Neuralgia

Neuralgia is defined as pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, and it is usually named after the nerve that is affected – for instance Trigeminal Neuralgia (the Trigeminal nerve is the nerve that supplies sensation of your …

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Philip

Philip Waldman D.O. FSCCO at Chelsea Natural Health, Fulham Road, London, SW10 and Brighton and Hove BN3 Philip is an Osteopath and Cranial Osteopath and has worked in Chelsea for over 30 years, and in Brighton and Hove for over …

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Corona Virus Policy

May 1st 2022 Update With the government removing all requirements I am now able to work without enhanced PPE. I will continue to wear a mask as I feel this is a prudent measure bearing in mind the number of …

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Cancellation / Privacy

Cancellation and timings policy of Philip Waldman, D.O. FSCCO, Osteopath and Cranial Osteopath at Chelsea Natural Health, Fulham Road, SW10 and in Brighton and Hove, BN3. I run a cancellation policy such that any appointments cancelled with less than 24 …

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Frozen Shoulder

Frozen Shoulder is also known as Adhesive Capsulitis, which describes what is going on well. The bag around the shoulder joint, the capsule, get stuck together by scar tissue created by inflammation inside the shoulder joint. The shoulder has a …

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Neuralgia

Neuralgia is nerve pain.  It can be a burning pain, stabbing pain, a deep ache (like toothache) and can be of varying intensity.  Nerve pain is caused by irritation or pressure on a nerve, and any nerve in the body.   The …

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Whiplash

Whiplash injury is often thought of only being related to car accidents and only being a neck injury.  In reality it is the whole body that is affected, and can be caused by any number of things.  Car accidents, sports …

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Slipped disc

Discs don’t slip, they split.  Discs are a bit like jam doughnuts.  They have a fibrous outer with a bubble of sugary solution in the middle (like the jam).  The sugary solution draws fluid into the disc via osmosis (remember …

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