When suffering from severe pain it’s easy to reach for the painkillers but these can often be ineffective, lead to other problems and require higher and higher doses as your body becomes resistant to them. Is there another way? Is there an alternative to the solution offered to us by big pharma, seeking to promote [...]
Many believe the life of a student to be easy and plain-sailing, after all it’s all about partying and having fun, right? Wrong! As a University student I spend an average of 30-40 hours a week hunched over a desk, whether that be studying at home or writing notes in lectures. That doesn’t sound too [...]
Back pain is a complicated, personal experience. It's different for everyone depending on where it's located, how long you've suffered and how severe it is. Personally, in my experience as I've suffered for a few years, it's debilitating and exhausting. I have lumbar spinal stenosis and have had a slipped disc that was surgically removed. [...]
I have a bad back! It affects me in various ways - from mild discomfort at some points to crippling, severe pain and inability to walk, work and live a normal productive life. I am self-employed, and need to stay fit and active in my job. It is seasonal and can’t pick and choose my [...]
What is a slipped/ herniated disk? Also known as a prolapsed and bulging disk is where the gel in your disk protrudes out from the disk. Below is an image is my own slipped disk in my lower back. Your spine is made up of a series of vertebrae stacked onto each other and cushioned by disks. These [...]
Are you a runner and do you suffer from troublesome running injuries? As a runner, it is important to take proper precautions to make sure we do not injure ourselves. However, no one is immune to injury and it can happen. If you can afford it a monthly or weekly massage can help prevent injuries [...]
If you have suffered from shin splints, just the mention of them may be making you wince right now, I know it's bringing back some bad memories for me! Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints) is pain felt in the front lower legs (on the inner border of the shin) between the knee and the [...]
The Benefits of Osteopathic Treatment There are so many different treatments out there for different complaints and ailments so why should you choose Osteopathy? Osteopathy believes in “treating the patient, not the disease”, looking at your body as a whole and as an individual. The principle is that all body parts are interconnected [...]
