What’s causing my back pain?

What’s causing my back pain?

Back pain is a very real complaint that affects over half a billion people worldwide. More than eight million adults in the UK reported back pain last year, at a cost to the economy of £10 billion. Why do so many people suffer from it and how can we counteract this growing burden to our health and economy? Injury Our…

Why should I have a post-natal massage?

Why should I have a post-natal massage?

The benefits of massage as part of a pre-natal health and wellness regime are generally promoted and understood far more so than for the post-natal period. Yet this is a time when mum’s body is in recovery mode – when wounds may be healing, hormones may be stabilising and bone structures may be undergoing a settling stage. Given these changes…

Taper down to the start line

Taper down to the start line

The last few months have been spent thinking about training, doing training, planning the next training run. “Training, training, training”.  Now though is the time to do anything but hard training. This is because the miles you run over the last 3-4 months are now in the bank, and need to wait there until the start line.  This doesn’t mean…

What does an osteopath do?

What does an osteopath do?

What is osteopathy? Osteopathy works on the basis that each person’s bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissue must work smoothly together to achieve wellbeing.  An osteopath uses their hands to treat patients by moving, manipulating, stretching and massaging their muscles, limbs and joints. This helps to bring balance to the body by improving the function of joints, increasing the blood…