When you’re in pain the most difficult thing to decide is: who do I go to see? There are SO MANY therapies, which one do I choose? Let’s start with the musculoskeletal therapies: what are the differences between chiropractors and osteopaths? Even at the very beginning, the difference started in the founding philosophy and defines […]
Monica Franke WHAT DO YOU WANT? It’s been a challenging year for so many of us, and for people as a collective this year. Where are we heading as we move into the next year? In my work, I have always gone back to anatomy to solve problems – bring […]
Hannah Parr Headaches have become a very common complaint over the last decade, with over 10 million people in the UK suffering from them (NHS choices 2015). They cause a lot of pain and can even become a disability (Fernandez de las Penas and Courtney 2014). With these debilitating effects, they are becoming one of […]
Angela Power The arrival of a baby changes a family’s dynamics. Bonding with the new family member can help smooth this change – it can help everyone in the family to accept the sense of disharmony that having a new baby can bring. Feeling closer and more bonded with a new baby can also ease […]
Rachel Bannister The Bowen Technique is still fairly unknown to most people, though those who have experienced it tend to quickly become advocates of this amazing treatment. It is a holistic therapy, meaning it treats the body as a whole, promoting the balance of both body and mind. The technique is named after Tom Bowen […]
Monica Franke This is a bit of a ‘How long is a piece of string?’ question. There are so many different types of back pain, and so many activities people need to do in their day. And for people that we treat at the Clinic, it’s incredibly important that they know what they can keep […]
Rob Footitt Given the demands of speed and agility, ballet dancing should be considered an athletic activity. Dancers certainly require the same levels of strength, endurance, psychological readiness and aerobic capacity as high-level athletes. As with any athletic activity, injuries are common in dancers. Whilst there are similarities between dancers and other athletes, there are […]
Angela Power Our gut has it’s own nervous system, called the Enteric Nervous System (ENS). The ENS communicates with our brain via the ‘gut-brain axis’. Gut-brain communication is two way; what goes on in the mind influences our digestion, and vice versa. The gut microbiota plays an important role in this communication. People with several […]
The Mesentery Working With The Biome Angela Power Since discovering that the Mesentery is now an organ, in late 2016, we are beginning to more clearly understand what it does. Firstly the soft tissue of the Mesentery encases the intestines. It anchors these mobile tubes to points along the spine, mainly the lower Lumber Spine […]
The Mesentery New Organ Classification, Longstanding Importance Angela Power Breaking news at the beginning of this year announcing the ‘discovery of a new organ’, the Mesentery. This discovery is in-fact a new classification of some of the membranes within the abdomen. In recent years more information about the importance of these membranes has been […]