During lock down running became an integral part of keeping some routine in our household. I’ve never run as much as I have during this time and that got me thinking about the benefits of running. Physical Health Benefits From increasing cardiovascular fitness to weight loss and muscle strengthening there are many reasons to get […]
Nearly all of us have experienced pain in the neck at some point but as our lifestyle has changed over the years so has the type of issues that I treat. The biggest change has been in how much time people spend on screens and the subsequent impact on our posture. Why is a good […]
Whatever your story has been over the last few months, you have probably had to adapt to a lot of change. One of the challenges has been less access to health care, hands on treatments and normal exercise routines, which may have left you with some worsening ongoing issues or untreated new injuries. Here are […]
At the time of writing this most of us are in lockdown except for those who are an essential worker. This in itself means we will all have to take extra measures to ensure we can keep up with a certain amount of physical activity whilst being restricted to one outside activity, ie. a walk, […]
With the recent National Bed Month, I thought now was an ideal opportunity to revisit the subject of sleep. As a practising Osteopath one of the most frequent questions I am asked is whether a new mattress is needed. The Importance of Good Bed/Mattress A good mattress will support your body in one of the […]