Triple Lock for your health
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How exercise and osteopathy can boost your fitness in later years
Physiotherapist or osteopath: who should I see for back pain?
August 22, 2023
Back pain can be debilitating and significantly impact your life. If you are thinking about seeing a physiotherapist or osteopath for back pain, read on…
Getting Fit in the New Year
January 8, 2019
The New Year is traditionally a time to get fitter and to try to lose some weight gained over the festive period. We tend to see a rise in injuries in the practice at this early time of year generally from people with good intentions doing too much exercise too soon and ending up in
The benefits of Yoga and Pilates for lower back pain
January 8, 2019
WITH the colder weather creeping in, Osteo and Physio are helping more clients who are complaining of aches and pains, particularly in the lower back. There has been talking in the news recently about how yoga and pilates can make a positive difference to lower back pain – alleviating pain and improving ease of movement.
A day in the life of a Sports Therapist at Osteo & Physio
January 8, 2019
This week we launch our series of articles featuring the therapists who work at Osteo and Physio – and the problems they help solve and treat – beginning with sports therapist Alice Weekes. Educator, problem solver, listener… just some of the traits I utilise on a daily basis in my role as sports therapist at
Tight hamstrings or bad low back?
January 8, 2019
Tight hamstrings (the muscles on the back of the thighs) are often reported as a problem by people we treat. So why might your hamstrings stay tight even after you’ve stretched them? 1. The hamstrings are 3 muscles that run from the base of the pelvis to the back of the knee but they function
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
Your feet were made for walking!
January 8, 2019
Did you know that a quarter of the bones in your body are situated in your feet? Each foot has over 200,000 nerve endings, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles and is a biomechanical marvel of evolution. You will walk in excess of 100,000 miles in your life, with each foot bearing the cumulative load of
