out the Atlas website www.atlaspainrelief.com

Solihull Osteopath, Physiotherapist, Lecturer or Sports Therapist was the question put to clinic director John Williams of the Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Hall Green Birmingham recently.

John has the unusual collection of all of these titles and uses them to great effect when practicing healthcare. The transformation from electrical contractor to health professional took 7 years to achieve and since then John has developed and added a host of skills to his credit making him a well rounded healthcare provider.

His website www.atlaspainrelief.com

illustrates the effort range and quality that his clinic offers.

Below is a profile of the West Midland Practitioner

Solihull Osteopath John Williams DO

John is a GOsC registered osteopath and BOA member. He qualified in 2000 from the College of Osteopaths in London and went on to do post graduate study in cranial osteopathy gaining valuable insight into treating babies and infants. He has successfully treated many babies suffering from a variety of conditions

An experienced sports injury specialist, John is now registered with the HPC as a physiotherapist. Working with top athletes and professional footballers he has developed a “fast recovery reputation” which has resulted in many personal recommendations. He is now registered as one of the UK athletics physiotherapists and provides injury cover at their national athletic events.

John spent time as Tamworth FC first team physiotherapist and worked at the Belfry Hotel and Golf Club treating the golf professionals. He is still responsible for looking after the dancers and models at the Birmingham Clothes Show and is a member of their back stage team.

Sport and fitness have played a major part in his life having been a keen runner, played soccer and taught karate.

Founder of the successful Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth, John has opened a second clinic, Atlas Sports Injury Clinic at the Robin Hood Island, Hall Green, Birmingham providing a range of back pain and sports injury treatments.

Two years spent lecturing for elite market leader Premier Training and Development gave John the experience to teach personal trainers about physical fitness, special populations exercise and sports injuries.

John is an experienced lecturer on sports injuries and taught on a BSc Sports Therapy Degree programme in Birmingham. He set up and headed the Advanced Sports Therapy Diploma at Solihull College and lectured to physiotherapists from Solihull and Heartlands Hospitals on the subject of low back pain and the sacro-iliac joint.

John provides consultancy on a major sports injury website and is a full member of “Backcare” the charity for healthy backs. Voluntary work involves providing lectures to the local diabetic society and local weight loss and fitness initiatives to raise money for the Birmingham Childrens Hospital.

John sponsors a local under 9s football team, 2 young elite athletes and Bejing bound Birmingham Boxer Frankie Gavin.

Tamworth Cranial Osteopath John Williams from the Atlas Pain Relief Centre has clinics in Tamworth Staffordshire and Hall Green Birmingham is proving to be a real success treating babies and children with a host of infant conditions.

Worried parents who cannot resolve these conditions by following advice from health visitors and their GPs have turned to Cranial Osteopathy as an alternative option and they have been astounded by the success achieved in a short period of time.

Baby William attended the Tamworth clinic with a history of poor sleeping patterns which had affected the parents and deprived them of their sleep.

Cranial osteopathy was used as a form of treatment on baby William and a positive result was soon evident.

Below is a testimonial of their story and further cranial osteopathy success stories can be viewed by visiting the website www.atlaspainrelief.com

22nd July 2008

Re – Cranial Osteopathy – William Gorton

Dear All

I write to thank you for the help I received in getting my then 8 month old son William to sleep at night.

William had been a good sleeper until he reached 5 months old. He then got gradually worse until he was waking practically every hour through the night and was a nightmare to get back to sleep. After trying all the advice given by our health visitor and family we had raised his cot, taken away his dummy , tried controlled crying , read all the books, bought a humidifier ect ect and nothing had worked.

Three months of no sleep and I was ready to try anything, even though I was sceptical about Cranial Osteopathy. Upon arriving at the Tamworth clinic we were greeted by John who immediately put William at ease and we knew we were in safe hands. To be honest at first it looked as though John had just talked and played with William for 30 minuets whilst holding his hand on his head. I left thinking that I had just wasted £40, until that night when William slept for 4 hours without waking. We continued to go for a further 5 sessions and now William does sleep through the night most nights and if he does wake, it is only usually once. Our family is finally getting the sleep we need and we are much happier.

We would like to say a big thank you to John, we still don´t exactly know what you did and how you did it, but it worked and we are very grateful. William and I enjoyed coming on a Thursday afternoon, to him it was a play date and he will miss you.

We wish you and your staff all the best for the future and will recommend Cranial Osteopathy to all who need it.

Kind Regards

Sara & William Gorton

Amir Khan: Me and Frankie Gavin can do a double
May 1 2008

AMIR Khan is due to make his big Birmingham debut with a fight at the National Indoor Arena next month and has set himself and former sparring partner Frankie Gavin a double target, as he tells Birmingham Mail boxing writer IAN JOHNSON.

