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…
You stand at a cross roads – you feel like you’ve tried and explored every option for treating your back pain, and now you’ve been told having pain relief injections is the next step. This is an intimidating prospect for anyone, so what steps you can take to avoid this outcome in the first place? First of all: Understand the…
With back pain affecting 80% of people in their lifetime, and costing UK business 10 million sick days every year, it’s clear there are many people suffering with back pain. In addition a recent study has shown that the longer a sufferer is debilitated by back pain, the less chance they have of returning to work, and the more strenuous…
For those suffering the many pains of pregnancy, each day can feel less as though you are glowing, and more as though you are being put through the mill. Osteopathy is a versatile, yet wholly underused, treatment for many of the issues that accompany pregnancy – both in the lead up to the birth, as well as following it. An…
