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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For cardiovascular fitness, there’s nothing quite like running. Unfortunately, that comes at a price, and that price is the seriously high impact that your feet, knees and hips are all expected to cope with. Chiropractic can be instrumental in picking up the pieces when this all begins to take its toll, but it is just
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Since a young age, horses have been my passion. I have ridden for many years, and currently train my ex-racehorse for Dressage, which has given me an extremely useful insight into the way the body works while we work with these beautiful animals…and what can happen when it all goes wrong. To say I love
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