Crofton Health Clinic
88 Crofton Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1HD
88 Crofton Lane, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1HD
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Osteo Arthritis Whiplash Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Sports Injuries Injuries to Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Nerves & Bones Headaches Migraine
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Sports Injuries Injuries to Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Nerves & Bones Rheumatoid Arthritis Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Sports Injuries Injuries to Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Nerves & Bones Osteo Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Tennis Elbow Golfers Elbow Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Sports Injuries Injuries to Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Nerves & Bones Osteo Arthritis Backache Back Pain Paralysis Sciatica
Sports Injuries Injuries to Muscles, Tendons, Ligaments, Nerves & Bones Osteo Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tonsillitis Bronchitis Childhood Asthma
IBS Diarrhoea Constipation Ulcerative Colitis Crohn's Disease Menstrual Irregularities Male Infertility Female Infertility
Atopic Eczema Pompholyx Eczema Various (Stasis) Eczema Nummular (Discoid) Eczema Acne Psoriasis Seborrhoeic Dermatitis Urticaria Fungal Disease (Tinea) Rosacea Herpes Simplex Herpes Zoster Impetigo Vitiligo Perioral Dermaitis Lichen Simplex Pityriasis Versicolour
Anxiety Stress Depression Tiredness Fatigue M.E. Allergies
This is a chronic skin disorder caused by inflammation of the hair follicles and the sebaceous glands in the skin.
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An unwanted response from the body towards an harmless stimuli, producing various reactions from mild to life threatening.
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Due to a deficiency within the HLA B27 Antigen, excessive bone proliferation occurs leading to Anklosing Spondylosis. This usually starts in the lower back in the Sacro-Iliac joints, working its way up through the Lumbar, Dorsal and Cervical spine.
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A feeling of tension which can be expressed in various ways eg- palpitation, perspiration via the palms, restlessness etc.
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There are over 100 different forms of Arthritis, but they all have one thing in common as far as the joints are concerned. They all involve inflammation at one stage or another and result in the destruction of the shape and functioning of the body’s joints.
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A chronic fluctuating disease which may occur at any age, although often developing before the age of one.
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The term usually to describe acute pain in the back. Usually has a rapid developement with a strong restiction of movement.
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A common condition encountered in todays society. Can be called Lumbago, when the lower back is affected, often associated with the lowest joint in the lower back.
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Breathlessness and wheezing as a result of the narrowing of the bronchioles (small airways in the lungs). This narrowing of the bronchioles can be triggered by exercise, infection, pollen and dust. Asthma in children has increased considerably in recent years.
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Numbness, tingling and pain in the thumb, index and middle fingers that is often worse at night. This condition relates to pressure being placed upon the median nerve. One or both hands can be effected and is sometimes accompanied by weakness in the thumb.
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Breathlessness and wheezing as a result of the narrowing of the bronchioles (small airways in the lungs). This narrowing of the bronchioles can be triggered by exercise, infection, pollen and dust. Asthma in children has increased considerably in recent years.
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Where the transit of the stool has a delayed action resulting in bloating, pain and discomfort.
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Chronic inflammation that can effect any part of the digestive tract, however the most common site for this disease to develope is the terminal ileum (end of the small intestine where it joins the large intestine). The symptoms include pain, fever, diarrhoea and weight loss.
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Difficult to describe as the word depression is a bit of a 'blanket' term, but often described as a feeling of 'isolation' or 'stuck without a way out'.
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Where the stool is passed as water. This can have many origins ranging from bacteria coming from an external source to a systemic problem.
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Well demarked coin shaped patches of eczema. This type of Eczema usually occurs in adults.
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Eczema is an inflammation of the skin, usually causing itching and sometimes accompanied by scaling or blisters.
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The feeling of no energy at all. This can have many origins.
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For those wishing to concieve but have not managed to. Support can also be given to your bodies system during conventional treatment such as IVF.
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Fibrositis can occur within all connective tissues i.e. Muscles, Tendons and Ligaments. It most commonly occurs due to an injury whereby the tissue doesn’t repair correctly.
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This has a strong genetic link. Therefore if a parent has flat feet, there is a higher chance that one of the offspring will follow suit.
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Stiffness and pain in the shoulder, making normal movement in the shoulder impossible. In severe cases the shoulder may be rigid and the pain intense. Often the result of an injury to the shoulder, but also has a high incidence of starting for no known reason. Whatever the severity and the treatment taken, recovery takes time but is essential for the full range of movement to return.
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Inflammation associated with the inside of the elbow. Pain results from the swelling to the associated tissues in a similar way to tennis elbow.
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This is linked with a problem with Purine and Pyrimidine metabolism. If there levels are raised Urate Acid crystals form within the margin of a joint, this causes inflammation within the joint, causing joint destruction.
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Headaches can come in various forms and also have various triggers. This is a vast area but can have significant improvement from treatment.
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An acute contagious viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes. Most commonly seen on the lips and the genitals.
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This is the medical term for shingles. Herpes zoster is a common viral infection of the nerves that supply certain areas of the skin.
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The hips and Pelvis can become imbalanced due to a number of reasons. The most common are due to, a leg length discrepancy, or a malformation of a joint.
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A blanket term for a disorder of the colon. Experienced as constipation, diarrhoea, loose stools, excessive flatulence or a combination of these.
