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Hernia International Carpenter

Mr Rob Hicks — Wed, 03 May 2023 10:32:14 +0000

Rob Hicks and the Hernia clinic support ‘Hernia International Carpenter’

This Charity supports the provision of healthcare to the community of Carpenter and the surrounding region in Northern Ghana. The charity will provide financial assistance, surgical operations, surgical equipment, healthcare facilities, advice and medical education.

Rob has led several teams to Ghana to perform hernia repairs and continues to support the growth of a surgical service in the newly built Leyaata hospital in the village of Carpenter.

Visit the official website http://hospital.grid-nea.org

Ghana Health partners

For over a decade, a team of volunteers (health professionals from Canada, UK and Germany) travelled to Northern Ghana to offer clinics to thousands of patients who cannot afford medical care.
Now, they are working alongside our Ghanaian health professionals providing foundational teaching, training, and mentorship.

Dr. Jennifer Wilson, Lead Physician, Ghana Health Partners
Dr. Rob Hicks, Lead Surgeon, Hernia International Carpenter

If you are planning on an operation to have your hernia repaired – Please consider pledging a donation to support the repair of hernia for someone in Carpenter.

Donate to Hernia International Carpenter

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Visit the official website https://www.herniainternational.org.uk

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What is a Hernia?

Mr Rob Hicks — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:16:41 +0000

A hernia is the protrusion of a structure through the wall of the cavity containing it. In the context of this website, a hernia is simply the protrusion of bowel through a hole or weakness in the muscle layer of the wall of the abdomen.

There are many different types of hernia, named according to the site of the weakness of the abdominal wall. All hernia may gradually increase in size over time. They can be asymptomatic, but may cause symptoms of aching or pain. A lump may or may not be palpable. One of the key concerns is the risk of a hernia becoming obstructed or strangulated. The first signs of this are a sudden increase in pain and tenderness of the hernia. The swelling may increase in size and it may not be possible to reduce the hernia, that is to push the swelling back in.

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How do I know if it is a Hernia?

Mr Rob Hicks — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:10:20 +0000

Sometimes the first symptom is a lump in the groin, other times it is pain or discomfort. Hernias do not account for all groin and abdominal symptoms, and certainly, not all of these require surgery. There are many injuries around the groin and abdomen that can be treated with physiotherapy alone.

It is always important to rule out other causes of groin pain, including lower back and hip problems. This is the point where an assessment by a Physiotherapist with experience in Hernias and all the associated issues is essential. If there is a true hernia then you will be referred to Rob Hicks for a surgical opinion. If it is not a hernia the actual condition can be addressed with Physiotherapy.

However, if it is a true ‘Hernia’ or ‘Sports Hernia’ then it will not usually resolve without surgery. At The Hernia Clinic, we can offer the most current and appropriate surgical techniques to correct the defect, which is followed up by an integrated rehabilitation package. This will include biomechanical assessment and a graded rehabilitation program.

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Assessment

Mr Rob Hicks — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:23:16 +0000

As with most medical assessments, there is a verbal gathering of information from the patient about the symptoms and how and where it affects them. There are often specific questions regarding the condition and how it behaves. A good verbal or subjective assessment is a huge part of any clinical examination.

Following this, there will be a thorough physical examination, examining where appropriate both groins, hips, and lower back.

There is no internal examination but in males, there is often a need to feel into the scrotum.

Please come prepared for the physical examination with loose undergarments and shorts if you prefer. You can be accompanied throughout the examination if you wish. Please ask if you wish it to be one of our staff or bring along someone of your own choice.

The Physical Examination includes looking at and feeling the patient’s body and asking for responses to certain movements. For the groin, it is essential to manually examine the spine, the hip joint and the inner thigh as well as manually examine the lower belly. The patient is asked to give as much information to the clinician as possible about what they feel.

The groin is a sensitive area and often a comparative examination of both sides is useful as maybe several repeated examinations of each side. The changes the clinician is looking for are often subtle. Each patient is different and time is needed to be as accurate as possible.

Examination with the surgeon often includes an Ultrasound scan. This involves a little cold jelly on the stomach and a plastic probe which gathers the image. (The same as a pregnancy scan). It is not painful but it allows the surgeon to look at the various layers of the stomach wall, looking for any defects. This is used as an additional examination to the clinical examination and should not be seen as a definitive answer. Scans can be misleading and need to be taken in conjunction with all other sources of information.

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About Rob Hicks

Mr Rob Hicks — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:29:07 +0000

Rob Hicks is a Consultant Surgeon based in Northampton. He trained at St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School and Charing Cross Hospital in London.
In 1993/4 he was a Lecturer in Surgery at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. In 1999, he spent one year in Adelaide, South Australia working at Flinders Medical Centre and the Repatriation Hospital.

He was appointed Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon at Northampton General Hospital in 2000. His time is now between busy NHS and private practices at Northampton General Hospital and the Three Shires Hospital. He has held many senior management roles, including Deputy Medical Director, Clinical Director for Surgery and is now the Lead for the Northamptonshire Vascular Service. He is also the Clinical Chair for the Three Shires Hospital.

His surgical practice is now focused on all types of hernia and Vascular surgery.
He has extensive experience in all types of hernia repair, particularly mesh repair under local anaesthetic and laparoscopic mesh repair. He has treated many sportsmen and women, of wide-ranging sporting abilities from casual amateurs to professional athletes

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