VICKI with her tips on how to juggle kids, washing and exercise
1. Use exercise (in this case walking), to commute. 2. Make it a little hard so that you have to walk back to the car. 3. Be in nature – more...
Do you have pain and feel like you’re alone on this one?
That was me. I didn’t think to ask if anyone else had experienced the pain I feel after cold water swimming – I do a lot of that. Turns...
Breathing during stressful times
Here, André gives us some on-the-go tips for breathing when you’re feeling stressed or feel that things are getting on top of you. Really good...
Why is osteopathy called osteopathy?
What do you think of when you read the word osteopathy? Usually, the first thing people think of is –bones, because that’s what osteo means. The...
The body is a unit – Philosophy of Osteopathy
It can often be confusing for patients coming to see an osteopath when we end up working on a part of their body seemingly unrelated to the problem...
EDS Awareness Month
May is EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) awareness month Having EDS means your collagen is faulty. As collagen is found throughout the body, the...
Our EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) community – why we have such compassion for chronic pain patients
Here’s a little of why we do what we do for the EDS community. The main thing is that you know we get it. We really do. All our staff have...
Sleep – Part 2
Photo: https://pixabay.com/photos/ocean-starry-sky-milky-way-rest-3605547/ As you would have read in my part 1 of this blog post series, I’ve been...
Use your head – Shakti Headbands
Many of you will be aware of the very popular Shakti Mat. If you haven’t already seen our blog about these, you can check it out here Shakti...
Sleep and pain, pain and sleep Part 1
Photo: https://pixabay.com/images/id-993059/ The value of sleep cannot be overstated enough! There’s a reason that it’s one of the so-called 4 main...