Scans And Pills A Waste of Time For Back Pain

by | Mar 31, 2018 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief

Back pain treatment Back & Neck PainAre Scans and Pills a Waste of Time? As an osteopath, I found the following article a compelling read. It featured in The Independent and was entitled, “Opioids, injections and scans of ‘dubious benefit’ harming 540 million back...

Office Chair Exercises

by | Mar 4, 2018 | Exercise, Pain Relief, Sports

Office Chair Exercises by Hugo Firth, Osteopath Back and Neck Exercise 90 Second Desk Exercise Workout Want to know the best way to relieve stress at your desk? Our resident Sports and Exercise osteopath Hugo Firth has devised this special 90 second workout.  Hugo...

How can Cranial Osteopathy help my crying baby?

by | Feb 28, 2018 | Baby & Children

Cranial Osteopathy for Crying Babies Video by Vispi Jamooji More than 35,000 views on YouTube   Why is my baby crying so much? As a qualified specialist paediatric osteopath, one of the commonest questions I get asked is how do you stop a baby from crying. Crying...

Pain Relief – Hot or Cold?

by | Feb 24, 2018 | Massage, Pain Relief, Sports

Self Help Pain Relief: Apply Hot or Cold?   A frequent question I get asked shall I use a hot or cold compress? Firstly, let’s understand what each does? Heat Therapy: Improves circulation Allows expansion of the vessels and tissues Increases temperature Soothe...

Choosing Yoga or Pilates?

by | Jan 2, 2018 | Massage, Pain Relief, Sports

Choosing Yoga or Pilates? You may think these are in the same exercise category, however they are rooted from very different histories. Read below to help determine which practice is right for you… Yoga This type of exercise originated in south Asia thousands of...