AMIR Khan comes to fight in Birmingham on June 21 and has set a terrific target for himself and former amateur sparring pal Frankie Gavin from the Hall Green ABC.

He told me: “This is the year I am going to win a world title and the year when Frankie wins the Gold Medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

“He will become the No1 amateur in the world and I will be the No1 professional. Wouldn’t that be just great? Both of us at the top.

“Frankie is a terrific boxer. We sparred a lot when I was an amateur and it is the likes of him who helped me to win an Olympic silver medal.

“He is a talented and difficult southpaw who can punch and he will go to the Games probably as favourite to take the Gold after brilliantly winning the World and Commonwealth championships.

“Frankie does have to be a bit careful though. The Olympics are like no other competition. Everybody is out to win gold and therefore every fighter is dangerous – even the ones Frankie has already beaten.

“But he will be aware of that and his handlers will make sure that he is right for every fight mentally and physically.

“And when it is all over he will have the problem of whether or not to turn professional. For me it wasn’t difficult.

“Frankie he will be battered by big money offers from the professional ranks but he will also be tempted to stay amateur and compete in the London 2012 Games. Both are hugely tempting.

“If he stays amateur, and the financial grants these days are decent, he will only be 26 when the London Games are over.

“If he joins the paid ranks he will do well and the important thing is to sign up with a manager who can track his career all the way to the top.

“I signed with Frank Warren for that reason although I had bigger money offers from other promoters.

“Frankie and I are both light weights and I am glad I have a head start on him in the pro ranks because he will soon be catching me up.

“We never met as amateurs but maybe we will is pros – me defending my world title at a packed out Wembley or Birmingham NIA. That would be just great.

“Yes I have set myself the target of winning a world title by the end of this year and my fight here in Birmingham will be another step towards achieving my goal.

“After just 17 fights I am rated in the top five so my chance is just around the corner.

“Coming to Birmingham is something I have wanted to do for some time – genuinely.

“I recently brought out a book and had signings at several cities up and down the country. The one in Birmingham was by way the most successful.

“Obviously there is a large Asian population here but I was amazed at the different ages, colours and creeds etc of the fans who turned out in there thousands. We had a fantastic day signing autographs and posing for photos.

“And in the normal day-to-day activities, if there is such a thing, I receive a lot fan mail and E-mails from Birmingham fans.

“So it is good that I come to them instead of them having to follow me to Bolton, London or Cardiff.

“Boxing is a dear sport to follow when you have to pay for tickets, travel, food and maybe a hotel.

“What I need to do now is put on a good winning performance so that my Brummie supporters make the short journey home a happy one,” he added.

Solihull Osteopath John Williams has designed a customized new treatment for Birmingham Olympic boxer Frankie Gavin.

“Funtime” Frankie Gavin will be a hot favourite to bring home the gold medal for Britain in next months Bejing Olympic Games. Boxing at lightweight, Frankie has been working very hard to get in top shape for next months competition.

Solihull Osteopath John Williams worked with Frankie before he won the Commonwealth games title in Australia and has now designed a unique new sports massage treatment for the Birmingham boxer using Hot Basalt Stones.

The effects of the hot stones when combined with a deep sports massage increase the blood circulation and relax tired aching muscles promoting faster recovery from fatigue.
Frankie will be taking advantage of the new treatment before flying out to China and as a token of his gratitude for a 2 year sponsorship deal with Atlas Sports Injury Clinic, Frankie has donated a signed championship boxing glove in a display case.

Atlas sports injury clinic is located on the Shirley/Solihull and Hall Green border and caters for all sporting injuries. Sports physiotherapists, sports podiatrist and a specialised running injury clinic all enhance the excellent reputation that it currently enjoys.

The clinic website www.solihullsportsinjuryclinic.co.uk offers testimonials from delighted customers.

Tamworth athlete Meghan Beesley delights sponsor Staffordshire Physiotherapist John Williams from Atlas Sports Injury Clinic by taking the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Poland

Tamworth speed sensation Meghan Beesley ran the race of her life in Poland at the World Junior Championships recording a PB of 57.08 for the 400 metre hurdles. This was achieved at the highest stage of her career so far when finishing in third place behind American gold medalist Takecia Jameson.

Meghan is looked after by Tamworth Osteopath and Tamworth Physiotherapist John Williams at the Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Lower Gungate, Tamworth town centre, Tamworth.
www.atlaspainrelief.com

Preventing sports injuries by regular checkups and sports massage has been a real help in keeping athletes like Meghan in tip top condition and working alongside top coach Trevor Marsey, the Beesley team are on target for glory at the London Olympics.

