HEALTH BENEFITS OF STAYING AT WORK!
There may be times you are uncertain and feel the need to check with your Doctor...... Read More
SPINAL MOBILITY AND STABILITY, AND WHAT IS PILATES?
The balance between the mobility and stability of the vertebral column is of immense importance to a healthy back...Read More
THE GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC COUNCIL GOsC
With the Osteopaths Act 1993, Osteopathy became the first of the then complementary medical professions to achieve statutory self-regulation...Read More
RISK FACTORS FOR LOW BACK PAIN, AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
60-80% of people will experience low back pain at some point in their life. Of those people 60% will experience a 2nd episode within a year...Read More
ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF MENOPAUSE
Two new studies reveal that acupuncture can significantly reduce the intensity and frequency of hot flushes and other symptoms associated with the menopause...Read more
WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSULT A DOCTOR?
There may be times you are uncertain and feel the need to check with your Doctor...Read More
TAKING A BREAK - A HYPNOTHERAPIST'S TIPS ON ALCOHOL USE
Scientists' Advice Our government has been doing some studies on our behalf. They are keen to find out what constitutes wellbeing and good health management, and have been looking at our alcohol intake...Read more
THE SKELETON AND IT'S CURVES
The Skeleton, composed of bones, cartilages, joints and ligaments, accounts for about 20% of body mass...Read More
START WITH THE EASY THINGS
Work station design and layout play the most critical role in eliminating postural problems and other sources of injury...Read More
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF
It does not have to mean a complete lifestyle change, but look to see if there are small changes that you can make...Read More
BENEFITS OF OSTEOPATHY IN DEALING WITH BACK PAIN
In 1998 low back pain cost the National Health Service £1,632 million...Read More
THE QUESTION IS; WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OSTEOPATHS, CHIROPRACTORS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS?
In order to answer this it is useful to gain an understanding of the definition of each of the therapies...Read More
WHY CHOOSE WESTERN HERBAL MEDICINE?
Western herbal medicine offers a safe and effective way of treating a wide range of conditions under the supervision of a qualified medical herbalist where...Read More
ACUPUNCTURE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
The use of acupuncture in pregnancy and childbirth has a long history in China and is becoming increasingly popular in the West...Read More
AN ANCIENT SOLUTION TOWARDS MODERN PROBLEMS OF A FUTURE WITHOUT PAIN
When suffering from hay fever, insomnia or migraines, many of us reach for the pill packet, but there is an older, non-drug related system of medicine - one that has been practised in China and other far Eastern countries for thousands of years...Read More
THE STRESS VIRUS
There seems to be an epidemic in the UK - 70% of us are stressed, 55% have been depressed and 31 million antidepressant prescriptions are handed out each year, according to ONS and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and MIND...Read More
PHOBIAS AND HYPNOTHERAPY
Many people suffer from phobias in silence, avoiding situations that might cause the sense of panic and fear to rise, afraid even to talk about their secret in case that sets off the awful feelings they experience when faced with the object or place...Read More
WHAT DO COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY HAVE TO OFFER?
Counselling is an opportunity for support, understanding and development...Read More