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JOB VACANCIES AT PRESTONS PETERBOROUGH

Due to ongoing expansion at Prestons, we are currently looking for a pool of part-time Chartered Physiotherapists to join our team.

Evening and Saturday morning hours available.

If you are a Chartered Physiotherapist, Registered with the Health Professions Council, and have more than 2 years of musculo-skeletal experience and interested in the role, then please contact the clinic on  01733 565911 and ask for our Clinical Director, Helen Preston.


PRESTONS WELCOME NEW CHIROPODIST TO THE TEAM

Prestons have now teamed up with Sue Arnold, HPC Registered Podiatrist and Chiropodist, to offer our enhanced chiropody service.

Sue qualified in 1989 and is very experienced in all aspects of foot care.

Sue is currently working on Monday and Friday mornings at the clinic.

Please call us on 01733 565911 to book an appointment.


PRESTONS PHYSIOTHERAPISTS ATTEND 3 DAY WORKSHOP ABOUT MODERN MANAGEMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN WITH PROFESSOR PETER O'SULLIVAN

2 Physiotherapists from Prestons attended a 3 day workshop at the University of Warwick on 18-20 April 2010. The workshop involved presentations by Professor Peter O'Sullivan (from the University of Curtin, Western Australia) on an evidence based method of cognitive functional therapy to treat chronic low back pain.

For more details, please ask to speak to Helen Preston or Rob Lavies who attended the course.

NEW BIOMECHANICS SPECIALIST VASILEIOS LEPESIS, PODIATRIST AND CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST, HAS JOINED THE PRACTICE

offering specialist biomechanical assessment and treatment strategies, including prescription of both over-the-counter insoles and custom-made orthotics..............

ITS OUR 40th YEAR!!!

Prestons was first established in Alexandra Road in 1969 and has continued to grow steadily ever since for the past 40 years.

The clinic initially started as an annexe ........

BUPA APPROVED

Following a nationwide re-tender process, we are pleased to announce that Prestons has earned the right to remain BUPA approved for treatment.

Please call the clinic for more information on 01733 565911

ACCESS TO PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT AT PRESTONS:

You are able to simply phone us for an appointment on 01733 565911.

We do accept referrals from GPs and Consultants.

We are providers to all major healthcare insurance companies, including BUPA, AXA PPP, AVIVA and Simply Health -

All Podiatrists and Chiropodists at Prestons are members of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists and Registered with the Health Professions Council.

Biomechanics
Altered alignment in foot joints can cause pain within the feet and also knees, hips and lower back. Where alignment is incorrect, orthotics (moulded insoles) can help realign the bones and improve gait to relieve the symptoms.

Video gait analysis
You may be asked to walk on a treadmill while being filmed simultaneously from the front, back and side. These images are played back in slow motion so the joints and limb motion can be assessed.

Pressure plate analysis
We can use the F-Mat and F-Scan Pressure Plate Technology. Computerised floor sensors create pressure maps to show how much pressure each part of your foot takes as you walk. The aim of your treatment will be to return the pressure distribution to as close to normal as possible.