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Physical activity, exercise and cancer
Being physically active isn't just good for your heart - research has shown that it can also reduce the risk of developing breast, bowel and other cancers[1]. Keeping active could help to prevent more than 3,000 cases of cancer every year in the UK, and physical...
What is Fascia?
Fascia seems to be the buzzword amongst therapists, Chiropractors, physios and Osteopaths alike. Over the last decade the interest in fascia or more correctly myofasciae has grown as studies have shown that it is really a very sophisticated and important anatomical...
Cancer Research UK – Race for Life
A great day up on Plymouth Hoe today, thousands of people both sponsoring and running to raise money for Cancer Research UK who have around 200 5k events across the UK, there’s bound to be an event near you. They also have lots of resources, tips and plans to help...
Different types of Yoga
Yoga has enormous health and well being benefits – so long as you get the right sort for you! When you practice yoga, you uncover how to listen to and respect your body. To get the most benefit, you should choose a yoga style that matches your current fitness level,...
Helping Osteoarthritis of the hips with exercise
Most hip pain occurs because of a specific type of injury, for example if you’ve overdone things when exercising. This pain is usually caused by strained or inflamed soft tissues, your tendons, ligaments, muscles, joint capsule and fascia, it commonly resolves within...
10 ways to make your hip replacements last longer.
The hip replacement.....one of the best and most effective of orthopaedic procedures. A lot of development has gone into hip replacements in the last 5 decades. We just tend to hear the scaremongering via the media about types of hip replacements that have gone...
Facts about the Brain
What makes the human brain so special? studying and finding out just a little about the brain can be a life times work, here are a few facts about the brain: THE BRAIN is without doubt the most complex part of the human body. It is the centre of intelligence, of the...
Cold Weather and Osteoarthritis
Are there any arthritis sufferers reading this? if there are then you will probably find that you suffer with more joint pain in the winter months. Joint pain is increased in cold weather and those arthritis sufferers who travel to warmer climates in the winter...
Scaffolders Shoulder – the bodies compensation for increased stress on the shoulder
Here we have a photograph of one of my previous patients - a middle aged Scaffolder. As you can see from the photograph he has developed large compensatory fat pads in the acromio-clavicular area of his left shoulder to counteract the increased stress of carrying...
How massage therapy and chiropractic compliment each other…
Chiropractic treatment and massage therapy work very well together. Chiropractors can work wonders on rebalancing the alignment of the spine as well as relaxing muscles and restoring normal nerve function. Sometimes the body can be so stiff that it tries to resist...