The Health And Safety At Work Act states that employers have a duty of care with regard to the health and safety of their employees.

One of the requirements is to risk and ergonomically assess the workstations of all employees and this includes not only the practicalities of the height and position of the desk, chair and computer but also how the employee uses their body within that workstation to prevent any work related injury.

What we can offer

We are able to provide workstation assessments either individually or in small groups of up to 10 people, to show them how to use their body within their workstation so that they can stop themselves developing an injury.

Our philosophy at the wyndham centre is that of prevention. By making people aware of the ways in which the muscles and spine are likely to become asymmetrical leading to muscle imbalance, damage and pain in the general course of the day at work, we show them how to keep the body in balance.

When the body is in balance then not only the musculo-skeletal system, but also the circulatory and lymphatic systems function efficiently. With fluid movements and muscle efficiency you can increase your stamina and reduce your tiredness. If the body is not in its right alignment then the cheating mechanisms set in.

We want to teach people how to replace bad habits with good ones, to restore natural normal movement that will help keep pain and stiffness at bay, and prevent further damage.

AIMS

• To look at the patients every day activities and relate the aches/potential aches to their bad habits.
• To increase awareness in how the body is likely to become damaged and cause problems
• To show them how to avoid the bad habits
• To help prevent work related injuries
• To give them specific exercises to help control stretch and strengthen the body and release muscle tension
• To show the optimum height of the desk and chair in relation to the individual.

We also provide spinal workshops in larger groups that are a more general look at the spine and posture, and we show how to avoid developing back and neck ache.

If there are individuals with injuries we are able to provide first-class physiotherapy services including acupuncture, which are covered by all health insurance groups. It has been found that the sooner the injury is treated the less likely the person is to have time off work. However if they do have to stop or reduce their hours, with treatment, they will return much sooner to full time productive work.

Another requirement

Employers also have a duty of care to assess and reduce work related stress. It accounts for over 13 million days lost in UK industry a year and cost society as a whole, about £3.7 billion.

Obviously it is not possible to eliminate all stress or pressure from the workplace but if employers recognise and manage the risks well there is a happier and more productive workforce.

We are a holistic practice and therefore can provide complementary treatments many of which can give a significant boost to a positive staff morale. The therapies include; massage, reflexology, nutrition, acupuncture, chiropody and podiatry, reiki, homeopathy, hypnotherapy, counselling, aura and chakra readings and food allergy testing. These however are not covered by insurance and so we have set up a club scheme, the wyndham centre club concept, that we are sure can be a great corporate benefit.

We can be flexible with the therapies to suit the needs of your staff and company requirements and we provide flexible payment plans.

For the wellbeing of the workforce we can organise health fairs that may include a 30-minute talk on a health subject, a question and answer session and then tasters with our complementary practitioners.

Why learn about your health and the health of your working environment?

• In England now 1 in 3 people develop cancer
• Heart disease is the No.1 killer, 1 in 2 die from heart attacks
• There are 330,000 heart attacks a year which means 500 a day
• There are 2 million people with angina: of these 1in 3 men die and 1 in 4 women • 11 million days a year are lost due to low back pain
• Stress costs 10% of the UK’s Gross National Product

Objective of the Health Fair

1. To educate the team members on general health issues
2. To encourage preventative measures of ill health
3. To offer tasters of different treatments to the team
4. To encourage healthy living

What will participants learn and experience during The Health Fair?

• They will get ideas on how to gain and maintain good health and prevent ill health
• They will gain advice on what supplements to take
• They will learn how to increase their personal energy and wellness
• They will discover solutions to their lack of energy and poor health
• Create a positive, healthy future that gives their work life more energy and focus
• They will be able to experience different therapies

Some Suggested Talks

• Vibrant Energy
• Eating a healthy diet
• Boosting your immune system to prevent flu and viruses.
• Weight control
• Food sensitivities
• Optimum Nutrition for stress
• Optimum Nutrition for sleep
• Cardio-vascular health

Suggested therapists (choose 2 to 4)

• Massage therapist
• Physiotherapist
• Reflexologist
• Nutritionist
• Hypnotherapist
• Acupuncturist

Mini health checks

We are able to carry out ‘mini health checks’. Alison Wyndham will come in for a morning or afternoon or just a couple of hours to check individuals for blood pressure, cholesterol, age of arteries and blood sugar. Each person will need a 15 min session.

In-house Massage

Our Massage Therapist will come in to give 20 minute upper back, head and arm massages. If she is able to have two adjacent rooms she will manage 3 in an hour, if only one room then 2 in an hour to include the change over period.

Company objectives

Our vision is to enable all people to achieve an enhanced and healthy quality of life. We want healthy, happy, educated people.

Our mission is to improve people’s health, self belief and hope through treatment and education, to get them back to working as efficiently as possible, so preventing them having to take time off work. We will provide first class treatment to our patients, in a calm, relaxed centre of excellence, using orthodox and complementary medicine, tailored to suit their individual needs. Our employees are proud of their success. We have a committed, very experienced team that is patient focused and results oriented. All our physiotherapists have at least five years post graduate experience and are encouraged to attend courses. We recognise that it is the quality and motivation of staff that is the key to success. The goal is to build on the core provision of physiotherapy and extend it to cover modern working needs by adopting a more holistic approach, whilst focusing on the quality of treatment and service provided.

Costings

Our charge for individual physiotherapy treatment is £51, and depending on the size of your company we offer discounted rates.

For our club members we charge from as little as £23.25 per person per month, up to £71, depending on the level you choose.

On-site Workstation Assessments and On-site Ergonomic Presentations are £150 per hour.

Mini health checks are £25 per person.

Health Fairs are £500.

In-house Massage
2 rooms - £30 per person
1 room - £32 per person