LOC News

February 2011:

LOC has extended the service it provides at the prestigious 152 Harley Street Clinic with the opening of a full Orthotic Service every Wednesday. The new orthotic clinic will be staffed by Chris Drake, Senior Orthotic consultant at LOC. The new clinic opened in February and runs from 9:00-5:00.

Chris qualified as an orthotist in 1983. After originally working in the private sector he took up the post of Principal Orthotist at Queen Mary’s Hospital, London where he worked for over 14 years developing the orthotic department. He has extensive experience in all aspects of orthotics, is a fully trained Orthotic Expert Witness.

Specialised Skills and Interests:

• Complex Foot & Ankle Orthotics
• Adult and Paediatric Neuro-Rehabilitation
• Lower Limb Biomechanics
• Lower Limb Orthotics
• Bespoke Footwear
• Orthotic Expert Witness

January 2011

Due to demand LOC extends its Plagiocephaly service at 152 Harley Street and now runs its assessment clinics on Tuesday (9:00-5:00) & Thursday (9:00-5:00). The Tuesday clinic is run by Catherine Williams and the Thursday Clinic is run by Saeed Hamid.

Catherine Williams

Catherine qualified from Sheffield Hallum University, as a physiotherapist in 1995. She is registered with the Health Professions Council and is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists. She has completed extensive training in the USA in the Orthotic management of Plagiocephaly. She has extensive experience in the treatment of infants with Plagiocephaly and its commonly associated conditions.

Specialised Skills and Interests:

• Management of Plagiocephaly
• Management and treatment of Torticollis
• Repositioning Techniques
• Child Developmental Assessments

Saeed Hamid

Saeed qualified as an Orthotist in 1990. He was Senior Orthotist at Queen Mary's Hospital, London where he was involved in all aspects of Orthotic Management of adults and children. He has undergone extensive training in the orthotic treatment of Plagiocephaly using cranial remoulding orthoses.

Specialised Skills and Interests:

• Orthotic management of Plagiocephaly
• Diabetic and Orthopaedic Footwear
• Foot Orthotics

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October 2010:

LOC has opened a new Plagiocpehaly Clinic in Harley Street, to better serve clients who live in central or north London or who are travelling into London’s mainline stations. LOC’s Central London Plagiocephaly Clinic is located at 152 Harley Street. This newly refurbished building is positioned at the Regent’s Park end of the street, which is internationally renowned for accommodating some of the UK’s most prestigious private clinics and consultants.

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May 2010:

A new clinic has been opened in Cardiff to better serve clients who live in Wales. LOC’s Plagiocephaly Clinic is based at Hospital Innovations in St Mellons, north east of Cardiff.

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April 2010:

A new clinic has been opened in Exeter to better serve clients who live in Cornwall and Devon. LOC’s Plagiocephaly Clinic is based at Holmedale Health near Exeter city centre.

For more information on the Exeter clinic click here

News For 2009:

October 2009:

The London Orthotic Consultancy's Bristol Plagiocpeahly Clinic starts to take appointments for new clients seeking treatment for Plagiocpehaly (Flathead Syndrome) using the LOCband

ALL babies that have completed the LOCband treatment have achieved measurable improvements to their head shape regardless of their age or severity of Plagiocephaly.

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September 2009:

LOC's Plagiocephaly Clinics expand due to continued success in the treatment of Plagiocephaly (Flathead Syndrome) with it's own Cranial Orthosis The LOCband.

A new clinic in Bristol is due to open shortly at Litfield House Medical Centre, Clifton Bristol.

The opening will be in early October contact the Kingston Clinic for further information on: 020 8974 9989

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News For 2008:

August 2008:

We are proud to announce that we are shortly to open a new Plagiocephaly Treatment clinic in Ross-on-Wye.

LOC's Plagiocpehaly clinic in Ross-on-Wye is staffed by Rachel Whitmore, Dip OPTEC. It is based in the Clinic of Osteopathy and Complementary Medicine which was established in 1983 by Nicholas Handoll, D.O., M.S.C.C. Cranial Osteopath.

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July 2008:

LOC has now expanded and strengthened its clinical team with the employment of a new orthotist.

Rachel Whitmore

Rachel qualified as an Orthotist in 1989. She has vast experience in all types of orthotic management and has worked both in the private sector and the NHS which gives her a well balanced approach to her work and a full understanding of her client's needs. Prior to being appointed to run LOC's Plagiocephaly clinic in Ross-on-Wye, Rachel has worked in the field of Orthotic management of Positional Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly and Dolichocephaly for over 3 years.

Specialised Skills and Interests:

• Management of Plagiocephaly
• Knee Orthoses
• Paediatric Orthotics
• Lower Limb Biomechanics
• Lower Limb Orthotics

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