A very kind review from a patient I help manage with their chronic lower back pain. Chronic lower back pain affects as many as one-third...

Any Osteopath will tell you, when you receive a success story from a patient, it really does make you smile. Our job is to help and guide...

Low back pain is on the increase, and affects as many as 84% of us. Persistent pain for more than 12 weeks can be defined as chronic low...

Breaking a bone (or 'fracture' if you live in the medical world) can sometimes present very similarly to other soft tissue injuries. As...

The British Medical Journal published an editorial by a medical doctor, Rebecca Burch, about the effects of omega 3 and 6 fatty acids on...

In a review conducted by Henderson, E. (2021), she evaluated the effects of diet on gut and skin health. The increasing prevalence of a...

Approximately two-thirds of spinal pain diagnoses are lumbar disc herniations, and surgical intervention is on the increase. A recent...

Many have heard about the phenomenon 'hitting the wall' in long distance running, and attribute it to a sudden slowing of pace, usually...

Sprains and strains are terms that get utilised regularly to describe injuries, but do we know the difference? Sprains occur when a...

Swim England highlights the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming, and they are extensive. # Swimming offers a low impact, high...

Achilles tendinopathy is an overload injury, and can affect as many as 50% of the active population who run or play team sports....

Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, and many may not know it. The health risks associated with high blood...

On the 15th-21st June the world celebrates Men’s Health Week. This is a time to bring awareness to health issues that affect men...

Nutrition and hydration awareness week aims to create a global movement that will reinforce, focus, energise, create activity and...

Adolescents are faced with numerous expectations, and constant stimulation through the internet, namely social media. Children experience...

Acute injuries in elite professional tennis players differ to those who recreationally play. Reasoning behind this is down to associated...

If you're a runner, then tempo runs, long runs, and speedwork will probably be part of your training routine, as they will help build...

Research has shown that individuals on average spend four hours per day looking at their smartphones - that's 1400 hours a year! As you...

Whenever I meet a patient for the first time, I always ask if they know what to expect from the consultation, and occasionally they reply...

It would not be uncommon for patients to 'Google' their symptoms, and be faced with daunting suggestions that they have a serious...