by Vispi | Apr 4, 2023 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief
Head, Neck & Face Pain Common Causes of Head and Neck Pain The neck is the most mobile part of your spine and it must balance a head weighing around 5kg. It's astonishing to note when the neck is bent forward by only 30º, the force at the base of the neck is... by admin | Mar 6, 2023 | Pain Relief
Shoulder & Arm Pain Ever wondered where that pain in your arm or shoulder is coming from? It's helpful to know that pain in your arm may actually be coming from your spine, neck or even your upper back – and osteopathy is here to help! Commonly shoulder and arm... by Vispi | Jun 26, 2022 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief
Back Pain Cure: Is There A Cure For Back Pain or Neck pain ? There seems to be a lot of mis-understanding around how a back pain or neck pain can be cured. It’s worth saying at the outset that getting cured is a process. It takes not just time but usually... by Vispi | May 17, 2022 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
AndCore Stability, Back Pain and Stomach Fat Core Stability Exercises Can Cause Back Pain and Won't Help Lose Tummy Fat Efficiently. Discover how core stability exercises could be the very thing that is weakening your back. Discover the hidden dangers of... by Vispi | Apr 21, 2022 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief
Mind-Body Link: Too Busy To Be Cured? Is Healing A Pain in the Backside? We all know that pain can be a ‘right pain the backside'. We want to get on with our lives, doing what we normally do and we want to be like we were before the pain came on. Quite simply... by Vispi | Mar 26, 2022 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
3 Best Breathing Exercises to reduce anxiety, stress, pain and help relaxation The best way to reduce anxiety, panic attacks, and calm the nerves is to catch your breath with dedicated breathing exercises. If you have ever felt nervous or stressed and caught yourself... by Vispi | Feb 26, 2022 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
The Science of Safe Stretches for Pain Relief This article is for people who want a deeper insight into Safe Stretches Need a safe way to exercise for pain relief? Stretching will help, but only if you know the safe way to do it. Pain can result from doing it... by Vispi | Jan 23, 2022 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
The Silent Partner in Back and Neck Pain: How Stress & Emotion Thwarts Healing. You've tried all the treatments, exercises and advice doing the rounds. But you're still suffering from back or neck pain. Maybe its been going on for a while. Maybe it's changed in... by Vispi | Jan 7, 2022 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
,6 minute read Don’t let your Sports-bra Ruin your Get Fit Plans Choosing the right sports bra can be a tricky task. However, if you understand how it can cause neck and shoulder pain you will know what to look out for. In this blog I explain how some sports bras... by Vispi | Nov 19, 2021 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
6 minute read 3 Steps To Pain Free Comprehensive eBook download Over the years I have found myself saying the same things to patients about how to support their treatment, how to keep pain away and best options for speeding damage repair. Often it is not what... by Vispi | Oct 21, 2021 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
6 minute read How to Cure Neck and Shoulder Pain Fast Have you been struggling with a recurring shoulder problem? Not sure if it is the neck, the shoulder or the arm? Well, as everything is connected it is not surprising to learn that pain can spread. Eventually as... by Vispi | Aug 14, 2021 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
8 minute read How to Fix Knee Pain Fast Many people have taken to walking as a simple form of exercise. However even this simple exercise has led to patients visiting us at the Living Centre Clinic in Wimbledon, with knee pain. If you are suffering from knee pain... by Vispi | Jul 10, 2021 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief, Sports
5 minute read What do you do when your back pain MRI shows nothing? When your pain does not get better or it keeps coming back, it is natural that people may get a little anxious to see if there is anything medical going on. It may be the old familiar pattern of a... by Vispi | Jun 23, 2021 | Exercise, Osteopathy, Pain Relief
10 minute read Is Working From Home Too Painful For You? With one year of lock down well and truly completed we have seen a surge in neck, shoulder, and low back pain at our Clinic in Wimbledon. It was not that long ago that we remember people complaining that they... by Vispi | Nov 22, 2020 | Exercise, Pain Relief, Sports
6 minute read Is Your Foot Running Well? We have seen increasing numbers of people hurting themselves with foot pain whilst trying home exercises especially running. This can cause many problems in the body, not just the foot. The underlying link to this problem is... by Vispi | Oct 5, 2020 | Exercise, Pain Relief, Sports
Cardio-Fitness vs Muscle-Strength ? – If they don't match, injury can follow. – Build an injury-resistant body and prevent running injuries. Here's the MythRunners are often very good at running, but when the topic of strength training comes up, many... by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Video Consulations
Video Consultation vs Hands on Treatment Research has shown that patient satisfaction with video consultation is as good as face to face and in some cases has a higher satisfaction rate than direct hands on treatment. How can this be the case? To understand this we... by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Gut, Osteopathy
Visceral Osteopathy This is part 2 of 2. Click here for part 1. So, here we are again trying to discover a few very common issues between us. If you recognise any of the them it would be worth visiting our visceral osteopath here at the Living Centre Clinic, who will... by admin | Jan 4, 2020 | Gut
Visceral Osteopathy This is part 1 of 2. Click here for part 2 London is a wonderful and exciting city! Every day is a new day, full of new opportunities. Nevertheless, in the long term, this hectic lifestyle can be a source of stress. Working all day, just enough... by admin | Nov 20, 2019 | Pain Relief, Sports
