Cymortho is owned and run by Hugh Malleson, State Registered Orthotist, who has a passion for the treatment of scoliosis!
Hugh is a highly experienced orthotist, having trained in London, and practiced mainly in South Wales for most of his career, both within the NHS and the private sector.
Hugh’s association with Ortholutions evolved over a number of years, having originally met Dino Gallo and Jenny Schmid at a trade fair in Leipzig, Germany. After lengthy discussions and research, it became apparent that the treatment of scoliosis within the NHS is very much orientated towards maintainance of the curve before the inevitable outcome of surgical intervention as “conservative methods don’t work”.
Seeing results that were being achieved in Germany and also by Rowan Berkowitz in South Africa, it was clear that RSC bracing was offering a viable, effective alternative to the current approach in the UK.
The training seminar was a revelation: conducted almost entirely By Dr Manuel Rigo himself, the effect of the RSC system was clearly far ahead of most other conservative interventions available in the UK, and, combining bracing with a competent and suitably trained Schroth Physiotherapist involved would offer scoliosis patients a genuine alternative to the treatments available in the UK.
Ortholutions have a network of practitioners throughout the world, and we freely communicate with one another, promoting good practice and having problem-solving discussions
Hugh now works for Dacey Ltd, Wales’ only orthotics manufacturing company, servicing clinics in South Wales and the West of England, and all assessments and fittings are conducted in modern clinic rooms available to private practitioners within the company.