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Orthotics: The what, how & why?
A lot of people suffering from knee pain, foot pain, tight calves and the like don’t realise that custom orthotics can reduce these symptoms. How amazing it would be if...
Trigger Point Therapy: What it is and how it can help
Trigger points also known as ‘knots’ or ‘nodules’, are localised, tender spots within the muscles and fascia (web of connective tissue). However, they can also be found within tendons and...
Yoga Therapy Course for Healthy Backs – a different approach
People think of Yoga as being all about stretching and perhaps meditating but Yoga therapy is a way of creating healthy movement patterns to prevent injuries or address existing problems....
Pilates: What it Means to Me
Pilates has been around for about 100 years and was first created to help rehabilitate WW1 soldiers by Joseph Pilates. Pilates was inspired by the movement of cats, which you...
Gardening: 5 Ways to keep your body happy
With Spring comes the start of people preparing their gardens and then with Summer comes the fruits of their labour. Every step of gardening from prepping the soil, planting the...
The power of Strength Training
Running is one of the most accessible, popular forms of exercise worldwide. One reason could be the many mental and physical benefits, beyond what you may have first thought is...
Is prevention better than a cure?
“A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure” Is prevention better than cure as the saying goes? Or should we wait until the problem occurs then deal with...
What is Sciatica?
Have you heard this phrase? Have you used this phrase? Do you really know what it means and what you can do about it? Sciatica is characterised by pain going...
Do you suffer with a bad back?
About back pain Bad back pain affects up to 80% of us at some point in our lives. The NHS spends more than £1 billion per year on back pain...
Keeping Good Posture
Good posture is key to good health and it is not just our joints and muscles that benefit. To list just a few things, good posture promotes good breathing, aids...