Meghan is progressing well and there is plenty of improvement still to come from this 18 year old. Recently Meghan joined Birchfield Harriers in Birmingham in order to have stiffer competition which is starting to bring rewards.

Tamworth sports injury specialist John Williams believes that Meghan is a born winner, she always wants to win and insists competition brings the best out of her.
We are all looking forward to welcoming her home.

Local Osteopaths in the Birmingham area can be found at Atlas Back Pain Clinic in Hall Green, Birmingham.

Osteopaths in Solihull, osteopaths in Shirley, osteopaths in Hall Green, osteopaths in Birmingham and osteopaths in West Midlands must all be registered with the General Osteopathic Council.

Cranial osteopaths, cranial osteopathy and cranio-sacral treatments can be carried out by registered osteopaths. Osteopaths undergo 5 years of training and use many medical diagnostic tests used by the medical profession. This is one of the reasons that many health professionals now see osteopathy as mainstream medicine.

Osteopaths an alternative to Chiropractors and Physiotherapists in the treatment of back pain are highly effective in treating bad backs, back pain, neck pain, stiff necks, trapped nerves, sciatica, whiplash symptoms, bulging discs, slipped discs, twisted pelvis, leg length differences and joint pain. Arthritis symptoms are painful and can be helped by osteopathic treatment. Spinal manipulations used by chiropractors can also be used by osteopaths. The difference is the techniques used in many cases. Osteopaths use indirect techniques and long levers such as your arms and legs to assist the movements whereas chiropractors using chiropractic techniques may use shorter direct manipulations.

Ensure that your therapist is registered with their respective awarding body and if you are suffering from back pain and live in the Birmingham area then try a visit to the Atlas Back Pain Relief Centre in Hall Green, Birmingham. The clinic has Osteopaths, cranial osteopaths, physiotherapists, podiatrist and sports injury clinic offering treatment and sports massage.

Visit website www.solihullbackpainclinic.co.uk for details of their services

Birmingham cranial osteopath John Williams has helped many families by using cranial osteopathy. Babies and children respond well to cranial osteopathy and cranial osteopaths have recorded much success in treating a wide variety of symptoms in young babies and children.

Based in Hall Green Birmingham at the Atlas Back Pain Clinic on the Robin Hood Island, cranial osteopath John Williams treats symptoms of retained moulding, flat heads, infantile colic, infantile reflux, sleep disorders, irritable babies, restlessness, and much more. The website can be viewed for cranial testimonials by visiting
www.solihullbackpainclinic.co.uk

Cranial helmets have been suggested by worried parents as a possible treatment of babies with an irregular head shape which can show as a flattening on one side of the babies cranium. This is an expensive option for parents and appears to require your child having to wear the helmet for 23 hours per day in some cases. The idea is to stop the child from lying in its favored position and redistribute the load on the cranium from the circular design of the helmet.

The view from Birmingham cranial osteopath John Williams is that irregular head shapes in young children are common and can be caused through internal forces when the unborn infant is in the womb. This can result in retained moulding patterns of the cranium. Further stress from uterine contractions and childbirth can result in much physical pressure exerted on the babies head. Add to this forceps and other intervention methods and it is truly amazing that any child is born with what appears to be a normal head shape.

During the following weeks the child will grow and the cranium begins to form its shape.
It has to be soft and pliable at childbirth to allow for its passage along the birth canal. Once into our world, its head should begin to restore its desired shape. In some children there is a distinct flattening which parents find concerning. Often the baby has no symptoms but from a cosmetic viewpoint is something that begins their search for an answer. Unfortunately there are very few options for worried parents when they search the web for answers. Cranial helmets appear everywhere and with very little or no other options available, this trend of fitting cranial helmets may increase.

Retained moulding patterns can cause irregular head shapes and can be treated by cranial osteopaths, if lying for long periods in a favored position can cause a flattening of the babies head then why aren’t more babies presenting with flat heads, as most sleep on their backs.

It is strange to see in the UK that we put babies to sleep on their backs but talking to a Chinese pediatric consultant recently, she prefers to see babies on their front. The reasoning is that if the child vomits, it can choke, whereas on the front she believes the inherent survival ability of human life will not allow a child to suffocate and it will wake and move if the mouth is covered. Obviously the child should not sleep with a pillow as a newborn.

With much debate from specialists and midwives about how to best rear and protect our babies we must do what we think is best. Go with your instincts and if you consider trying cranial osteopathy, then have an open mind. It will not harm your child and amazing results have been experienced by many parents who decided to seek help after traditional methods failed to make an impression.

Much is still to learn about cranial osteopathy but if possible ensure you use a registered osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)