Conditions & Awareness
Understanding the Early Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and sadly I suspect many of us probably know someone who has been affected by this type of cancer. Breast cancer is the most...
Empowering Heart Health: Your Guide to Preventing Coronary Heart Disease
Being diagnosed with a heart condition or facing heart surgery can be an overwhelming and life-altering experience. Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of supporting and guiding...
Blood Pressure Awareness: Knowing your numbers
In a healthy individual, the pressure of blood within our arteries will rise and fall throughout the day depending on what activities we are doing and what demands our bodies...
Sporting Adolescents and Me
As an MSK physiotherapist, I treat a wide range of problems, injuries and pains. I treat all ages, but I’ve developed a specialised knowledge area in injuries and problems in...
Ostenil aka Hyaluronic Acid injections
Some of you have probably heard about hyaluronic acid by now and its benefits as it has taken the skin world by storm, helping people to keep that youthful appearance...
Headaches: What they are and how to treat them
Headaches are really common! Almost everyone will experience a headache at some point in their life. Most are not caused by anything serious, even though symptoms can be severe and...
How to avoid injury whilst training for a long-distance event
“There’s something so universal about that sensation, the way running unites our two most primal impulses: fear and pleasure. We run when we’re scared, we run when we’re ecstatic, we...
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...
Why Exercise is important if you have Diabetes
Exercise is a low-cost and side-effect-free ‘Superhero’ to those that may have diabetes. Exercising regularly can help improve a range of metabolic hormones and the body can become more efficient...
Are Hearing Aid wearers less likely to develop Dementia?
A new study has found that hearing loss can increase the risk of a precursor to dementia, called mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – but this increased risk is not present...
What causes Stress? Internal & External Stressors
Stress is a normal part of life. Psychologist Richard S. Lazarus proposed the idea that all humans need a manageable amount of stress in their lives to develop a healthy...
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...