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Geoff Hale Osteopath

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Geoff Hale Osteopath

Wolverhampton and Birmingham Osteopaths For more information visit our headache and migraine page. I look forward to hearing from you.

I established my clinics in Wolverhampton and Birmingham after I qualified from the British School of Osteopathy, London, in 1987, and I have been in full time practice ever since then. Since starting in clinic, I have worked with several renowned local practitioners including Jose and Chris Bennetto, and give thousands of treatments each year to many satisfied patients. I treat a wide range of conditions including back pain, neck pain, sciatica and many other painful conditions and in recent years I have developed a special interest in head pain which I treat at Wolverhampton Headache and Migraine Clinic and Birmingham Headache and Migraine Clinic. To date I have given over 50,000 osteopathic treatments during the course of my career, mostly to people just like you. I have many regular clients who make me first choice for treatment and I have a very high rate of recommendation from them. I also see many difficult cases as patients sometimes attend as a last resort and they frequently find that they can obtain relief when other therapies have failed. This website should answer most of your questions but if not, please call or email and I will be happy to deal with your enquiries.

07/11/2020

Osteopaths have Key Worker status and we’re open and here to help with all your aches, pains and sports injuries through the current COVID-19 restrictions. For treatment of sudden acute injuries, ongoing chronic pain or maybe you’d like a postural or biomechanical assessment, we’ve got you covered.
Why not call us to book your consultation and make the first step to recovery?

13/01/2019

What's wrong with Andy Murray's hip?
Poor Andy... a premature end to a top class athlete even with first class medical support. Sometimes even the best care available can't stem the tide. So what went wrong?
Of course nobody outside his close team and his medical staff knows for certain what exactly has happened to his right hip but to say it's pretty serious is stating the obvious.
What seems to have afflicted him is a condition called Osteochondrosis or something very similar. This can occur at a young age and results in premature wear and death of part of the cartilage lining the hip, although it can happen to other areas including the knee. The cartilage can fragment away from the underlying bone as the blood supply is reduced causing pain and inflammation with difficulty weight bearing.
The underlying causes are many and he may have been simply predisposed to it by the shape of hip joint or the development of his cartilage and blood supply; maybe playing so much tennis from an early age is part of it. It could be the repeated contact of the upper thigh bone on the rim of the socket causes a stress reaction resulting in a spur which increases the contact and can damage the articular cartilage.
Whatever, the resulting injury renders movement painful, particularly the constant shuttle runs and rotations demanded by tennis.
It's not surprising that non-surgical treatment didn't work and even the surgery isn't enough for him to recover to the level he needs to be at.
It sounds like a hip resurfacing op is now needed as this overlays the damaged tissue and he should be fine for 15-20 years when he may need a full replacement; most people don't need resurfacing until they're over 55 minimum. He's 31 so it's not ideal for him.
If you like to keep fit, try to add in some core stability and pelvis strengthening, stretches and balance exercises using a Bosu or gym ball for example and these will help prevent undue hip stresses, preventing injury. Keep an eye on your technique if you play sport as good technique equates to efficient use of the body for less effort and better results.
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04/12/2018

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.
The shoulder joint is a very complex joint especially in relation to it's biomechanics and so it's quite prone to developing problems. In my last post I mentioned the rotator cuff which can tear or degenerate. It can also get squeezed and pinched in impingement syndrome. As you can see in the image below, several pain sensitive tissues occupy a small area, the subacromial space. These include the cuff and a bursa which is a fluid sac which lubricates the motion when we raise our arms upward. The space narrows in us all as we move up but there's usually sufficient room to prevent impingement. However, if there's insufficient space nipping occurs causing pain on movement, although little or none at rest. The space gets smaller due to degeneration, swelling, inflammation, and poor biomechanics and muscle imbalance, which allows the head of the arm bone to ride up as we elevate, compressing the gap causing pain.
Osteopathic treatment can help impingement syndrome by assessing and treating the underlying causes. Treatment and management with prescriptive exercises can also prevent further episodes.
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13/11/2018

Suffering persistent shoulder pain? Could be a Rotator Cuff injury...

You don't have to be an athlete like Homer to get shoulder problems.

The shoulder is a very shallow ball and socket joint which needs lots of supporting ligaments and tendons which are prone to overuse and degeneration as we get older. The rotator cuff sits at the top of the shoulder and helps to lift the arm up and rotate it outward so those movements can tend to irritate the cuff if performed repeatedly. A great example is playing tennis or squash as most strokes involve lifting the arm out and up with speed and force. Once we hit 40, degeneration starts and repeated microtrauma on top of this cause injury to the tissue. It doesn't heal very well on it's own as like all tendons it has a poor blood supply and is under constant mechanical load so if you've suffered persistent shoulder pain for weeks or even months, it's unlikely to get better without some form of treatment.
Osteopaths treat a wide range of complaints including shoulder pain. After careful assessment of the shoulder, neck, upper spine and posture, we offer a range of treatments for Rotator Cuff tendinopathy including manipulation, ultrasound and prescriptive exercises. Why not call or message me for further advice?

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26/10/2018

Dispelling a Common Myth about Osteopathy

When asked what an osteopath treats, people will normally say the back; lower back pain or sciatica. Whilst that is true, and we do see a lot of lumbar pain, it is a misconception to think that is all we treat. In fact, osteopaths can treat any part of the body. At our practice, you might be surprised to know that at any one time, approximately 50% of our patients are currently being treated for conditions including headaches, migraines, neck pain, whiplash, shoulder conditions such as rotator cuff and impingement, tennis and golfer’s elbow, hip pain, knee injuries, ankle sprains, sports injuries,, bio-mechanical and postural issues and even finger or toe pain!

We are happy to help if you do suffer with your lower back, but you might have been missing out if you thought that is all we treated. Feel free to give us a no obligation call or message us if you are unsure about whether we can help..

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197 Tettenhall Road
Wolverhampton
WV60BZ

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 7pm
Tuesday	8am - 7pm
Wednesday	8am - 7pm
Thursday	8am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 7pm
Saturday	8am - 12:30pm

Website

http://www.geoffhaleosteopath.co.uk/

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