June 1, 2023

Blog

 Our blog is all about helping you achieve optimal health and well-being. We provide the latest information, tips, and resources on preventative medicine to help you make informed decisions about your health. Our team of experts in various modalities is dedicated to delivering practical, science-based content that you can apply to your everyday life.
 
Whether you’re looking to improve your fitness, manage a health condition, or simply live a healthier lifestyle, we’re here to support you. So take a look around, and let’s work together to reach your health goals.

7 Hidden Causes of Plantar Fasciitis

Runners and non runners alike will likely have heard of this condition. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common affliction in runners between 35-55 years of age. It presents as pain or burning in the foot and heel, and can be especially bad for those first few steps in the morning. It

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Food Nutrition: We Are What We Eat?

The world of food nutrition and dietary science is one that is full of contradiction and misinformation. Here is a guideline we work with to help our patients make better food choices. It can be daunting at first when we first begin questioning our modern food culture.

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Respiratory Complaints

Osteopathy focuses on treating patients through a unique philosophy of understanding what makes people unwell. It places a strong emphasis on the interconnectedness of the various systems of our body and how this determines our health. Health is not static but is a minute to minute, day to day dynamic

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What You Can Do To Combat Stress

Get rid of the toxic effects of stress with meditation Who does not have stress? You may have big stresses like job or relationship or health related or minor daily stresses like reaching somewhere on time, meeting deadlines or disciplining your kids. Whether your issues are big or small, stress

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You & Your Child's Health

It’s not easy being a mother running around looking after everybody and keeping everyone happy and healthy. On our Open day, we have a few workshops that we think can be useful for you to help looking after yourself and those who are in your care.

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Back to School: School Bag Tips

  [starbox id=jane] The new school year is all of a sudden upon us and with it comes the inevitable packing of even more books into your child’s backpack. As they get older the textbooks get fatter and it is important to ensure that they have an appropriate bag for

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Top 3 Runner’s Injuries & Prevention

  Running injuries usually occur when the in-built suspension mechanism of the lower limb has been compromised. Running itself relies on a complex interaction between many different joints of your body. To make it simpler, we will focus on just the lower limb. Just take a moment and guess the

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An Alternative Approach to Running Training

Running is addictive, there’s nothing like the buzz that you get from putting one foot in front of the other for miles and miles, it feels great. But is this the best way to improve your running?   “Most runners aim to improve their running by running. They might vary

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Acute injury and Treatment from Massage Therapy

Injured yourself and can not get in to see your osteopath or phyiotherapist? Being assessed and treated by a qualified therapeutic massage therapist, when the injury is acute can aid in the healing and recovery. An acute injury (24-72 hours after the traumatic event), as a result of an impact

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A 3 minute sophrology exercise to restore your energy

How about more concentration? More clarity? An increased work speed? Less tiredness? Enjoy a happier day? A very powerful way of achieving all mentioned above is to simply pause, experience it, and see the results for yourself. Here is a 3 step Sophrology exercise to help you pause and reconnect

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Reconsider Glucosamine

Does your daily routine including taking a glucosamine supplement? Recent studies suggest you might be wasting your money. Glucosamine is an amino monosaccharide (sugar) made within the body and found in numerous tissues including the kidneys, liver and cartilage. It is a common diet supplement, widely used for osteoarthritis, joint

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