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What’s Causing Your Neck and Shoulder Pain?
Neck and shoulder pain is something that a lot of us experience from time to time. But for some it can be a real nuisance that causes us pain and can affect our lives. In this blog I thought I would try and answer some questions I am commonly asked by patients about...
Stop Neck and Back Pain whilst Driving
Do you want to stop Neck and Back Pain whilst driving? If you using your car everyday, especially if you are regularly driving long distances then this might be very important to you. How you are sit in your car can have a big impact on neck and back pain. Especially...
Choosing a Bikini for your Holiday
Normally it this time of the year would be the year when we start looking forward to the summer and hopefully the holidays it brings. This year with everything that has happened we may not all be heading abroad for the summer holiday. Whether you have booked yourself...
DIY related injuries and How To Avoid Them
Whether you are an experienced DIYer or have just been filling your time with tasks during lockdown we need to make sure that you avoid DIY related injuries. In my mind there are two type of DIY related injuries we need to avoid. Potentially serious accidents related...
Stretches for Crafters.
Crafting, whether it be sewing, knitting, cross stitch or any other craft can be hard on the body. These stretches for crafters are designed to help you. In this blog not only will I discuss the stretches you can do to help relief achy arms, upper backs and necks but...
How To Work Well From Home
If you have suddenly found yourself working from home due to the coronavirus lockdown, it's important to get your desk set up correctly. A correctly set up desk will allow you to avoid unnecessary aches and pains and work from home as safely as possible. In this blog...
How to stay healthy at home during a lockdown
As I write this we are in our third week of lockdown. One of the common questions I am thinking is, how do I stay healthy at home during a lockdown? One of the things many of us are struggling with is our health. Both mental and physical. In this blog I offer my...
Our Guide to Booking a Chiropractic Appointment
The ultimate guide to booking a chiropractic appointment with everything you will ever need to know Are you thinking about booking a chiropractic appointment but not sure how to choose a chiropractor or what will happen at your first appointment? This blog will go...
How to Avoid Injuries Whilst Spring Cleaning
The sun is starting to shine, the mornings and evenings are getting lighter. It must mean that spring is nearly here! For many of us that means spring cleaning. In fact 4th - 10th March is National Spring Cleaning Week so before you start the big spring clean spend a...
Healthy habits, how to start and stick to them.
There are several times of the year that we tend to think about starting healthy habits such as a new diet or exercise routine. New Year, around the time of our birthday and several weeks before the summer holiday we have long planned. Often these times of the...
Ways To Improve Your Health – Number 1
So it is this time of the year that we are all thinking of ways of improving our lives and since January is powering on many of us may have already found that our willpower has not lasted as long as we had hoped. Or that we haven't quite managed the gym as often as we...
Make Spinal Health Your New Year’s Resolution
It’s that time of year again between Christmas and New Year. There is a high chance that many (or all of us) will have eaten and drunk too much and perhaps not done much exercise in the past few days (or weeks!) Our thoughts tend to turn to New Year Resolutions and...
Festive Low Back Injuries
Christmas is a fun and happy time. It can also be a hazardous one if this research is anything to go by. I see several patients every year with festive low back injuries that have been caused or made worse by certain Christmas activities. So in a bid to stop fun...
Top 3 Festive Causes of Upper Back and Neck Pain
Christmas and the festive season is a busy time of the year. Around this time of the year I tend to see a few unique causes of upper back and neck pain. These festive activities can by themselves cause upper back and neck pain, or exacerbate problems that have been...
3 Areas of Your Body That Can Cause Headaches
When we think of factors that can cause headaches we often think of dehydration, certain foods or drinks (alcohol!) or ‘that time of the month’. In truth there are many different types of headaches, and many different causes of them as this brilliant...
5 Ways to Stop Screen Use Being a Pain in the Neck
Screen use a pain in the neck? Screens. They are everywhere in our lives. Phones, tablets, laptops, desktops and game systems. And as we all know they can be slightly addictive… we have all fallen into that rabbit hole of looking up a recipe for dinner only to find...
Top Three Tips to Studying without Neck and Back Pain
Now that the kids are back to school it is time for homework! Whether they have a lot or a little, it is important that they study with a good posture. If they are just starting to have homework then it is an ideal time to get into good habits, or if they are already...
My Top 5 Things to Consider when Choosing a School Rucksack
It's back to school time! After the holidays it is often a time when we are searching around for school uniform, P.E kit and other bits that we need for the new school term. One thing that can often be overlooked is the school bag. The type of bag, how its worn and...
How to Avoid The Perils of Hot Desking
Hot desking is becoming more and more common in offices around the country. With more and more people hot-desking I see a correlation is more patients visiting me with upper back, neck injuries, headaches, wrist and arm pain. Having aches, pains and injuries whilst...
Desk Related Injuries? My top 8 tips to avoid them
Many of us spend a lot of time at our desks, whether this is working in the office or working from home this can lead to desk related injuries. For a few of us this is an entirely pain free experience, but for a lot of us it brings aches and pains in our lower back,...
Tips to Avoid Bank Holiday Aches and Pains
Bank holiday is around the corner and for many of us it is a time to use that extra day to travel, either to see friends, relatives or a different part of the world! This blog has a few tips on how to avoid aches and pains when packing the car, driving to your...
Three Easy Steps to Avoid Sun Lounger Injuries
Today I want to go through an injury that I see mainly in the Summer Now this may seem like an unusual injury to have, but here we go... sun lounger injuries. How do I spot a sun lounger injury? Well, they patients tend to come in with pain in the upper back...
Avoid Holiday Disaster by taking your Pillow with you
If you suffer from neck pain then I would recommend that you take your pillow on holiday. This may sound bizarre but I have found that it can help save people from a lot of pain and problems once they are on holiday. It may not be easy to do if you are...
Managing Pain whilst you are on Holiday
If you have back pain or neck pain or any other chronic pain then sometimes thinking about holidays can be a bit of a worry. Hopefully you'll already be having the problem treated by a healthcare professional so it will be being managed. So although you may not...
What’s the difference between custom made and off the shelf orthotics.
One of the most common questions I am asked when people are thinking about orthotics is; Should I invest in custom-made ones or are off-the-shelf ones good enough? In this blog we will run through the pros and cons of custom made and off the shelf generic orthotics,...
What are Orthotics and what is a Gaitscan?
You may have been told that you need orthotics if you have; Flat feet, Fallen arches, Foot, knee, hip or low back pain But what are they and what do they do? Orthotics are inserts that you put into your shoe to support your arch and help improve your foot mechanics....
Why is posture important?
We hear a lot about good posture and bad posture but why is posture important, and why should we care about it? Well I suppose, in my opinion, there are two aspects of posture. Firstly, that our general posture day to day adapts to the activities we do most regularly....
Don’t let aches and pains ruin your nights sleep
It is horrible waking up in the morning after having a bad night sleep due to aches and pains in your neck or back. In this blog we will go through the important factors in having a good night sleep namely, choosing the right mattress, the correct sleeping position...
Could your desk posture be causing your pain?
Many of us now spend a lot of time at our desks, so it is important to make sure you have a good desk setup. If you don't, you are more at risk for neck pain, back pain and headaches. In clinic I tend to see more people with muscle and joint problems from sitting all...
How to avoid pelvic girdle pain in your next pregnancy?
Did you experience the pain of SPD during your last pregnancy and are now considering another pregnancy? You may be wondering if there are ways to prevent you having PGP/SPD again. The suggestions I'm giving you come more from my personal experience and then...