Osteopathy…that’s for back pain isn’t it? Well, yes, it is. But that’s just scratching the surface… Back pain…? Osteopathy Neck pain…? Osteopathy Tennis elbow…? Osteopathy Arthritis…? Osteopathy Hip pain…? Osteopathy Sore toe…? Osteopathy…or new shoes! I could go on! These are just some of the most common joint and muscle conditions osteopaths treat. What about [...]
So let’s talk about “text neck”…it’s become quite an epidemic of late! As the name suggests, “text neck” is caused when bending your neck for hours per day while staring at your Smartphones. We all do it! Let’s look at the facts… The human head weighs approximately 12 pounds, but as your neck bends [...]
Dry Needling This article will knot be afraid to get right to the point-I will give it my best shot. You will of course learn a few interesting facts about dry needling, but you do run the risk of further crimes against humour. You have been warned! What is dry needling? The use of small [...]
When you are in training for an event you spend your life dodging injury and illness. You protect your body and health like that of a new-born baby. The thought of twisting your ankle or getting a cough and cold holds so much more fear than at any other time. To ensure you stay [...]
Back problems! Could you be to blame? Back pain can be completely life changing, and is caused by a collection of seemingly unavoidable, innocuous and sometimes contradictory sins! Activity, inactivity, working, childcare, driving-you know, all the things that it is almost impossible to avoid and lead a relatively normal existence. The causes and solutions are [...]
Should I see an Osteopath or Chiropractor? I had to do some research into this field on account of my ridiculous back. Without rhyme or reason every now and again I am unable to walk! Nothing had happened that I know about, and yet I can be bed ridden for 2-8 days at the whim [...]
Stay injury free, without the life devotion to fitness! My story and testimonial! I am a mum, I have barely got time to go to the gym, let alone live the zen lifestyle associated with injury prevention suggested by online fitness experts. Younger friends and family are able to devote time and money to their [...]
Hi there, I am an active mid 30’s man, trying to keep my body going through the rigors of a life aspiring to be fit. I needed some help understanding the best treatment to use and when, on my many various aches and strains. This piece will focus on whether to use HOT or COLD [...]
JUST A FLESH WOUND! – TO RUB, SPRAY OR BANDAGE? Body repairs and maintenance tips for the undeterred. Stretching towards 40 I am of an age now where it takes very little exertion to come home with a strain, bump or knock. It is rarely anything too serious, just my mind writing cheques that my [...]
I was always the type of person that thought I could get by on minimal sleep. I frequently used to say to my friends and family: "you can sleep all you want when your dead". Turns out that I realised something. This is not the case. When your dead...your just dead. So following my hip [...]
