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"APOS"-Treatment for Chronic Back and Knee Pain!



Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010

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Back Trouble UK



An invention by 2 doctors from Israel could bring relief to millions of Britons suffering from chronic back and knee pain.

Dr Amit Mor, 41, and 43-year-old Dr Avi Elbaz have pioneered what they call the APOS treatment. "All Phases of Step Cycle."

Although currently available only to private patients, the doctors hope it will be soon adopted by the NHS. Just under half of British adults are said to have suffered back pain in the last year and one-in-four has experienced knee pain in the same period.

"We carried out research from 1993 to 2000 before we started so that we understood what we needed to do," Dr Mor said. "We saw that people were in pain even after they had treatment. Our treatment brings back control of the nerves and muscles around a joint."

In Israel, more than 13,000 people have been treated through the APOS system, including some of the nation's sporting stars.

Patients start a six-to-eight month course of treatment with a 90-minute assessment, including lifestyle questions and a stint on a computerised walkway which maps walking and deportment. They are then fitted with specially-made trainers, under which hang two semi-circular discs, to be worn at varying times.

"In order to return muscular stability, we needed to introduce some kind of mild, muscular instability,"

Dr Mor explained. "The discs get the muscles and nerves working again.

"It's like walking on a wobble board in that the patient has to use muscles they might not normally use."

Bushey resident Laura Samuels, 47, the wife of kosher caterer Neil Samuels, used the APOS system after splitting the anterior cruciate ligament on both knees.

"I was in severe pain and could hardly walk," she said. "I had an operation on one knee and was considering the same for the other when a friend who was in Bupa told me about this treatment.

"I started in October and have been pain-free since. I wear the trainers every day at work for a short period and the transformation is quite amazing".

In the UK the APOS Treatment is provided by Bupa clinicians who are registered physiotherapists that have been trained by APOS and certified in APOS Treatment.

How quickly do customers typically feel improvement?

Some customers feel some pain relief even after only one use of their custom calibrated APOS Walkright system. After just a few weeks of APOS Treatment, typically 30 minutes of walking each day, many patients experienced a reduction in pain that lasted an entire day, as well as improved function not just when wearing the APOS Walkright system.

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Terry has been involved in General Medicine for over 20 years, he is a keen sports player and still turns out most Saturdays on the Rugby pitch, although his body wishes that he didn't!

Dragged up in Liverpool and supporting the BLUE half of Merseyside. Terry went on to study Medicine and initially serve in HM Forces, serving all over the world and completing just over 15 years service.

Terry launched Back Trouble UK, during 2008, however the Therapist Directory did not go online until January 2009. The main reason that Terry launched the website was so that people in the UK who were suffering from a Back Condition. Would have access to quality, clear, jargon free Back Pain Health Information, and online access to UK Registered Back Pain Practitioners.

At www.BackTrouble.co.uk

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