How I got my knee pain fixed! It’s an old saying, “physician heal thyself”. Not for the first time in my career did I find myself wondering how to fix one of my own pains! I have always loved the outdoors and in particular hill walking. For me it is... by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief
What is Osteopathy ? I would simply say Osteopathy is a medical form of massage best known for treating back pain and neck pain. But it is much more powerful, treating other health complaints such as stomach problems, breathing problems, children’s complaints, stress... by admin | Oct 11, 2019 | Exercise, Pain Relief
A Different Approach to Preventing Back Pain If you suffer from recurring back pain and your current rehab exercises that work on strengthening your core don’t seem to stop your back pain from recurring then perhaps it is time to take a different approach. For... by admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief
Science of Quick Healing When you have a pain there is a strong instinct to rub it. True when you were a little child and you may have grazed your knee, a parent may have “rubbed it better”. But it could it be the worst thing to do to an injury or pain! We... by admin | Apr 8, 2018 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief
Sciatica Made Simple Sciatic pain is commonly felt alongside lower back pain, it is described as pain in the leg (lower extremity). It occurs when there is irritation of the sciatic nerve, this is typically felt from the lower back down to the back of the thigh to the... by admin | Apr 8, 2018 | Exercise, Pain Relief, Sports
Running injuries These two pictures put side by side show how from childhood we have good hip extension. The knee of the back leg is almost a straight line with hips and abdomen and chest. Haile Gebrselassie hasn’t lost that full hip extension either! However for most... by admin | Mar 31, 2018 | Osteopathy, Pain Relief
Back pain treatment Back & Neck Pain Are 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... by admin | 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... by admin | 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... by admin | 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... by admin | 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... by admin | Nov 25, 2017 | Pain Relief
What My Trip to South Africa taught me about Back Pain! I’m just back from a holiday in the Kruger. It was a long flight and reminded me of how some of my patients have to face a long-haul flight with back pain. Following my own advice I resisted the... by admin | Oct 5, 2017 | Pain Relief
National Back Awareness Upper Back Pain It all happens here This is the part of the spine that we use most when we are sitting at our desks, driving our cars, reading, eating. When I say ‘using’ it’s almost a misnomer. Our upper backs are actually moving... by admin | Oct 3, 2017 | Pain Relief
Slipped Disc, Sciatica and Trapped Nerve Explained Updated April 2023 Sciatica The Sciatic nerve is as big as your own index finger. There are a number of ways this nerve can get trapped. A common cause is a slipped disc. This pinches the sciatic nerve as it... by admin | Oct 2, 2017 | Pain Relief
National Back Awareness Low Back Pain Back Pain Explained – best viewed on desktop PC Contrary to popular belief back pain is less connected with sitting posture 1 than previously thought. More significant is the correlation with... by admin | Sep 2, 2017 | Pain Relief
Commuter Pain? Commuting in London can take anything from 10 mins to up to 2 hours making it a stressful affair, not least of all on top of train delays. Twisted Postures With growing numbers of commuters and train services not being able to keep up, many... by admin | Jul 26, 2017 | Pain Relief
Back Pain Explained What Causes Low Back Pain? The commonest cause of low back pain is simple tissue failure. The outside layers protecting the spinal nerve are firstly the muscle, beneath that is ligament then the joint and finally the disc and nerve. When we... by admin | Jul 26, 2017 | Pain Relief
10 Top Tips to Beat Back Pain Sitting is the number one enemy of bad backs. “Too much sitting; too much standing; not enough walking and not enough lying”. This is the magic formula we tell our patients. Follow this golden rule and your back will smile at you.... by admin | Jul 22, 2017 | Pain Relief
Jaw Pain & Neck Pain If you are suffering from neck pain and it keeps coming back, it may be worth checking your jaw, even if you don’t feel you have jaw pain. This is because not all jaw problems produce pain in the jaw. For some people the first sign can be... by admin | Jul 8, 2017 | Massage, Pain Relief, Sports
A Great Massage in Wimbledon Fancy a great massage in Wimbledon? Do you know there is more to a great massage than meets the eye. The Living Centre Clinic massage therapy in Wimbledon offers a higher level massage effectiveness. Here’s why we say... by admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Gut
Transformational Breathing ® What’s the no 1 most important thing you can do for your health? As a nation, we spend a fortune in the quest for gaining better health and wellbeing. We try the new ‘best diet ever’, the new exercise fad, the ‘miracle’ supplement or... by admin | Feb 19, 2017 | Gut
DO YOU SUFFER FROM DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS? Symptoms include pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, IBS, gas, acid reflux. Causes are varied, but the most obvious cause is eating a food to which you are intolerant, or which contains substances that are difficult to break... by admin | Jan 8, 2017 | Sports
Ready to get fit? New Year resolution? Help and advice is at hand If your New Year’s resolution is to get fitter, faster, stronger or to be more active then hopefully this advice will help you achieve your goals. Normally in January and February my... by admin | Dec 5, 2016 | Massage
Health Secrets: Discover the benefits of therapeutic massage Why People Take Regular Massages We are trying so hard to be good parents, colleagues, leaders, children, and friends that we often feel pressured all the time. Massage therapy plays vital part of all... by admin | Jun 29, 2016 | Pain Relief
e What Is Sciatica? Updated April 2023 Sciatica is a common form of back pain that affects the lower half of the body. It is caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve which runs from the lower spine, into the buttock, down back of the leg ending in the foot. In normal...
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