Articles

Medical articles from the clinic.

Plain-language pieces on conditions we treat and procedures we offer — written so patients arrive at a first appointment already knowing what the terms mean.

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Pain 3 min

Achilles tendinitis

An overuse injury of the tendon that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone — common in runners and weekend athletes, and usually managed conservatively.

Feb 9, 2021

Pain 2 min

Tension headaches

Most common type of headache characterized by steady, band-like pain caused by stress and muscle tension

Jan 27, 2021

Brain 2 min

Direct Current Brain Stimulation (tDCS)

Wearable, portable brain stimulation technology delivering low electrical current to produce immediate and permanent changes in brain function

Dec 26, 2020

Spine 3 min

Intrathecal pump

A battery-operated device implanted under the skin that delivers medication directly into the spinal canal for chronic pain, cancer pain and spasticity.

Dec 21, 2020

Spine 3 min

Poliomyelitis

Polio is a viral neurological disease that vaccination has nearly eliminated, but survivors may develop post-polio syndrome and need ongoing rehabilitation.

Dec 5, 2020

Pain 3 min

Diabetic foot pain and ulcers

Foot ulcers are a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes: what causes them, how to spot them early, and how physiotherapy helps.

Dec 5, 2020

Pain 1 min

Osteoporosis

Bone disease characterized by loss of bone material and density, resulting in weak and brittle bones prone to fracture

Dec 3, 2020

Brain 3 min

COVID-19 and Neurological Complications

Post-COVID symptoms affecting the muscles, nerves, and mood can persist for weeks or months. Here is how we follow up patients after infection.

Nov 23, 2020

Brain 1 min

TMS for Alzheimer disease

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) has an important role in neuronal plasticity.  Niimi et al. showed that the combination of rehabilitation

Jul 11, 2020

Brain 5 min

TMS for neuropsychiatric disorders

Repetitive TMS approved by FDA as treatment for depression and studied for treating various psychiatric and neurological conditions

Jul 1, 2020

Pain 6 min

Physiotherapy

A healthcare profession that assesses, diagnoses, treats and works to prevent disease and disability through physical means

Feb 22, 2020

Other 1 min

Virtual reality in rehabilitation

A short look at how the clinic uses virtual-reality sessions in rehabilitation programmes.

Jan 4, 2020

Pain 1 min

Vasotrain — air pressure massage

An adjunctive air-pressure massage used in rehabilitation, delivered through a programmed sleeve with pressure settings chosen for the condition.

Jan 4, 2020

Spine 4 min

SpineMED — non-surgical spinal decompression

A non-surgical decompression system for cervical and lumbar disc problems — how it works, what it treats, and how a course of sessions is structured.

Jan 3, 2020

Other 8 min

Stroke and post-stroke recovery

A stroke is a medical emergency and early treatment limits brain damage. Symptoms, causes, risk factors, prevention and our post-stroke rehabilitation.

Jan 3, 2020

Pain 3 min

Arthritis

Arthritis is a condition that causes bone pain and worsens with age, and in this article we provide you with

Jan 3, 2020

Brain 2 min

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Brain stimulation technology using magnetic waves and pulses to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders

Jan 3, 2020

Brain 1 min

Cerebral Palsy Treatment in Children

A short case-study video showing outcomes from the clinic's cerebral-palsy rehabilitation programme in children.

Jul 5, 2019

Other 6 min

Radiofrequency Ablation for Arthritis Pain

Radiofrequency neurotomy is an outpatient procedure that shuts off pain signals from facet and arthritic joints, giving 1–2 years of relief in most patients.

Apr 23, 2019