What Have We Been Getting Up To?

Over the last year there have been quite a few changes to and within the Clinic and we thought it might be nice to share some of the most exciting bits to celebrate them with you!

January 26th 2023. Celebrating the installation of our 2nd Accu Spina Machine

In January of this year, we installed our second Accu Spina (IDD therapy machine). Due to the great successes we have had with this latest technology we decided to take the plunge and order a second machine. Not only has this allowed us to have more availability to accommodate the growing demand for IDD Therapy and reduce waiting times but it has also increased our availability to for Osteopathy and Sports Therapy, so we have more availability for all our patients!

Eleanor Became a Qualified Medical Acupuncturist

January was a busy month. As well as starting our new challenge of running 2 Accu Spina machines, Eleanor also undertook her Medical Acupuncture/Dry Needling qualification. This was a course that Eleanor had been keen to do since before joining Cathedral Osteopaths and finally had the opportunity to do. Since qualifying, Eleanor feels medical acupuncture has really helped elevate her skill set and her ability to provide further treatment modalities to her patients.

We Celebrate Eleanor’s First Anniversary Being with Cathedral Osteopaths

How time flies when you’re having fun! Before we knew it August was upon us which meant we were celebrating one year of having Eleanor working at the clinic. Not only is Eleanor a (young!) new face to the clinic, but she brings a whole new offering to the clinic with her expertise in Sports and Exercise Therapy. She frequently helps our patients with acute sports or work-related injuries, plantar fasciitis, tendinopathies, knee pain, bursitis, ligament sprains/tears. as well as strengthening exercises and massage treatments for arthritic joints.

Vanessa Talks on a Case Study at the IDD Conference 2023

It has been 3 years since we started offering IDD therapy and had yet to attend any Annual IDD Therapy conventions as they had been cancelled due to Covid and train strikes. So we were very excited to hear it was finally going ahead on 21st October in Whitehall, London. Vanessa was invited to present a case study from which the group could learn from and use as valuable insight. We also listened to other case studies from other clinics as well as talks on MRI imaging, IDD protocols and contraindications. There was also a brilliant talk from Bob Chatterjee a specialist consultant spinal surgeon, who discussed the importance of alternative treatments such as IDD therapy and avoiding surgery where at all possible as well as the clinical presentations what he would consider surgery more imminently. All in all it was a fascinating day shared with other professionals within our IDD community which proved to be highly invaluable.

New Memberships

As many of you are aware towards the end of last year we trialed introducing Osteopathy and Sports Massage memberships to our patients; suited to those who come for a monthly ‘check-in’ or follow-up to keep on top of their injuries, prevent injuries, want to aid their sports performance or just recognise that their body deserves some TLC to keep it in service! Due to popular demand, we have continued offering these memberships and have added some additional membership types for patients to choose from (see list below). We would also just like to say a big thank you to those who have been on the ‘membership trialing’ period with us while we have unearthed and navigated through some software problems- your patience and trust in the process has been much appreciated!

If you are interested in joining one of our membership schemes, here is the full list of options now available:

All memberships are fixed term for 6 months (that is 6 treatments, 1 per month) after which you may cancel your membership at any point with no additional charges. As well as discounted treatment prices for your membership appointments, patients also get 10% off any other appointment bookings and all retail products.

Easters Massage Competition

At Easter we were overwhelmed by the number of entries into our ‘Win a Free Massage’ Facebook competition. The competition ran for a mere 8 days, we had one lucky winner and offered half price massages to several runner ups. It was lovely to welcome some new faces to the Clinic as well as reconnecting with some old ones.

In other news

We are proud to continue sponsoring Ripon City Football Club and for the past year have been very happy to include a first-class triage and massage service at the Wednesday evening training sessions as part of our sponsorship. Last season was incredibly successful, particularly for the Men’s first team who secured top of league and a well-earned promotion!

 

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