You've had the massage. You've done the stretches. Maybe you've even had steroid injections or a course of manual therapy. The pain eases for a while — and then, weeks or months later, it's back. Sound familiar? If pain keeps returning to the same area, or keeps shifting from one part of your body to another, it's usually not because the original treatment "didn't work." It's because treatment addressed the symptom — the sore muscle, the stiff joint, the inflamed tendon — without addressing why Continue Reading
How to get your sleep back on track
Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise but for some people it can be easier to exercise or follow a healthy diet than it is to fall asleep. If you are lacking adequate sleep, you’re not only tired, the ability of your body to heal and regenerate operates on a sub optimal level. If you are like some of my patients, who have tried several sleeping aids but nothing seems to work, keep reading and you will find out that there is a way of improving you sleep. First of all, lack of Continue Reading
Using Osteopathy to Support the Body’s Immune Response
It’s inevitable that all of us will experience some sickness during our lives. This can be inevitable and sometime necessary to develop immunity. On a much deeper level, I believe that feeling unwell is part of our human experience and that illness is an invitation to change our relationship with ourselves for the better. Usually, when we feel unwell, we re-assess our lives, our relationships and priorities and begin to slow down and listen to our body a bit more. Osteopathy can help to Continue Reading
Menopause. From feeling low to embracing a better life
Going through the menopause can, for some women, be a true life changing phase of their life. No one likes being out of balance, especially when symptoms of menopause leave us feeling like a totally different person, sometimes disempowered and unsecure. I am a strong believer that changes are great opportunities and this is especially true when it comes to the menopause. The heightened emotional sensitivity that women can develop during this time of their lives or the physical changes that Continue Reading
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