Helen How has been treating patients at the How Osteopathic Clinic in Trinity, Edinburgh for over thirty years and with shockwaves for seven years
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Edinburgh osteopath Helen How has been successfully treating patients at the How Osteopathic Clinic in Trinity, Edinburgh for over thirty five years. As part of her continuing interest in ways of boosting the tissue repairing mechanics for the last sesven years Helen has been using Shockwave Therapy and Electromagetic Therapy in addition to Traditional Osteopathy. As part of the existing patient-centred rehabilitation and exercise programs, Helen also uses a digital video system called PHYSITRACT and/or Whats App. This enables the How Clinic to provide customised exercise programs, videos and information to patients where necessary. It is important to understand there are two types of shockwaves and more common Radial shockwave which is an accoustic sound waves and the True Shockwave Focused Shockwaves Here is the 2021 video for you to watch
A Registered Osteopath, Helen combines the latest advances in osteopathy with a gentle patient-centred approach to diagnosis and treatment. Helen visited Storz Medical AG Switzerland in June 2018 and November 2019 How Clinic is suitable for a wide-range of conditions including; back pain, neck pain, sports injury, arthritis and repetitive strain injury. Helen, like all Osteopaths works and learns with fellow physiotherapists as rehabilitation is an essential part of Musculo-Skeletal Osteopathy.
For those interested in the Focused Shockwaves, Radial Shockwaves and Magnetolith It is important to understand that these different energy waves boosts the cells and so in order for you to get the full effective benefit of Focus or Radial shockwaves you need to make sure your advanced clinical has been on many different CPD courses on Rehabilitation such as here by PhysioTutors and Beony Mathews
Combination of Osteopathy,Rehabilitation shockwaves Focus or Radial (Part of Regenerative Medicine )
Osteopathic treatment combination with rehabiliation and exercises this combination rehabilitation approach is now comes under the modern medical term part Regenerative Medicince Traditional Osteopathy, Cranial Osteopathy, Electrotherapy, Vibrotherapy and Sports Remedial Massage may be used to treat your condition.
The How Osteopathic Clinic in Edinburgh is one of the grewing numbers osteopathic clinics in Scotland to use Shockwave Therapy, and Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy (EMTT) a gentle and effective adjunct to quality rehabilitation and hands on osteopathy. Rehabilitation is a slow progressive and can take from 4 months to a year or two to be fully realised according to the natural biological processes of cellular tissue repair and the effect of the ageing process on cell repair speed. The Clinical applications of using Focus, Radial, and EMTT combined with exercises, stretches and yoga comes under the new emerging part of Regenerative Medical Therapy. The shockwaves and EMTT can be used to boost the cells healing repair systems by reducing pain and increasing mobility to enable better quality movement, rehabiliation and exercises
During her initial training as an Osteopath at the European School of Osteopathy, Helen trained in Rehabiliation and Exercises with many different physiotherapists and osteopaths. over the years
Appointments : Covid 19 Information
The How Clinic Edinburgh is adhering to the government guidelines regarding the risks caused by Coronavirus. We therefore encourage telephone consultations and/or the use of email in the first instance. In addition, the How Clinic uses Physitract, a remote patient engagement technology which enables patients to follow prescribed, measured, rehabilitation and exercise programs to aid in their recovery. After your consultation and if required, a bespoke treatment and rehabiliation plan will be prescribed via Physitract remote patient engagement technology.
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The use of modern osteopathic techniques at the How Clinic enables “hands free” osteopathic consultations which maintain social distance guidelines. Treatment may include Vibrotherapy, Shockwave Therapy and Magnetolith EMTT and these treatments are an additional treatment fee.
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Personal and Consulting Room hygiene is also maintained by thorough hand-washing, use of tissues and adherence to the current General Osteopathic Council and goverment guidelines regarding personal safety. All rooms and equipement are thoroughly steam cleaned after each appointment.
Effective Treatment
I have been going to Helen for over 18 months now and have been delighted with the results. Over the years I have had various forms of treatment from different private health care therapists. These treatments have been expensive, with extremely short appointments and in the long term were ineffective. Helen’s treatments by contrast are half an hour or an hour long and have been extremely effective.
The combination of traditional osteopathic manipulation and massage techniques that Helen uses alongside use of her flexomatic massage machine and the NMES, or shockwave therapy has been a great combination for me. Overall I’m delighted I found Helen…not only is she a great osteopath but she is also always very kind and welcoming.
K Bryson, Edinburgh
To read more independent reviews of the How Osteopathic Clinic please visit our testimonials page
Contact The How Osteopathic Clinic
To arrange your first appointment with Edinburgh osteopath Helen How, contact The How Osteopathic Clinic Edinburgh by email or telephone 0131 551 1044.or text 07889304762 Please note that Helen will be wearing PPE ( mask, gloves and an apron) which means that answering the phone is less frequent so using email or texting is a good option
Remote Consultation via Telephone/WhatsApp & Physitrack rehabilitation programme – £45
Face to Face treatment – £55 for 50 minute appointment (10 minutes is required for administration).
Payment may be made by bank transfer (BAC’s) or payment card machine
Storz Medical Radial Shockwave Therapy £65 per 50 minutes (one hour appointments 10 minutes for administration)
Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy EMTT Stand Alone or Radial Shockwave Therapy £65
FOCUS Storz Medical Shockwave Therapy £85 per 50 minutes. (Focus shockwave therapy requires fewer treatment sessions than Radial Shockwave Therapy)
Helen is recognised by most Private Health Insurance Companies including Cigna Vitality Health However that is for tradition rehabilitation and Osteopathy only Not Shockwave and EMTT Please bring your membership number and Claim Code as invoices are submitted by HealthCode