Monday 15 June 2015

A REVIEW OF SPINAL SURGERY & MANIPULATION


CPD EVENING FOR MEDICAL, HEALTHCARE & FITNESS PROFESSIONALS

THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2015, 7 - 9PM

The Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy and its partners are delighted to invite you to attend a CPD evening with Mr Colin Natali and Clive Lathey on Thursday 25 June (7 - 9pm).
This month's talks are about spinal surgery and spinal manipulation and are open to all medical and healthcare professionals and the fitness industry. For full details, please see below.
 

ABOUT THE EVENING

Date: Thursday 25 June 2015
Time: 7 - 9pm
Venue: The Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy,
2nd Floor Putneymead Group Practice,   
266 Upper Richmond Road,
Putney, SW15 6TQ
 

SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATION TOPICS

Why Would You Operate On A Spine... Assessing Disability
Mr Colin Natali (Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon) 


A review of spinal manipulation
Clive D. Lathey D.O MSc (Registered Osteopath & Sports Medicine Specialist)
 

BOOKINGS

If you wish to attend, please reply with your full name (so that a CPD certificate can be provided and for catering purposes) to info@putneyclinic.co.uk  or by calling  020 8789 3881.


FOAM ROLLER WORKSHOP SATURDAY 20TH JUNE 2015, 2-3.30PM – THE PUTNEY CLINIC


Presented by Leslie Abrahams, Senior Physiotherapist and APPI Master Instructor Trainer.


  • Learn how to use a foam roller
  • Upper and lower body challenges
  • Spinal articulation and stretching
  • Basic myofascial release techniques
This workshop is open to everyone.






Tuesday 12 May 2015

Free Tickets to the Richmond Expo.

Anyone looking to achieve peak potential in mind and body wellness for themselves or their workforce should visit Bodies Under Construction at Richmond Expo 2015 on Stand 13.


Bodies Under Construction offers the complete range of therapeutic and nutritional services and their vision is to help people live healthier lives. They do this by offering a range of Body and Movement therapies.
Their multi-skilled Chiswick and Putney-based health practitioners offer:
  • Physiotherapy
  • Pilates
  • Massage
  • Acupuncture
  • Nutrition
  • Life Coaching
  • Psychotherapy
Their number one MISSION is to help people feel better and teach them strategies to maintain wellness through their range of products and education solutions.
And the great thing is that it is available to everyone from all walks of life, from the sedentary office worker to the elite athlete. They also help small businesses with health and wellness solutions for their workforce.
As an expo visitor, you can enjoy free samples and advice including;
  • A free 5 minute massage
  • Try out their new product T Spheres which allows self massage at home, work or on the go
  • Get to try out Pilates equipment
  • Get advice on any problems from their physiotherapists
  • Advice on healthy eating habits
  • Fill out a life wheel and see how balanced your life is!
Bodies Under Construction are the people to visit when you need the perfect tailored mind and body wellness package for you, your family or your staff.
To find out for yourself and get some great advice direct from the health professionals and to enjoy up to discounts on selected services

Wednesday 25 March 2015

What is your philosophy on Exercise?

The allure of that classic six–pack, toned pins, flat tum or perfect bum, leaves most of our client’s drawn to the aesthetic benefits of what exercise can do for them. Exercise regimes are often a means to an end, results driven and focused on achieving a desired effect rather than forming part of a regular, well balanced programme aimed at improving their movement vocabulary.


In this blog…rather than focus on a specific body area or injury discussion, it is pertinent to review a more generalised movement problem in modern society!


Modern day lifestyles have encouraged a wave of multiple muscle imbalances within clients and this has been compounded by weekly work postural positions that affect or often inhibit movement in clients on the one hand or the other extreme, where we see the emergence of the ‘weekend warrior’ who indulges in spurts of extreme exercise to help alleviate the stress and anxiety built into their lifestyles. 

It is therefore no wonder, that these muscular imbalances can present themselves in our Pilates classes as problem areas causing clients discomfort or in some cases even pain. Often classes have to be modified to suit individuals to such an extent that the class no longer resembles a Pilates session.


Lets hear from Joseph Pilates himself. The founder of the Pilates Method - "Contrology" he called it!
“

Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind, fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure”

Joseph H Pilates

Let’s analyse some of what Joseph is talking about here!

“Physical Fitness and Movement = Happiness.”

Endorphin release is good for you. It counteracts stress. However some people can go overboard, chasing the adrenalin rush, which can make this harmful to the body. Repetitive movements i.e. repeating the same movement regime over time can lead to muscle imbalance. On the other hand, lack of movement and exercise has been linked to conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure to name but a few.


