Integrum Physiotherapy

Thank you to the best patient and friend for this beautiful gift for my morning tea. 😍

Good pelvic stability is vital when you are a Tripaw. This beautiful girl had the best stability - you wouldn’t even know she had a leg amputated.

You often see lots of compensatory movements and control in amputees-dogs and humans. Improving balance and pelvic control is key to improving joint loading and forces on remaining joints and reducing risk of injury.

If you have a tripaw I hugely recommend having a physio assessment with your local ACPAT Physio- you can find them on find a physio on the ACPAT website.

What can I do with a hip replacement…

In 2015 Emily was diagnosed with Avascular necrosis in her hip aged 20 years old. She had tightness and pain when walking which she thought was muscular, so was quite shocked when told it would eventually lead to a hip replacement. She was initially told by a consultant to wait until her late 30s before having a replacement.

Emily was an active sporty person so to be told she would have to live with the pain for another 10+ years & have a replacement was rather a shock. Walking or standing for long periods of time became excruciating & she knew she would never make it to 30, let alone late 30s.

“It wasn’t until I found Holly & a consultant at ULCH who told me that it was possible to have it when I felt ready, because if it was a effecting my quality of life then I should be considering it earlier.”

Spring 2019 she decided to have the replacement.

“I started seeing Holly after being discharged from the hospital & she was superb! She knew I was on a mission to cycle to Paris & was determined to get me there. Not only was her care top level, but her knowledge & expertise gave me the confidence I needed to know that I would eventually get back to ‘full working’ order. Holly gave me exercises to follow, which I did religiously. After 4 weeks Holly gave me the green light to sit on an exercise bike & start training for London to Paris. I was no longer in pain & my left leg felt strong than ever. After 7 weeks I was back to strength training & walking without any aids. Something that I never thought would happen in such a short amount of time. At 12 weeks post op I cycled to Paris in 72 hours & was over the moon, the consultant said I wouldn’t be able to do it, but I breezed through it. Since then I have gone on to have my second child vaginally, and completed 3x 100 mile cycle races minimum a year.”

Since then she hasn’t looked back initially nervous about running we helped her start triathlons, In Nov 2023 she ran a sub 1.53hr half marathon, Crying as she crossed the finish because she never believed it would be possible when given her diagnosis. Emily now has an Ironman firmly in her sights.

Welcome to the world Sebastian James Beaumont Soper- born 31st March. I will be taking some maternity leave for a few months to focus on my little bundle of joy.

So thank you to all my clients past and present clients for their understanding. I will have limited access to emails- but if anything super urgent- please just mark urgent in the text or email correspondence. I will aim to get back to people within 48 hrs if required. I will endeavour to advise where you can be treated elsewhere in the meantime.

Once I have recovered and am ready to return and in a routine with little one, I will be in contact.