Ms Angela Hope-Murray - Ayurvedic practioner,Musculo-skeletal specialist and chiropodist/podiatrist
Angela has been in practice for 26 years, she is one of a growing number of practitioners who draw their expertise from both western orthodox and a number of complementary therapies. She feels that both approaches are necessary for the truly holistic practice of medicine.
Trained as a state registered chiropodist/Podiatrist in the early 70's she saw the limitations of treating just one part of the body to the exclusion of the health of the rest of it.
After 7 years in the health service she went to Boston USA and studied for a Masters Degree in nutrition and health counselling writing a disertation on Ayurveda. This study culminated in 1998 in the publication of "Healing with Ayurveda" (Gill & MacMillion) .
In America she spent six years at the Lemuel Shattuce in the pioneering pain and stress relief clinic which provided a combined approach of western and eastern modalities in pain management. As the head of nutrition she also studied reflexology and psychosynthesis both of which are embraced in her approach to patients today.
Angela has a wealth of experience gleaned from over 30yrs in practice,after 7yrs as a podiatrist in the NHS. Completing her degree in Nutrition and Health Counselling she became superviser of the nutrition modality at The Pain and Stress Relief Clinic in the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Boston U.S.A.
Ayurvedic Studies began at this time with Dr Vasant Lad and Dr Robert Svoboda and the Ayurvedic Wellness Centre.Returning to England in 1998 she began practicing at The Hale Clinic where she as been for 20yrs.
A Bsc in Ostoepathy is combined with the ayurvedic marma massage to give a unique approach to body work.Angela has completed her studies both in hospitals and clinics in Pune and Hassan India,aswell as Middlesex university where she is currently engaged on an Msc in Ayurvedic Medicine. She has been a student of Vedanta for 26yrs.
This year she has given a workshop at the Sivananda Centre in London and I have spoken throughout Europe and in the U.S.A at the National Ayurvedic Medical conference. In May she will conduct a 2 day workshop at Hourne Farm holistic centre on Nutrition and Ayurveda.
Ayurveda in daily life Article
What is a Podiatrist?
A HPC registered podiatrist/ chiropodist is a specialist in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the foot and lower limb. Foot disorders affect the majority of the people at some time in their lives.
Podiatrists currently have to undertake a Bachelors degree which includes 1000 clinical training hours to meet standards for the use of the protected titles Podiatrist or Chiropodist. A Podiatrist may well be trained in the use of local anaesthetics and have a licence for issuing prescription only medicines.
What Does a Podiatrist do exactly?
This list is not exhaustive, but gives some idea of what a Podiatrist does:
- Relief of foot pain.
- Prescription and provision of orthoses (specialist insoles).
- Use of techniques including minor surgery using local anaesthetics.
- Preventative care for people with specific conditions such as diabetes, poor circulation and various forms of arthritis.
- Recognition of systemic medical conditions which may first manifest themselves within the foot and alleviation of the effects of these disorders such as inflammation or ulceration.
- Routine care of problem nails, corns and callus.
Common Foot conditions
- Skin
- Corns & Callus
- Athletes Foot
- Chilbains
- Verrucae
- Nails
- Ingrown Toe Nails
- Fungal Nails
- Thickened Nails
- Heel Pain
- Heel Spurs
- Nerve Entrapment
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Haglunds Bump
- Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
- Severs disease
- Fore foot Pain
- Mortons Neuroma
- Functional Metatarsalgia
- Freibergs Infarction
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Toes
- Bunions
- Hammer toes
- Retracted toes
- Mallet toes
- Hallux Rigidus/Hallux
- Diabetics
Practices & Specialities
- Ayurveda
- Podiatrist/Chiropodist
Qualifications
MSC Nutritian and Health Counselling