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Myofascial Release

by Melina | Jul 24, 2017 | balance, Clinic News, pain relief

Myofascial Release (MFR) is a comparatively new soft tissue treatment modality which is becoming more popular. Fascia is the all-pervasive network of connective tissue which connects each component of the body so giving it it’s structure. It surrounds and intertwines...

Tips For Developing Self-Care Techniques

by Melina | Jul 13, 2017 | balance, Family health, Stress

Clinic director Melina Harrison is a firm believer in caring for your body. She say’s ‘Your body is your housing, the structure you get to live in. It’s the machine you have to interact and access the world around you.’ With this in mind Melina has some hot tips to...

Kinesio Tape. Can it help me?

by Simon Abbott | Dec 14, 2016 | balance, Clinic News, diagnosis, pain relief, Physiotherapy, Posture, Sports and Remedial Massage

What has Kinesio Tape ever done for me? “K” tape has been around since the 1970s when Dr Kenzo Kase began experimenting with elasticated tape to reduce pain felt by his patients. Since then the tape has made a colourful appearance in elite sport and there is barely...

Looking after ourselves and healthy living

by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | balance, Clinic News, Core Stability, Family health, Sports and Remedial Massage, Stress

Once again the news has stories of the growing obesity problem in the UK and other countries – England is currently running at an obesity rate of around 24% for our adult population. In many instances bariatric surgery is providing a successful result for the...

Regress to Progress

by admin | Mar 5, 2014 | balance, Core Stability, Posture

I am currently suffering with the most debilitating sports injury that I’ve had in a couple of years. After taking a heavy fall in my sport of inline hockey I now have all sorts of issues that have forced me to take a step back and rethink my rehabilitation and...

Posture. Could yours be contributing to those aches and pains?

by admin | Nov 17, 2013 | balance, diagnosis, Feature Content, Osteopathy, pain relief, Posture

“Learn it, Love it, Nurture it!!” While studying Sport Rehabilitation all those years ago, anytime our lecturer introduced us to something new he would close the lecture with the phrase “ Learn it, love it, nurture it and it will serve you well”! I believe the same...

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I was able to compete and finish the run

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My sciatic pain hasn’t returned for several years now

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