Superstars such as Michael Phelps, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin and Jennifer Anniston have all been pictured sporting suction marks from cupping therapy, it is clear from this that there has been somewhat a resurgence in popularity in the ancient therapy, but "What is cupping therapy?", "What does it do?" and "Does it Hurt?". In the post we aim to answer all this questions. History of Cupping Cupping therapy has been around for approximately 5000 years, and is believed to ha

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