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