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A highly contagious skin infection, common in children, also effecting young adults.
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This in theory can occur anywhere in the body. However some joints are more prone than others.
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This is a chronic very itchy disorder of the skin. Usually appearing as a solitary patch and more common in women.
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Lumbago is a general, non-specific term for lower back pain. It relates to the Lumbar region of the spine, which incorporates the last 5 individual Vertebrae ( bones), which sit upon the Sacrum, a triangular bone situated between the Pelvii.
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For those wishing to concieve but have not managed to. Support can also be given to your bodies system during conventional treatment such as IVF.
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This is a wide topic and the conditions covered are too many to mention, ranging from pre-menstrual tension (PMT) to endimetriosis and fibroid.
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Can come as a sole episode or regularly, experienced by the chronic sufferer. This debilitating condition usually takes over the persons life from anything from a few hours to days, sometimes weeks. The person is usually totally incompasitated for the duration of the attack. This does not have to be the case, as our past experience with sufferers has shown.
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Bones can take a long time to heal & pain can be significant. Ligaments & tendons have a poor blood supply and take a great deal of time to be restored. Nerves can respond well to treatment depending on the extent of damage. Muscles tend to have the fastest healing ability in this catagory. Treatment to any or all of the above can significantly increase the healing time needed for recovery and prevent long term conditions developing.
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This has various names - postviral fatigue syndrome, Icelandic disease, epidemic neuromyasthenia, Royal Free disease. M.E. was also known as "yuppie flu", but in recent years has become a recognised condition. This usually starts after a cold / flu or gastrointestinal infection that the person never fully recovers from. This leads to the feeling of extreem mucular fatigue and muscular aches / pain. The symptoms of M.E. can vary in severity between individuals.
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The Nervous system is very complicated, to simplify, it can be split into two sections. The Autonomic and Motor /Sensory components. The Brain has a tail the Spinal Cord, from the Spinal Cord, Nerve Roots form; these supply the rest of the body’s functions.
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Can be a very painful condition, usually involving one joint (can be more), that limits the mobility of that joint and its weight bearing function (if a load bearing joint is involved).
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Loss of motor function of a limb or area of the body, resulting in a loss of sensation and control of the area effected.
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This condition can look quite similar to Acne, and often mistaken for this condition.
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A common skin condition that produces patches of white, brown, or salmon-coloured finely flaking skin distributed mainly over the trunk.
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This is characterised initially by an eruption of very itchy vesicles (a small fluid filled swellings) on the sides of the fingers and palms of the hands and occasionally the soles of the feet and toes.
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The Piriformis Muscle is found in the Pelvis. It attaches to the inner margin of the Ilium (part of the pelvic bone) and the side of the 2nd to 4th Sacral Vertebrae (Sacrum).
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This is a common skin disease characterised by thickened patches of inflamed, red skin, often covered by silvery scales.
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Can be severely painful with swelling to various joints, creating further pain and restriction of movement.
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This is a chronic disease usually punctuated by acute episodes of acute swelling and inflammation which tends to look similar to acne. A striking feature is the flushing that is associated with this condition.
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A repeated movement that disrupts the normal function of the tissues involved. Commonly seen in computer use and with typists.
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This can be 'acute' (rapid developement & no history), 'chronic' (a long history) or 'acute on chronic' (rapid developement with a long history). Pain or an ache (can be intense) tha travel from the buttock and down the outside of the thigh to the knee or the foot.
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This is a chronic dermatitis with a distinctive look. It is often a red, scaly and itchy rash that develops on the face (particularly the nose and eyebrows).
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Spinal curves are whereby the spine has developed a shape that it was not originally designed to have.
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Any injury that is sustained during a sporting event. The list of injuries can be lenghthy, but generally tissue damage, inflammation and a decrease in movement are the resulting factors to the injured area.
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This is also known as Gravitational Eczema or Hypostatic Eczema. This is a common disorder of the lower limbs and typically starts as swelling on the inner ankle. The Eczema often starts as a red patch in the same place.
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The feeling of being pressurised than can be via different forms eg- work, social etc. This has a tendancy to be expressed in the form of headaches, tension, tiredness and many other ways depending on the person and circumstances.
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Pain and tenderness on the outside of the elbow and into the back of the forearm. Inflammation of the assocciated tendon is created by repeated movements effecting this area.
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This disease effects the top layer of the skin. The fungus lives off the dead layer of skin, hair and nails and therefore can not survive elsewhere.
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The feeling of a lack in energy, usually not equated to effort expended throughout the day. This can have many origins.
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Inflammation of the tonsils due to infection. Symptoms include sore throat, fever, headache, earache, enlarged and tender lymph nodes of the neck, unpleasant-smelling breath.
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Chronic inflammation in the lining of the colon (large intestine) and rectum. This causes bloody diarrhoea and the stool may contain pus and mucous. The severity can vary from person to person. This can be a very debilitating disease.
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This also known as nettle rash or hives. It is characterised by the development of itchy wheals (raised white or yellow lumps surrounded by an area of red inflammation).
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A common disorder of skin pigmentation in which patches of skin loose their colour.
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A sudden force that is driven through the neck usually from an impact that arrive from behind the person. The surrounding tissues are traumatised by the event and the resulting pain can be extreme.
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