Practical tips by Resident Osteopath Andrew Doody.So let’s get the cold out of the way first shall we?The cold can definitely be detrimental to health in lots of ways. Vascular, neurological and skin conditions among others can all be aggravated, as...
Andrew Doody, Resident Shine 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...
An Osteopath’s insight into sleeping positions and back pain, by Andrew Doody.A good night’s sleep is essential to your health, and an important part of your overall well-being. Back pain can significantly affect a person’s ability to get...
As an Osteopath at Shine, Newington Green, people come to me with a broad range of musculoskeletal complaints.What we can do, in the brief time of the consultation can be powerful and is often enough to be the catalyst to trigger the individual’s...
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,...
As our glorious British Summer continues and everyone basks on the tennis court, our osteopath, Andrew Doody, calls time on an old problem. Tennis elbow is a condition that causes pain around the outside of the elbow. It’s...
With so many options for the best way to get fit for the Summer, our Osteopath, Andrew Doody, discusses the pros and cons of different forms of exercise, including a few of the most popular programmes doing the rounds.So you’ve decided something needs...
If you are training for the Marathon, you hopefully would have started a good few months ago to ensure a safe progression. I want to flag up a few tips to remind you of some important factors to keep track of.A challenge like the marathon is incredibly...
Osteoporosis is a fairly common condition that affects around three million people in the UK. It weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break.Every year there are more than 300,000 people that receive hospital treatment for fragility fractures...
In celebration of Rugby, one of the most physical sports, our osteopath Andrew Doody takes you through some of the most common injuries and how to spot them. The five most common rugby injuries: Medial collateral ligament tear.This is the ligament...
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...
A migraine usually presents as a severe headache felt as a throbbing pain at the front or side of the head that gets worse when you move and prevents you from carrying out normal activities.In some cases, the pain can occur on both sides of your head and may...