The hundreds of bones and muscles in our musculoskeletal system are cleverly interlinked relying on each other for support and function. Yet this intricacy can begin to feel less like smart biomechanics, and more a literal pain in the back. When something goes wrong in the body in one area, that affects another and one of the most common examples…
Birth is a tough process for mother and baby alike, with stresses, strains and often injury suffered. These stresses can be worsened where a difficult birth has been experienced – difficult being defined as a caesarean, forceps or ventouse delivery. Long or very quick labours are can also cause stresses to the baby. Osteopathy, for both mum and baby, offers…
Depending on the injury you’ve suffered and the sport you play, you could, right now, be facing months away from the field. Coping with pain and restricted activity is tough enough, but if you’re away from your favourite sport field you’ll also lose fitness, mobility and stamina, which means once you’re ready to come back you’ll be trying to make…
From the twice a week gym goer to the elite sports professional, osteopathy can play a key role in treating sports injuries and preventing further injuries. Sports and osteopathy The fundamental concept of osteopathy is that the wellbeing of a person relies on the bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues working well together and we achieve this by moving, stretching…
Let’s be honest, pregnancy is a challenging time for any woman. Every day over the course of nine months your body is evolving – anatomically and physiologically. From the second of conception right through to your baby’s birth, you are experiencing nothing short of a series of natural miracles. Despite this the reality is that pregnancy can feel uncomfortable and,…
Arthritis is thought to be suffered by as many as 10 million people throughout the UK, yet despite its commonality, this condition is often woefully underestimated in terms of the pain and symptoms that sufferers experience, and how osteopathy can help. An overview of arthritis types Osteoarthritis – Osteoarthritis is typically caused by general wear and tear, and results in…
You know that marathon training can be tough, but did you know that 60% of all runners report that they suffer chronic problems – those which occur over and over? If you’re marathon training then there’s no let up as you have to stay on course in order to be fit and fresh for the start line. Marathon training: When…
If you’re training for a marathon, triathlon, or other endurance event you’ll be well aware of how far you’re pushing your body to help you become stronger, fitter and faster. As you progress with your training, you’ll start to feel aches and pains in your body as your muscles fibres recover and repair themselves. Feeling aches and pains in your…
We all know how important it is to get fit and to keep fit, and one of the reasons we see so many people in pain is because they don’t do enough exercise. We’ve heard all the reasons/excuses about why people don’t exercise – time, money, location, it’s boring, and so on. But if this is the year you’re going…
