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 […]
In our busy modern lives, through stress, overly sedentary jobs or chronic respiratory illnesses our lovely deep breathing mechanics can get dramatically altered. We can find ourselves: shallow, rapid breathing; mouth breathing; upper rib breathing; holding our breath somewhere in the cycle; or over-breathing (hyperventilating) leading to many health consequences. We talk a lot about […]
Yes, your back can suffer from stress too! With Christmas fast approaching, being for some people one of the most stressful times of the year, I thought this is a good time to discuss why our back may be put under stress and what you can do to avoid it. This advice can be equally […]
To coincide with this year’s Bone and Joint Week 12-20 October 2019, Christina Hood, Principal Osteopath, is raising awareness about musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, which is the UK’s biggest cause of ill-health. MSK-related problems, issues with muscles, joints and bones, are the second largest cause of work absence, with an estimated 28.2 million working days lost […]
Parenting is a special and wondrous experience, but if we are honest, it can also be physically painful. October brings BackCare Awareness Week and National Parenting Week so in the spirit of making parenting just that little bit easier (on our bodies at least) I have shared some simple ways you can improve your ‘parenting […]