About
The Forest Complementary Clinic was founded in north east London in 1937 but offers the very best in modern treatment. The clinic has four well equipped and comfortable therapy rooms and a welcoming reception and waiting area. As the longest established complementary health clinic in Walthamstow, we come highly recommended by generations of patients.
This site will offer a general overview and introduction to the therapies available; however, you may require guidance in choosing the right therapy for you. If this is the case, please call or email for confidential advice.
All the therapists at the clinic are registered with their appropriate Governing Body and work to a high professional standard. Continuing professional development is standard practice.
A team approach enables the therapists to offer the very highest standard of care to patients. You may be visiting this site looking for a therapy to help with a specific problem, or even to build complementary therapies into your lifestyle and well-being. Either way, the Forest Complementary Clinic is your first step to achieving optimum health. The range of therapies offered is listed on the left, further information about each of these can be found by clicking on the appropriate heading.
Services
- Acupuncture
Acupuncture as practised by members of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) is an holistic approach to health based on over 2,000 years of development and refinement in the Far East. The tradition is as much about the maintenance of health as the management of disease.
Although sometimes described merely as a means of pain relief, traditional acupuncture is actually used to treat people with a wide range of illnesses. Its focus is on improving the overall wellbeing of the patient, rather than the isolated treatment of specific symptoms. The skill of an acupuncturist lies in their ability to make a traditional diagnosis from what is often a complex pattern of disharmony. The exact pattern and degree of disharmony is unique to each individual and so following diagnosis, the acupuncturist puts together a personalised treatment plan.
- Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique teaches the skilful "use of the self": how we move, how we stay still, how we breathe, how we learn, how we organise our awareness and focus of attention and, above all, how we choose our reactions in increasingly demanding situations.
It is a subtle and thoughtful discipline, but essentially practical and problem-solving. The Alexander Technique works through re-establishing the natural relationship between the head, the neck and the back - the "core" of the body that supports the strength of the limbs and which provides the structural environment for breathing and for the internal organs.
Alexander Technique can be used to address back and neck pain, RSI and computer- or work-related discomfort, stress, anxiety and depression. It can improve performance in areas such as sports, music, drama, voice production and public speaking; it can help generally to improve your quality of life. It can often bring about positive change in long-standing postural problems to improve balance, flexibility, confidence and poise. Improvements have been noted in blood pressure and circulation; muscle tension and joint-stiffness; quality of sleep; breathing and mental focus leading to an increased sense of ease and well-being
- Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the systematic use of essential oils in holistic treatments to improve physical and emotional well-being. Essential oils, extracted from plants, trees, flowers and fruits possess distinctive therapeutic properties, which can be utilised to improve health and prevent disease. An essential oil is an aromatic, volatile substance extracted from a single botanical source by distillation or expression. Essential oils have been utilised in fragrances, flavours and medicines for thousands of years. There are some 400 essential oils extracted from plants all over the world
- Ayurveda
Ayurveda is a comprehensive system of holistic health care that originated in India several thousand years ago. Ayurveda is as much concerned with preventing ill-health and enhancing the quality of life as it is with treating disease. In simple terms, Ayurveda is a holistic system which guides us so that we can live a healthier and more balanced lifestyle. It recognises that we are all unique and focuses on food, lifestyle, massage, yoga and herbal remedies to suit our individual make-up.
- Chiropody/Podiatry
This is a branch of healthcare devoted to the treatment and disorders of the feet and lower limbs. In the UK podiatry is simply the new name for chiropody. The name was changed to podiatry in 1993 as it is the internationally recognised name for a foot specialist and also as it is slightly more appropriate; 'podiatry' refers just to feet while 'chiropody' refers to both feet and hands.
- Counselling
Counselling is a type of talking therapy. People talk to a counsellor about their problems. Counsellors are trained to listen sympathetically and can help you deal with any negative thoughts and feelings that you may have. Everyone comes across situations which may be unexpected or which overwhelm us, leaving us confused or not knowing how to cope.
- Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a gentle, holistic system of healing, suitable for everyone, young and old. Homeopathy focuses on you as an individual, concentrating on treating your specific physical and emotional symptoms, to give long lasting benefits.
- Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is a natural phenomenon with no unpleasant side effects, that may be described as a state of relaxation in which concentration becomes focused and awareness heightened. Healing by an altered state of awareness is among the oldest phenomena known to man and is found, in one form or another, in virtually every culture throughout the world. It could also be legitimately described as the original psychological therapy and somewhat more contentiously, as the basis for many of the more recent styles of psychological intervention.
- Indian Head Massage
Indian head massage is based on the ayurvedic system of healing which has been practiced in India for over a thousand years (see Ayurveda link). It provides relaxation and healing, as well as playing a part in rituals such as weddings and births, not to mention everyday events like a trip to the barber!
- Massage Therapy
Massage is simply the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body - the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage therapists' hands are their most important tool through which they not only treat a patient but also detects physical and emotional problems. The massage therapist palpates the patient's body to determine the condition of the tissues and the likely source of any pain, and thus the correct form of remedial treatment.
- Western Medical Herbalism
Medical herbalists are thoroughly trained in all aspects of plant chemistry and identification, as well as the application of plant medicines in therapeutic situations; they also have knowledge of biochemistry and pharmacology with and understanding of pharmaceutical drug therapy. This allows for an in-depth consideration of the way in which herbal medicines and drugs work together and the areas where care must be exercised. Such knowledge is fundamentally important in the safe prescribing of herbal medicines.
Herbal medicines are very varied in their form and content. They must be made from the whole plant or parts of it such as roots, bark, seeds, berries, leaves, buds and flowers, depending upon the particular plant. They may be prescribes as tinctures, teas, aromatic water, creams or oils for both internal and external use.
- Osteopathy
Osteopathy recognises the importance of the link between the structure of the human body and the way it functions. Osteopaths focus on the body's skeleton and joints along with the underlying muscles, soft tissue and internal organs.
Osteopaths consider each person as an individual. Utilising a highly developed sense of touch, they identify problem areas of the body. Using gentle stretching and mobilising techniques as well as manipulating joints, an osteopath works with the body to create the perfect conditions to facilitate the healing process.
- Reflexology
Reflexology is a form of bodywork that focuses primarily on the feet but sometimes on the hands or ears. The underlying theory behind reflexology is that there are "reflex" areas on the feet and hands that correspond to specific organs, glands, and other parts of the body. Practitioners apply pressure to these reflex areas to promote health in the corresponding organs through energetic pathways.
Service Categories
Acupressure, Acupuncture, Alexander Technique, Counselling, Cupping, Ear Candling, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Massage - Deep Tissue, Massage - Holistic, Massage - Indian Head, Massage - Pregnancy, Massage - Sports, Massage - Swedish / Relaxation, Men's Health, Osteopathy, Podiatry, Reflexology, Sports Injury Therapy, Weight Loss, Women's Health
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