Discover the link between stress and chronic pain
March 30, 2024
Our osteopaths explain how they see stress affecting chronic pain, and how they treat it
Our top 10 tips for pain-free air travel
July 10, 2023
aches & pains when travelling by air with these 10 simple tips from our osteopaths
Back Pain Advice
January 8, 2019
Apart from the common cold, what ailment results in the loss of the most working days in Britain each year, forcing five million people to consult their doctor and will cause discomfort at some point in eight out of ten of us? Back pain. Due to the increasingly sedentary nature of our lives, especially in
Is Sitting the New Smoking?
January 8, 2019
This blog post may seem like an obvious topic to write about but there is growing evidence to emphasize how we shouldn’t underestimate the importance of standing up from a seated posture as often as possible. The simple act of standing up 30 to 35 times over the course of your working day has been
Stress – Rethink it
January 8, 2019
We all know that too much stress is bad for our health. As an osteopath I regularly see the physical consequences that daily stresses can place on people’s backs and necks. In fact, stress can manifest and exacerbate all sorts of ailments from simple muscular tension to cardiovascular disease. But it is not just the
Do you have perfect posture?
January 8, 2019
Most of the people we treat feel that their posture could do with improving. Having good posture will certainly help prevent back pain from occurring, but it is worth mentioning that it is not possible to have perfect posture all of the time. Sitting upright at a desk will, of course, be better for you
Are you breathing correctly?
January 8, 2019
In practice, we see a lot of people that do not breathe correctly. When was the last time you thought about your breathing? It is obviously something that we normally do without paying it too much attention. When in pain or under stress it is common for a “breathing pattern disorder” to gradually develop. This
How aware of your body are you?
January 8, 2019
The majority of people we treat tend not to be sure of what has caused their pain with a lot of the injuries we treat not being due to an obvious cause or single event, such as a fall or awkward lift. The cause of most problems tend to be more subtle and insidious. These
