Beat the Winter Blues: How Osteopathy can help you
As the days grow shorter, colder, and darker, many people start to feel the effects of the winter months on their mood and energy levels. Does this resonate with you? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that hits during the winter, affecting your mood, sleep, energy, and even causing anxiety. You might […]
How Can Osteopathy Help Improve Your Posture and Balance?
Posture plays a crucial role in keeping our bodies performing at their best. Good posture is important because it helps maintain proper alignment of the body’s musculoskeletal system, which includes your bones, muscles, joints, and ligaments. When your body is in proper alignment, there is less strain on your joints and muscles, which can help […]
Muscle Strain: How Can Osteopathy Support Your Healing?
A strain is when a muscle is stretched too much and tears. It is commonly referred to as a pulled muscle. What are the key symptoms of a strained muscle? A sudden pain that worsens while contracting the muscle Swelling and bruising Loss of strength and range of motion. What can cause a strained muscle? […]
How Will Osteopathic Treatment Alleviate Your Back Pain?
The most common cause of back pain is injury to a muscle or ligament. These strains and sprains can develop due to you not using the correct form when lifting heavy objects, poor posture and lack of frequent exercise. Being overweight can increase the risk of back strains and sprains too. Why do people turn […]
New Year’s Resolutions: 3 Ways To Stick To Your Goals
How many New Year’s Resolutions do you hope to stick to in 2023? In 2022, the most popular resolutions were living healthier, personal improvement and happiness, and losing weight. Many people see the New Year as an opportunity to assess what is and isn’t working in their lives, as well as an opportunity to examine […]
Winter Cough: How Can Osteopathic Treatment Help You?
As the temperature continues to drop and the days draw to a close earlier, doesn’t Summer feel like a strange, distant memory? It’s no surprise that as Winter fully kicks in many people begin to suffer with terrible colds and coughs. Why do we cough? Coughing is usually caused when an irritant stimulates your nerves […]
Four Ways You Can Improve Your Posture
As we get older, it’s common for habits such as slouching and inactivity to cause muscle fatigue and tension that can ultimately lead to poor posture. Hunching over a laptop, having a poor desk set-up, or even spending lengthy periods scrolling through your phone can all result in you beginning to suffer from bad posture. […]
Knee Pain: 3 Strengthening Exercises To Help You
