Can an Osteopath really lower my Handicap? YES!!! The golf swing is a highly complex movement pattern, which requires coordination of all of the bodies joints and muscles along with timing and balance. Due to the length of the golf club, small variations in movement are amplified resulting in large changes in golf-head trajectory. For this reason, even small dysfunctions in movement patterns can have large disturbances in your golfing performance and therefore this is how you

Do your shoulders, neck or back ever hurt after a day in the office? People in the UK took 30 million + days off work last year because of muscle and bone problems. It can easily happen when we sit down for long periods, and on average many of us spend 7 hours plus a day sitting at desks on computers or laptops. This significant amount of time at a desk can lead to a host of problems with your health, but don't fear you don't need to quit your job!! With a few changes and add

What is the enigma that is frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder also known as 'Adhesive Capsulitis' is a spontaneous condition of the shoulder associated with pain and stiffness due to the contracture of the joint capsule. What Causes the shoulder to freeze? At present the cause of frozen shoulder is unknown. But there have been links made to our body secreting extra collagen type 2 fibres which in turn causes the soft tissues to contract around the Glenohumeral (Shoulder) joint

Get your kids ready to go back to school with some helpful tips on how to protect them from back pain.

In clinic I have seen an increased number of new (and returning) parents with back pain, this is no coincidence as it is common for mums (and Dads) to develop back pain from lifting, carrying and moving their baby or child. When you become a parent your focus changes from you to your child. Caring for your child becomes your life, however caring for your ever growing baby/child can put added strain on your body. Many parents don’t have the chance, or as I can remember the men

It's that time of year where (if we are lucky enough) we spend most of our time in flip flops or enjoy walking on the beach. But unfortunately, it is also the time of year where some of us will experience pain in in the base of our foot. The most common cause of this pain is PLANTAR FASCIITIS! So what is it? What Causes it? How Do I Treat it? and Can I stop it from coming back? All of these questions will be answered in the blog as we will give you the background and give yo

As an Osteopath I treat people with training injuries on a daily basis. I have a background in sports & exercise. I have treated beginners, professional athletes, triathletes, CrossFit and functional training junkies. No matter what the level certain injuries crop up time-and-time again. Certain exercises when not done properly are common culprits. COMMON INJURIES AS A RESULT OF TRAINING 1. Back pain from spinal joint sprains and strains There are hundreds of joints extending

Exam Stress!!! How can Osteopathy Help you? When we hear the word stress we think about daily adult stress, as adults we know how we can be affected by stress and worry – we may not sleep, we may not have an appetite or turn to food for comfort, we may get to sleep but wake with thoughts rushing around in our head at 3am – and it’s worth remembering that some children can also be affected in similar ways, especially at this time in the academic year. Yes, its exam season! We

As an Osteopath I see a wide range of people from the everyday Jo to the Elite athletes. Osteopathy is all about treating the person and not necessarily an injury, therefore helping the person to be perform better in daily tasks and protect themselves against injury. To aid in the prehab and rehab of my patients I use a wide range of tools and techniques. One of these tools is kinesiology tape, this is the bright colour tape you may see sports men and women using in competiti

I was listening to the radio in the car on my way home from work this week and heard the presenter talking about neck and back problems he was having, he referred to his injury as “Text Neck”. People always laugh when I mention the term “Text Neck” as they think I’m making it up. But, the condition defined as “Text Neck” is very much real….. But what is it? What is Text Neck? “Text Neck is an overuse syndrome or a repetitive stress injury to the neck caused by holding your he

As an Osteopath I treat people with training injuries on a daily basis. I have a background in sports & exercise. I have treated beginners, professional athletes, triathletes, CrossFit and functional training junkies. No matter what the level certain injuries crop up time-and-time again. Certain exercises when not done properly are common culprits. COMMON INJURIES AS A RESULT OF TRAINING 1. Back pain from spinal joint sprains and strains There are hundreds of joints extending

Back pain is one thing that everyone associates with Osteopathy, and in most cases everybody has had a bit of back pain in their life span but what could it be? As the leading cause of work-related absence in the UK, back pain is having a major impact on us on both a personal and societal level. It can cause a great deal of pain and discomfort but is rarely serious, mostly manifesting as aching or pain in regions of the back and sometimes pain into the buttocks or the back o