Skeletos Clinic

Skeletos Clinic Mr Nick Hookway M.OST MED ND DO

💫 Award Winning Osteopathy

📍 Skeletos Clinic, Harley St W1G 7HP

📇 Published Author

P O S T U R A L B A L A N C EEmbark on the journey to better posture with us – it’s not just about standing tall, but f...
23/03/2024

P O S T U R A L B A L A N C E

Embark on the journey to better posture with us – it’s not just about standing tall, but feeling authentically and functionally confident in every step.

Join our community, where real transformations happen. 🌟

18/03/2024

People complain why is my Plantar Fasciitis so stubborn or why does my Achilles constantly hurt?

With these complaints we must look at the whole chain and try to create slack/ more mobility through the tissues which have a direct influence on the foot.

It’s simple. Let’s not complicate matters.

1) Improve your MOBILITY, stretch, walk, exercise more but not to the point of pain.

2) STRENGTHEN where you are most weak, 90% of patients I see are de-conditioned because of a life of too much sitting- change that STAND MORE!

3) Have treatment to speed the process- to help offload the tight chain more than you could on your own.

4) Specific REHAB exercises for the symptoms is the final piece to the puzzle!

" Text Neck" THE NEW NORMALDecompresion of the spinal levels C5-T2 requires a specialist treatment approach 🙌• Check pel...
18/03/2024

" Text Neck" THE NEW NORMAL

Decompresion of the spinal levels C5-T2 requires a specialist treatment approach 🙌

• Check pelvic function is optimal
• Check core stability is sufficient
• Check thoracolumbar spine
• Check shoulders are back
• Check periscapular musculature
• Check upper complex

There is evidently a big improvement between before and after the treatment, however maintaining this requires lifestyle vigilence, corrective exercises, stability exercises/pilates AND a few maintenance sessions.

Preventing the progression of forward head carriage is prudent in reducing neck pain and osteoarthritic changes.

The earlier this is treated the better!

This patient has a functional scoliosis, he has rotation through his right pelvis causing elevation on the same side and...
18/03/2024

This patient has a functional scoliosis, he has rotation through his right pelvis causing elevation on the same side and a side-bend to the opposite side through his lower back.

This will of course lead to compensation on the opposite side and biomechanical imbalance on the same side. Both a cause of lower back and shoulder pain.

We can see treating and understanding the way the body works osteopaths can make the back straighter and reduce muscle tension and pain.



Any queries don’t hesitate to DM!

So happy to hear my research has been published by journal Gait and Posture.Congratulations my dear colleagues , and ...
18/03/2024

So happy to hear my research has been published by journal Gait and Posture.

Congratulations my dear colleagues , and supervisor .0 our hard work has paid off! We have produced quality research, in the field of standing posture, spinal range of motion, spinal curvature and hip stiffness.

We have achieved so much just through graduating at the prestigious but now, what a joy to see our names written in a good quality journal (impact factor 2.5), where health professionals all round the world will site our names.


18/03/2024

HVT (High Velocity Thrust), Adjustments, Manipulations are all terms used to describe the application of a quick manoeuvre to a joint with the aim to improve function.

After this technique at the spinal level T11-12 we found:

✔ Improvement in Mobility
✔ Reduction in Muscle Spasm
✔ Pain Reduction

It is the purpose, the Why? Of the technique which is important. Often in my experience I find at the junctional areas (where the midback meets the lower back) there to be torsion and compensation due to an imbalance at the pelvis.

Treat the pelvis and the mid/lower back, patients feel better!




Working at home at a desk, or being on your phone frequently will increase tension in some muscles and will encourage we...
18/03/2024

Working at home at a desk, or being on your phone frequently will increase tension in some muscles and will encourage weakness in others:

We adopt a position of carrying the head in a forward position, the shoulders are also carried forwards which naturally is accompanied with rounding of the back, this change in centre of gravity and alignment creates the perfect recipe for postural pain.

After a treatment we can see:

☑ Less forward head carriage
☑ Shoulders are back
☑ Straighter in mid-back
☑ Less spinal compression

If you suffer with postural pain please feel welcome to DM me for advice or to book in an appointment.

This patient had the classic postural related aches and pains associated with rounding of the shoulders and kyphosis (ro...
18/03/2024

This patient had the classic postural related aches and pains associated with rounding of the shoulders and kyphosis (rounding) of the mid-back.

After 1 postural corrective treatment we can see:

✔ He is Straighter
✔ He is Taller
✔ He is Trimmer
✔ Shoulders are Back

Musculoskeletal Examination after Treatment Revealed:
• Decreased compression at C6-T1
• Relative extension through the Tsp.
• Retraction of the scapulae
• Consequent decreased compression through the lumbosacral junction.
• Improvement in tissue quality of pectoralis Major, Minor and upper fibres of trapezius.

If you are at home with a poor desk setup, in pain and need this send me a DM.

I am Nick Hookway, an Award Winning Graduate from British College of Osteopathic Medicine having achieved a distinction ...
18/03/2024

I am Nick Hookway, an Award Winning Graduate from British College of Osteopathic Medicine having achieved a distinction in my degree and Masters.

I am Fully Registered Osteopath having worked in many Clinics and locations across London including: Harley Street/ Chelsea/ Earls Court /Balham/ Wandsworth/ Ealing. I have gained invaluable experience treating a wide range of patients and their various complaints.

Whilst I have invested a lot of time to studying musculoskeletal medicine, I now have the joy of applying my knowlege to tailoring my treatments to each individual, facilitating the body to heal itself so that they become pain free, mobile and functional.

Here are a few conditions that I successfully treat daily!

☑ Acute & Chronic Lower Back Pain
☑ Knee & Hip Osteo-Arthritis
☑ Sciatica
☑ Postural Pains
☑ Cervicogenic Headaches
☑ Whiplash
☑ Migraine prevention
☑ Tennis Elbow
☑ Frozen Shoulder

If you are in Central and Greater London, currently in pain with aches and pains or in need of any advice, treatment or support do not hesitate to contact me:

https://www.skeletos.clinic/

07711999724
nickhookwayosteopathy@gmail.com

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