Connective tissue is made up mainly of collagen fibre. Collagen represents over one third of all protein in our body and is used to make anything which requires structure, bones, skin, ligaments, tendons, cartilage and all the organs. The collagen gives the body tensile strength and the ability to realise and retain it’s structure. Healthy […]
We all suffer the odd knock or strain, bumping into things, overdoing exercise, or if you are over 45, even sneezing or sleeping strangely……Usually the pain will last a few days, a lot of pain that occurs in a short time is to with the process of acute inflammation, which signals pain to us to let […]
It is a common occurrence for us to hear a patient say that they ‘had a slipped disc, but my previous osteopath/chiropractor/physio/doctor put it back in for me’. While we are always happy to hear of people’s pain being resolved there is a slight problem with that statement, the slight problem is that it cannot […]
If you are receiving this via our newsletter then you must have been to see us for a consultation at some point (if you are reading it on our blog then you may not have had the pleasure yet). Maybe you only really remember what you came in for and what we did about it, […]
If you have ever had the misfortune to have plantar fasciitis you will know that it can be a pervasive problem in that it affects every activity that involves standing or walking. Around 80% of all cases will resolve within one year (even without treatment) but 10% of people will endure the condition for their […]
As part of having an osteopathic consultation usually requires the patient to have the affect bit of their body exposed so the osteopath can examine it, a very common (possibly very British) reaction is for the patient to apologise for something about their body. Sometimes it’s toenails, other times it could be a scar, but […]
Don’t fancy reading the whole article? Our advice is summarised in here; Cold is best when; If the pain is recent and/or sharp and/or has some swelling and redness in the area then ice may help while being applied to the area. Wrap the cold compress (bag of frozen peas, ice etc) in a protective […]
Joint manipulation, or ‘that clicky thing’, is commonly used by osteopaths and is intended to restore movement to joints all over the body (1). If you have been to see us at Align Body Clinic, you might know what we mean by ‘the clicky thing’, if you don’t then you can see an example here. Typically […]
A patient’s diary of going from a sitting to a standing desk. I’ve always been a fan of ‘free’ exercise, by this I mean switching a mundane routine event to be a workout; commuting by bike, stairs instead of lift or bench pressing my toddler! Naturally I was intrigued to read that I could also […]
If you listen to the news these days you could be forgiven for being a bit despondant about 2019. Somewhere in between world politics, whatever Brexit turns out to be, antibiotic resistance and global warming there are some genuine reasons to be encouraged about the coming year, so here’s a selection of positive news stories […]