At our dedicated one-stop clinic you will have consultation, investigations and a diagnosis on the same day. Before you leave you will be given a thorough treatment plan that is tailored to you.
Appointments take place on a Friday at our clinic in the city. Conveniently located near to Bank underground station, Cannon Street and London Bridge overland stations, the clinic is spacious, discreet and comfortable.
On the day you will have a joint consultation with a sports medicine consultant and a highly qualified physiotherapist. Both consultant and physiotherapist specialist in tendon problems and rehabilitation. During your examination you will be asked specific questions to help determine the likely cause of your pain.
You will then have a quick and painless ultrasound scan, followed by a specialised tendon scan called a UTC (Ultrasound tissue characterisation) scan, utilising the latest in tendon imaging technology.
Following the scan, your consultant and physiotherapist will be able to make a diagnosis, explaining the cause of your pain and outlining a full treatment plan that is individual to you. This includes specific exercise plans, and if you are already seeing a physiotherapist they will liaise with them to get the best treatment results.
All of this takes just 45 minutes. Depending on your diagnosis, you may be offered further specialist interventions such as shock wave therapy (ESWT) or specialist injections that can all be conveniently undertaken at the same clinic.
We are one of the few clinics in the country to use UTC scanning for tendon treatment. Ultrasound Tissue Characterisation helps diagnose pathologies accurately and detects early signs of degeneration in the Achilles tendon. It can provide reproducible comparative graphs, giving far greater diagnostic capabilities than regular Ultrasound imaging. This scan enables targeted treatment such as load management, guided injections or in the few severe cases a minimally invasive procedure. The effects can also be evaluated and monitored over time, and UTC imaging can also be used for the detection of exercise effects and early changes within the tendon matrix for injury prevention.
Dr Jon Houghton is a consultant in Sports Medicine and Rheumatology, with vast experience of treating tendon problems. He is the Chief Medical Officer for the Wales Football Team and Surrey County Cricket Club, recently Jon was one of the biggest contributors to the recently finished national tendon research study called ASSERT2.
Jarrod Antflick is a consultant physiotherapist specialising in tendon pain and elite performance. He has worked extensively within UK athletics, premiership football and rugby, and currently working with the NBA in the United States.
75 King William Street
London
EC4N 7BE
0203 195 2442
If you are travelling by Tube, our closest underground stations are Bank and Monument, exit 6 for King William Street.
Should you be travelling by car, the closest parking is a three minute drive away at NCP Car Park London Vintry Thames Exchange. If you are attending clinic on a weekday, please be aware that we are based in the congestion charge zone.
We are open Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
Come and meet our expert consultants and find out about the recent advances in hip replacement surgery.
Our consultants will be discussing why people need a hip replacement and what happens before, during and after surgery.
There will also be the opportunity to ask questions.
Wednesday October 9th, 5.30pm-7.00pm, Fortius Clinic London, 66 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2SB
