There is a lot of press of late regarding the NHS and I thought a piece on stress and its impact on the body would be a good topic.
Everyone expresses stress from time to time. It is a natural and physical reaction to experiences. Stress results in anything from daily respon…
To maintain a good posture and move with strength and efficiency, it is essential that the central core of the body is stable. Imagine trying to ride a bicycle that had a spring instead of a crossbar between the handleba…
TMJ stands for Temporo Mandibular Joint that is located just in front of the ear on either side of the head. The Temporo Mandibular Joints and surrounding ligaments & muscles hold the mandible (lower jawbone), to…
This month I thought I’d write about a subject that is close to my heart. My mother suffers with intercostal neuralgia, which means inflammation of the intercostal muscles (the muscles in between the ribs). Listening to my mother’s aches and pains I realised that th…
The Rotator Cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint. Its function is to keep the head of your upper arm bone firmly within the shallow socket in the shoulder.
Rotator cuff injuries occur most often in people who repeatedly…
Recently I have treated a number of patients who have been diagnosed with FIBROMYALGIA by their GP. So many people have heard about but don’t understand what it is so I thought I’d write about it this month. The main Fibromyalgia si…
Plantar Fasciitis seems to be quite a common complaint of many of my clients at the moment so I thought I would talk about it today.
Plantar Fasciitis is very common. Approximately 1 in 10 people will develop plantar fasciitis at some point in their lives. It is most commo…
Although it’s one of the things that makes us unique as humans, that opposable thumb can really cause problems. Our ability to grip and manipulate things with our hands and fingers keeps us…
Teeth grinding (bruxism) can be the cause of different symptoms which include facial pain, migraines, headaches, ear-ache, tightness and stiffness in the shoulders, pain and stiffness in the jaw joint, abnormal tooth wear and restless or di…
In general most knee pain can be directly related to the muscles that insert into the knee. Muscles that insert into the knee area include hamstrings, quadriceps, hip flexors, adductors, calves, and the m…
HOW POSH ARE YOUR FEET LADIES... AND GENTS!!
How often have you heard your gran or your mum say .. “Well I have bunions, therefore you will have bunions” ... Or your dad say “Young lady if you want to wear those ridiculous shoes every day then you’…
Everyone’s always talking about CORE fitness and there is no muscle more core than the Psoas muscle (pronounced so-as). If we think of how our bodies have been designed since our primitive days, we are designed to walk, run, jump an…
