Back pain

Ask your Osteopath: Top tips for a healthy back

Andrew Doody, Resident Shine N16 Osteopath, was asked to answer patients’ most common questions about working from home and the perils of bad posture. His article featured in “Pick me up” magazine called, “Ask your Osteopath about...

Working from home? Top tips for a healthy back and good working posture

As many of you are now working from home, I thought it might be worth going through a few pointers about how to do this healthily. I am already seeing quite a few patients who have aggravated their backs and necks within the first few days of isolation....

Dealing with Chronic or Undiagnosed Pain

How we relate to pain, especially undiagnosed pain can make a difference to how we heal. Using the example of lower back pack, find out how we can help ourselves and be supported to come through it, by Justin Redpath, Osteopath, Massage Practitioner and...

Pain free Posture for Parents

There are many expected joys of being a parent: your baby’s first smile, first words, first steps, first day at school and so on. Many of us learn to acknowledge that these moments of heart felt pleasure and pride come after periods of sleepless nights,...

Expert Bed Advice

An Osteopathic Approach to Sleep and Bedding Many people attribute back pain to injury, weight issues, poor posture and lack of, or strains from exercise. However, we can be contributing to back pain when we least expect: that is, when we are asleep.   A...

A parent’s guide to avoiding back pain

The link between back pain and pregnancy is well documented but, unfortunately, it doesn’t stop there. Parental responsibilities and susceptibility to back pain go hand in hand. I am the proud father of two young kids and couldn’t be happier about...

Winter posture alert!

Did you know that the weather can affect your posture? As we head into the colder season, it is worth thinking about the subtle changes we all tend to make to our posture as the temperature drops. These changes may be subtle but they make a profound impact on...