Therapies Offered at Our Wellness Centre
in Little Chalfont

Amatsu Therapy

Amatsu is a Japanese physical therapy with a holistic approach to your health, that helps restore balance back to the body. It is a whole-body therapy that works with soft tissues including muscles, tendons, ligaments, organs, TMJ and the sacro-cranial system.

Amatsu is a holistic therapy which supports the rebalancing of key mechanical and energetic structures within the body, including the spine, joints, bones, cranium and meridian points. By promoting alignment and restoring balance, Amatsu facilitates the body's innate ability to heal itself. This approach integrates modern research with ancient Japanese therapeutic principles, rooted in techniques that date back over 5000 years.

It is not only physical injuries that can impact the body, but also the stresses of everyday life, which may lead to the body adapting and compensating for resulting tensions and strains. Over time, these adaptions can create deeply ingrained injury patterns , influenced by both physical and emotional factors. Events such as a fall, an accident or emotional trauma can leave lasting imprints on the body and its organs, disrupting the biotensegrity alignment of the body's structural framework. This misalignment can manifest years later in the form of various symptoms, including chronic aches and pains, stiffness, digestive disorders, headaches, migraines, frozen shoulder, sciatica and jaw/tmj  issues. Addressing these underlying patterns is essential for restoring balance to your body. 

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Neuro-Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is a medically recognised scientifically based profession. Treatment is evidence based and is suitable for those who have suffered illness, injury or disability. Specialist Neurological Physiotherapy addresses difficulties with movement and function related to neurological conditions with a focus on maximising potential and quality of life. Treatment is always specific to the individual but is likely to include movement, exercises, manual techniques, education and advice.

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Counselling and Psychotherapy

Counselling is a talking therapy and is a way to discuss issues and problems in a positive environment. There are a number of issues that counselling can help with such as mental health conditions, distressing events and upsetting life events. Therapy can help you to gain a better understanding of your feelings and help you to find a solution to your problems.

Counselling aims to provide you with a honest, warm and real relationship aiming to establish a safe non-judgemental environment where you can feel confident that you and your concerns are being heard and you are given a space for self-exploration and  a chance to enhance self-awareness and confidence.

The relationship is based on trust and truth and your counsellor will see the world through your eyes and help you to make sense of it in your own time and space.

The process is bound by confidentiality, limits thereof and boundaries which have been agreed between both parties.

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Nutritional Therapy

Nutritional Therapy and Naturopathic Medicine looks at more than just food. The discipline interprets the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism and how these can be used to restore health and improve immunity. 

Nutritional Therapy considers food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion. More recently developments in genetic testing allow for more in-depth diagnostic tools for practitioners.

Many bodily functions can be compromised at any age through various forms of stress (e.g. foetal development before birth, caesarean sections, work, familial, relationships, environmental factors).

The discipline considers people as individuals and understanding how food, herbs, genetics and natural medicine techniques such a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Homeopathy, and Iridology (analysis of the genetic footprint in the iris) can heal us.

Sports Massage

Sports massage involves the manipulation of the soft tissue in the body to help those regularly engage in physical activity. Soft tissue includes the skin, muscle, tendons and ligaments. Strenuous activity will impact this soft tissue, and sports massage helps to correct these issues. As such sports massage can prevent injuries, improve performance and help the recovery process.

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Laser - Spider Naevi/Blood Blister Treatment

A slightly raised lesion on the skin where small dilated capillaries come up to the surface of the skin and form a red central spot from which blood vessels stem away. 

Laser penetrates through the skin and into the central point of the spider naevi where blood is accumulated over time. The heat cauterises the “dead” veins which would then disperse into the lymphatic system. Minute scabs can form after a couple of days and healing can take up to 10 days. 

Laser - Skin Tags

Skin tags are small, harmless skin growths that often appear under the eye area, groin, armpits, neck and eyelids as well as other places on the body.

Skin tags are flesh-coloured projections that appear as small protrusion of hanging skin growths. Most skin tags are either smooth or irregular in shape.

