Find out more about relieving stress, anxiety and exhaustion at Shine - looking to the 'Polyvagal Theory' which describes the interaction between our body and brain.
Self-Care experience and advice post ankle surgery and why reflexology is Hayley D’Arcy’s chosen treatment for rehabilitation. As an ex gymnast, I have sprained my ankles several times. I sprained and dislocated the peroneal tendon in my right...
What do you do? Maybe rub it. Maybe pop a pill. Possibly have a little stretch. Or perhaps you have got annoyed by it and act a bit p*ssed off with it. Pushed it away. And pushed on with your deadline and task. Maybe run away from it. Maybe tried to...
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...
How do you prepare for sport or exercise?Pre-sport exercises (this includes you runners out there!) take up a very short amount of time and can save you money when you need to see people like me!So…. why don’t people do them?For most people I...
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...
The role our beliefs play in our experience of pain is pivotal.Lower back pain is something that affects most of us at some time during our lives. For a lot of us it will pass and we may never experience it again. For some of us it may pop up every...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends considering acupuncture as a treatment option for chronic lower back pain, chronic tension-type headaches and migraine. They have also acknowledged that acupuncture can bring...
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...
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...
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...