Many will have been shocked by the cardiac arrest suffered by Christian Erikson during the Euros recently. In some ways he was lucky that his cardiac arrest was witnessed and there was medical help close at hand. From reports it sounds like he had an early shock with a defibrillator and this jolted him out of a lethal cardiac rhythm – he survived because there was help around.

Do you have a question about having a heart ultrasound? Here at OneWelbeck Heart Health we can provide answers and advice on what happens during a typical ultrasound scan.

There has always been a link between mental health and heart health. Our mental health is an important part of our overall health including our emotional, psychological and social well-being. There is known to be a link between trauma, depression and anxiety and stress on the body, including the heart.

Bunions are one of the most common forefoot complaints, but what are they and how should they be managed?

Do you feel like you are walking on pebbles, with sharp pain or pins and needles in the ball of your foot or your toes? Could it be a Morton’s neuroma? If it is, what can you do about it? In this article, Paul Hamilton, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, describes what a neuroma is, what it feels like to have one, what causes it and the common treatments that are available.

Frozen shoulder is as it sounds – stiffening up of the joint. Let’s take a look at what the condition is, why it happens, and what can be done to improve the quality of life for a patient suffering from the condition.

On Saturday last week, US President-Elect Joe Biden suffered midfoot fractures while playing with his dog. Initial media reports suggested that he had twisted his foot, and no obvious fractures were found after Mr. Biden attended an X-ray clinic on the Sunday. However, after a CT scan of his foot, the President-Elect’s personal physician confirmed he had sustained hairline fractures of the intermediate and lateral cuneiform bones and that he will need to wear a walking boot for several weeks. Lee Parker, Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon at OneWelbeck Orthopaedics, looks closer at cuneiform fractures and their significance.

Calf strains are a common acute soft tissue injury seen by sport doctors. Most calf strains occur in the inside of the large calf muscle called the medial gastrocnemius. We see calf muscle tears usually in middle-aged active patients in sports such as running, football and tennis. In fact, calf muscle tears are so common in tennis players that we refer to these calf injuries as ‘tennis leg’.

As part of our unique approach to digestive health, at OneWelbeck we take the treatment of bowel cancer as something which requires the utmost care and attention. Bowel Cancer UK estimates that there are 42,000 new cases of bowel cancer diagnosed every year, and it is one of the most common cancer types in the UK. There are common causes which help specialists like the team at OneWelbeck be well equipped to diagnose and treat bowel cancer. In this brief blog post, we wanted to give some insight into the risk factors of bowel cancer, and how you might go about getting screened before receiving treatment. The most common risk factors of bowel cancer are: age, family history, genetic conditions, history of inflammatory or digestive problems, diabetes and lifestyle.

Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the lining of the colon and rectum. It is a disease which happens over a long period of time – as a result, some people feel as though it’s the culmination of a few problems, rather than an instant warning sign to see a doctor. As an IBD with no definite cure, knowing the signs and symptoms a patient has are vital for specialists to determine what solutions will be most beneficial. At OneWelbeck we help treat patients with Ulcerative colitis through a patient-led treatment plan attuned to each patient’s unique needs. If you are at risk of Ulcerative Colitis, it is important to know the common signs to look out for.