Laser penetrates the skin of the skin tag, raising the temperature, thus causing enough heat to destroy the roots and gradually shrinking the body of the skin tag. The Skin tag will appear shrivelled and darken in colour. After a couple of days a scab can form and eventually fall away from the skin without causing trauma to the surrounding area.

Laser - Thread Veins

Spider / thread veins (also known as telangectasias) are small dilated blood vessels near the surface of the skin. Although they can occur anywhere on the body, they are most commonly located on the face, around the nose area and legs. Colour of these veins can vary from red, blue or purple so several sessions maybe required depending on the colour and depth of the thread vein.

 Laser raises the temperature of the blood vessel and safely coagulates the spider/thread vein. The cauterised veins gradually shrink and after a couple of days, minute little scabs can occur. Once the scabs drop off, the veins may become less visible or disappear altogether.

Milia Removal

Milia are often mistaken for whiteheads but are a collection of small white spots commonly known as milk spots. They are tiny cysts made up of excess build-up of keratin, which is natural part of the skin, also found in nails and hair.

Milia removal is performed using a fine, sterile needle. Once the skin has been cleansed, the needle is then inserted into the body of the cyst creating a small opening. The contents of the milia are then carefully extracted out, so as not to cause any trauma to the skin.

Skin can be left with redness and slight inflammation but that will calm down soon.. A minute scab can occur after a couple of days.

Electrolysis

Electrolysis is an FDA approved therapy for permanent hair removal. This treatment is an alternative to laser hair removal.  Electrolysis works well on light, blonde, grey or white hair on the face and body.

Each individual hair is treated by inserting a tiny surgical probe into the hair follicle and directing an electrical current that heats and destroys the hair's root, which prevents further growth. The hair is then lifted out of the hair follicle with tweezers.

Electrolysis isn't a one off treatment, so after several repeated sessions, the hair is left weaker, thinner and finer and eventually the growth doesn't grow back again.

Soprano Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is a quick procedure which uses powerful laser energy to prevent hair growth. It works by emitting a laser that passes harmlessly through the client's skin and into the hair follicle. The targeted hair follicle is then heated and damaged, thereby inhibiting any future hair growth.

Some clients might feel a mild prickling sensation but the majority experience pain-free laser treatment.

We carry out a consultation and patch test on the skin, which allows us to check to see if your skin is suitable for laser.  A small area is tested to ensure that there are no adverse reactions. The skin may appear slightly red straight after the patch test, however this calms down very quickly.

Laser works best on hair growth that is dark and coarse. Popular areas to treat are the face, legs, arms, underarms and bikini line. Treatments can take between 5 to 8 sessions.

Osteopathy And The Perrin Technique

Osteopathic treatment is based on the principle that no part of the body exists in isolation and that the primary focus on the musculoskeletal system (the skeleton, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues) is a key component of overall health and wellbeing. Osteopaths believe that for your body to work well, its structure must also work well, for the aim of the treatment is to restore the body into a state of balance. 

Osteopathic diagnosis involves examining muscles and joints using touch, observing posture and the patient's range of movements to detect and diagnose any abnormalities within the musculoskeletal system. Osteopathy treatment includes a combination of muscle and connective tissue stretching, joint articulation, gentle traction and manipulation, deep tissue massage, myofascial release, cranial techniques, exercise and postural advice depending on what the individual requires.

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Medical Acupuncture

Medical acupuncture, also known as “Western medical acupuncture” or “dry needling” is the use of sterile, single-use acupuncture needles to reduce pain. This is different from traditional Eastern approaches to acupuncture. Current understandings around how this treatment works are rooted in the neurophysiological science of how the brain interprets pain. The use of acupuncture in this way may also reduce local tension in muscles and increase circulation to the affected area which speeds up the healing process.

The process involves pre-sterilisation of the skin before very fine needles are inserted using a special guide tube. This, as well as the acupuncturist's skill at needle insertion ensures that the process is as painless as possible. Some patients feel nothing at all during the needle insertion, however the most common sensation reported seems to be a form of “dull heaviness” felt locally at the area of treatment. Acupuncture often works well alongside other forms of physical therapy, such as osteopathy and exercise prescription.