How to get (or stay) active into middle age and beyond
Starting or getting back to a more active lifestyle can be daunting – and injuries can be hard to avoid. Here’s why this happens, and how you can avoid it.
Starting or getting back to a more active lifestyle can be daunting – and injuries can be hard to avoid. Here’s why this happens, and how you can avoid it.
When Tim first came to see us in June, he’d been suffering with shoulder pain for more than 6 weeks. It had begun after a jiu-jitsu training session and although it had come and gone since then, every time he tried to go back to physical activity it would return. He wanted to get back […]
If you’ve been a patient of mine, you’ll know I don’t always jump straight to suggesting a scan. Often, a simple assessment in the clinic gives us the information we need to get started with treatment, and a mix of rehab exercises, hands-on treatment, and a bit of patience often works wonders. But there are […]
We’ve been meaning to add MSK ultrasound scanning to my repertoire for a while now, but recently the stars have aligned and with Geoff Gardener‘s help this is now happening. As a first step, we’re putting on some ultrasound days at the clinic. The next one is Saturday 26th October with Rosi where we’ll be doing […]
As this week is neurodiversity celebration week, I wanted to write a blog about what neurodiversity is, and how this affects what we do in our clinic. Simply put, “neurodiversity” refers to the wide range of different ways people experience and interact with the world around them. We say that someone is “neurodivergent” if their […]
Many of my clients worry about their bad posture. I know this, because they often tell me about it before I even get as far as the physical examination. “My posture’s terrible”, they confess – in the same guilty way that someone might admit to their doctor that they eat too much fast food, or […]
A book about exercise for people who don’t do exercise In my work as an osteopath, I speak to people with chronic pain and a whole range of health conditions. I often hear comments like: “I know I should do more exercise, but I don’t know where to start”, or “People keep telling me about […]
There are plenty of excellent Personal Trainers out there, but unfortunately there are also quite a few who are…less good. This blog will hopefully help you to sift the former from the latter!
Exercising when you’re in pain can be tricky. In this blog, we’ll talk about how to distinguish between good and bad pain, and how to stay active without aggravating injuries.
What gets called sciatica, often isn’t. Why does that matter? Because it can make a real difference to your recovery. Osteopath Rosi Sexton explains more.
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