“Our interpretation of Physical Fitness”

What is your interpretation? Is it washboard abs? The ability to fit into that pair of skinny jeans. Ripped arms? Well think again. Joseph describes it as the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind. One of the most common reasons why our clients give up on their fitness regime is doing too much too soon and injuring themselves in the process. Fitness enthusiasts take to exercise with great vigour-only to find themselves in pain a short time later. We should encourage all to enjoy the process of strategic work, where the aesthetic benefit is an automatic result, but not the aim.


“Fully Capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks”

The main issue here is that patients normally come and see me when they can no longer “satisfactorily perform their many and varied daily tasks.”  An injury can be devastating to a clients’ confidence. Much like I have seen recently to a colleague of mine who tore her Achilles tendon. Daily tasks become a nightmare and one cannot even think about anything exercise related. Not to mention the process of recovery, the frustration, the fear of return to movement....


“Spontaneous Zest and Pleasure”

To be able to move the way we want. Play with our kids, run, jump skip. Climb walk, squat. Hang?? How spontaneous can you be at the moment? Do you hold yourself back? And do you impose those limitations on those around you?
In conclusion, move more, and open your repertoire to the possibilities of what a good movement vocabulary can do. Go after the strategic process and let the reward be the aesthetic benefit not the aim in the first place. If you work with a body worker or Physical Therapist, make sure they understand these movement philosophies.

As I always say. I must walk the walk and talk the talk.
 

For emphasis once more, I couldn't resist...now try reading this again.

“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind, fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure”


Be Well 
Leslie


Wednesday 4 March 2015

Do you have back pain? - Here is a video that will give you perspective and hopefully help you improve your belief system so you can recover faster with our help!

Many patients come in to see us and have no idea what to expect when they have an acute episode of back pain. If you are just visiting our blog and you have 10 minutes to spare, I promise you that it will be very well spent! Happy viewing folks!

Best Wishes

Leslie


Monday 15 December 2014

Ho Ho Ho....Holiday Opening and Closing Times in Chiswick!

Pilates opening hours:


24th December (Wednesday) 7:30am-12:30pm

25th, 26th, 27th, 28th December (Thursday-Sunday) CLOSED

29th, 30th December (Monday-Tuesday) Open with limited hours

31st December (Wednesday) 7:30am-2pm

1st January (Thursday) CLOSED

2nd January (Friday) Open with limited hours

3rd January (Saturday) NORMAL HOURS RETURN

Physio opening hours:


24th December (Wednesday) 8am-12pm

25th, 26th, 27th, 28th December (Thursday-Sunday) CLOSED 

29th, 30th December (Monday-Tuesday) Open with limited hours

31st December (Wednesday) 7:30-2pm

1st January (Thursday) CLOSED

2nd, 3rd January (Friday-Saturday)  Open with limited hours

4th January (Sunday) CLOSED

5th January (Monday) NORMAL HOURS RETURN



For any further questions, give us a call at 0208 747 4029, or email us at info@bodiesunderconstruction.com

Friday 12 December 2014

Bodies Under Construction is entering into the festive cheer this year by supporting Save the Children’s national event ‘Christmas Jumper Day 2014’


TODAY, Friday 12th December, we will be donning our most outrageous, tinsel-covered, eye-wateringly festive Christmas Jumpers and donating to spread the cheer to those that are less fortunate this Christmas.

But ho ho hooo, the Christmas fun doesn’t stop there!
We will be running a 'Snow Sweepstake’, where we are asking you what’s on Jon Snow’s jumper?! Pop into reception to see Jon Snow in his Christmas jumper and put your name down next to one of the 30 possible pictures that could be on his torso. On Friday we will be doing a big reveal and the winner gets half the sweepstake donations, with the other half going off to charity!

Or how about requesting a song for our Jumper Jukebox? You can select your favourite Christmas tune to be played in reception. And then there’s Caroloke, where you can select a Carole for all those wearing a jumper to sing back to you!





Then in reception we will be selling some delicious baked goods and tasty treats. And last but not least, we will have a donation pot in both our main Reception downstairs and up in the Pilates Studio, if you’re looking to give your loose change a new home.

We really hope you can join us today for this joyous affair. There is however, one other great reason to take part… This year, the UK government has pledged to match pound for pound everything you donate to Save the Children, doubling your support and helping reach even more children, so please, dig deep and give what you can.


Stay healthy for the holidays,


Peace, love & Christmas cheer,

The Elves at Bodies Under Construction.