I would imagine every single house has some sort of medicine cabinet or drawer, full of pills, potions and creams to be brought out whenever they are required to help us live our lives. There is an increasing tendency for the maxim “pop a pill for every ill” to be worryingly accurate. Of course, […]
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With the weather turning chilly (sometimes) at the moment, I am brought to thinking once again about a surprisingly common complaint amongst my patients – Raynauds phenomenon or syndrome. Another frequent winter irritant is chilblains. But what are these two conditions, how are the triggered and what can be done about them? Raynaud’s phenomenon A
I would imagine that we all have certain pieces of music that come to mean things to us – specific events they bring to mind, emotions they bring up or a particular time in our life. Sometimes we hear the music in a shop or on the radio and the memory is evoked, but sometimes
Summer is the perfect time to get out there and enjoy your garden. Whether you have acres of rolling estate, or a tiny paved courtyard, make the most out of your outdoor space by growing flowers, fruit and vegetables – not only is it a pleasant way to spend your time, there are loads of
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How often do I hear patients – particularly those with neck and shoulder pain or headaches – blame their problem on the stress they are under in their lives? And it’s true. When we are stressed, anxious, cold or otherwise tense, our muscles respond by tightening up and this is an extremely common cause of
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Tablets, laptops, desk tops, smartphones…it seems there is no escape from technology these days. People walk around town staring avidly at their twitter feed, and it seems that just about everybody is plugged in to their music even while walking the dog or having coffee with friends. It continues into the work place as well
There are many commonly-held beliefs around medicine and health, some of which are total rubbish. But there are a few which hold grains of truth. Here, I have listed a few popular ones and tried to explain how much truth there is before them. Vitamin C prevents colds – sadly, false. The common belief is
I fully champion a certain song by the Boomtown Rats. I love my job, I have a great life, and I’m lucky to enjoy a healthy and active lifestyle. But I don’t like Mondays. I guess there’s always going to be one day that you like less than others, but Mondays just don’t cut it
It is a commonly held belief that pain is worse in the cold and damp – from years gone by, people have talked about the damp getting into their joints, and how their old injuries can ache in cold weather. But is this actually true, or just one of those old wives’ tales that are
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I bore myself silly sometimes, banging on about core strength and posture all the time. But the truth is, I mention it so much because it really is vitally important to everything we do. Whether it’s giving you the inner strength (literally!) to stand and wait 3 hours in a queue, or allowing you
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