Back Pain Help

I loved training as a chiropractor.  I love meeting new people and helping them get out of pain. I love it when, by working with them to improve the functioning of their nervous system, my practice members experience fewer headaches, shorter colds, better sleep and a general feeling of having more energy. So far so…

Posture Tips For Men

In a tightening economy, your competitive edge in business needs to get sharper and it appears that the height of men (but not women) plays no small part in boosting your stakes. Whilst upholding equality and treating everyone with warmth and respect is part of my clinical philosophy, I do get irritated with political correctness…

Teenage Headaches

Does your teenager complain of frequent headaches? Are they taking painkillers for a headache as frequently as once or twice a week? Teenagers often suffer regular headaches but fail to tell their parents or GP about them because they see them as ‘normal’. But pain is a warning signal that something (perhaps an injury, lack…

Morning Stiffness Information

Do you wake up feeling stiff and find it takes you a while to get going? Morning stiffness can be due to many factors (including recent exercise, injury or poor mattress and pillow choice) but it can also be an indicator of arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia or even thyroid problems.   The duration of morning stiffness…

Tendonitis Advice

Whether you call it runner’s knee, swimmer’s shoulder, golfer’s elbow or tennis elbow, the painful condition of tendonitis is definitely not restricted to sports people. Anyone performing repeated movements (from typing to gardening) may be at risk of developing tendonitis. Repeated overuse or failure to stretch properly before exercise can lead to microscopic tears in the…

9 Tips To Improve Your Posture

What if I told you that I could give you a pill that would make you stand taller, look slimmer, feel more confident, help to beat back pain and improve your general health levels? You’d probably snap it up. Well, there isn’t a pill (thank goodness, we rely too heavily on pill-popping) but by improving…

Live Life Feet First

The health and function of your feet have a direct impact on the rest of your body. A quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet. Simply walking can produce more pressure than the sum of your body weight. The average person walks more than four times the circumference of the globe…

The Negative Effects Computers Can Have on Children

As the county’s children return to school this week, I was pondering the future negative effects computers can have on children especially as it seems the time children spend on computers is rapidly increasing. In my clinics, I’ve always treated a steady flow of children suffering from postural problems due to birth trauma, knocks and falls,…