If you think you’re suffering from ‘runners knee’ and knee pain it is critical for the landing hip to work (not just your gluts) and how essential it is for the foot to be able to sustain the mass of your landing. With knee pain, sometimes the last place you need to look at is the knee. So many other factors can affect the knee.
Read MoreOsteopathic therapy, physiotherapy, chiropractic care and massage share a common philosophy: The integrity of the spine is important in ensuring good health. In fact, this philosophy is shared by almost all traditional healing arts and is also found in many modern alternative treatments.
Read MoreThe Guardian recently reported ‘Anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs (like Ibuprofen) are not much more effective than placebo and patients taking them are 2.5 times more likely to suffer from stomach problems’.
Read MoreAt Back to Back we treat more than a few golfers and their injuries. An injury common to the golfer may be one of many…. But often a golfer presents with pain in their elbow, shoulder, their back, hip or knee. It could be their neck or other area.
Read MoreAs we are entering spring, more of us are getting outside to enjoy some sun and take up those summer activities, tennis being one of them. So what does this mean for our hibernating bodies and how can your knee become a victim of your new interest?
The knee can be your best friend, but it can also take a ‘beating’ in games like tennis.
Read MoreMany of you are about to go skiing soon. Even if you are a great skier, it is really important to have laid some fitness foundations and have prepared your body to enable it to cope with the power and endurance that is required. As we get older, it becomes more important that we look after ourselves to protect ourselves from injury.
Read MoreAn interesting paper which concluded that:
Zumba® fitness could be considered an effective type of physical activity able to improve aerobic capacity. Limited evidence described positive effects on muscular strength and flexibility.
Read MoreJo Harding and her Ankylosing spondylitis……
Love this – this was a patient of ours that has done really, really well by stripping out her diet and becoming responsible for ‘what’ and ‘how’ she eats. It was a journey for her….but she was motivated and would not listen to someone saying ‘no’. She is doing brilliantly and is happy! Jo is now in remission and off all of her medication! So proud of her!!!!
Read MoreThis really lovely and simple short video from Dr Mike Evans explaining some of the reasons for lower back pain and what you may be able to do to help yourself. Often it is about taking responsibility for yourself and talking control and deciding what you need to do. Movement and treatment are often great ways to start. Osteopaths are able to treat and advise.
Read MoreMany people don’t know that they have osteoporosis until they sustain a fracture, often after a fall. Across the European Union in 2010, there were an estimated 43,000 deaths causally related to fractures! It is important to note that osteoporotic related fractures do not only affect women: one in five men in the UK over 50 years old break a bone due to low bone strength…. and it is interesting to know that men’s fracture related mortality is higher than women’s.
Read MoreHere is an interesting paper on sportsman’s hernia. It is a recent article that highlights more recent observations in treatments and why naming this set of injuries has always been a challenge.
Read MoreDo you take paracetamol for your back pain?
One of the most important issues to understand here is WHY you have pain in the first place. WHAT has put your body in a position where it feels under threat? Pain is an OUTPUT from your brain and just by blocking that output you are not fixing WHY you have pain. Would it not be far better to get the WHY addressed and sorted?
Read MoreOn Easter day I read a great article by Lucy Fry in the Telegraph newspaper. Lucy’s areas expertise include health, fitness and lifestyle.
Her article (I cannot yet see an online link) was about the Martin brothers and how they work using 3d movement. Andrew is a Chiropractor and Matthew is an Osteopath and they both use functional movement as part of their assessment and treatment strategies.
Read MoreHave a read of this article in the Telegraph newspaper about a cardiovascular surgeon’s views about statins….and what he says is not great for statins!!
Read MoreDid you know that Back to Back – The Earlsfield Osteopath has the greatest number of osteopathic practitioners that have completed the unique and prestigious GIFT programme in the USA.
Read MoreOther than the obvious: It’s free and pretty much predictable at what time you will get somewhere, walking also has great health benefits. If your doctor has no concerns, walking briskly is even better.
Read MoreIf you sprain your ankle on the tennis court, the first port of call is usually the clubhouse freezer. But is ice actually doing you more harm than good?
Read MoreResearch has shown that a course of acupuncture can reduce symptoms of headaches by more than 50% and in some people acupuncture has been reported to eliminate their symptoms altogether!!
Read MoreRunning is VERY different to walking and injuries for both need to be addressed differently. it is critical to be assessed correctly.
Read MoreNutririon tips for marathon runners…
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