It’s time for a blog entry about osteopathy, and to be honest I’ve been nervous about it. This is because osteopathy is different from osteopath to osteopath, and some osteopaths can get quite vitriolic when they come across a version of osteopathy that is inconsistent...
You may have seen on the sports news last week that Andy Murray's semi-final opponent in the 2016 Australian Open semi-final, Milos Raonic, wears a gumshield whilst playing. Apparently, it was the idea of his chiropractor, albeit in interviews Raonic doesn't seem too clear on...
Nothing is more enjoyable than running those extra miles on the road or working hard at the gym. Even getting out for a daily walk or a round of golf can be the tonic for modern life. However, to do these activities we must be...
[caption id="attachment_851" align="alignright" width="300"] Joints in the lumbar spine can radiate pain through the back, and into the glutes and thighs[/caption] Patients usually come to see us here at Openhealth because they're in pain. Our job as therapists is to understand the root cause of that...
We are now well into the ski season, and more and more patients are telling us of upcoming ski holidays. So we thought it would be worth pointing out a few things that might help! Skiing is great exercise, and has a huge following. Yet...
I shadowed surgery last week, a hip revision. That is a replacement hip for a failed replacement hip. What made it worse was that the patient concerned was only in his mid 40s and had already had the hip on the other side replaced previously! The...
Pleased to read about the researchers who are claiming the Health Department's aim for of two and a half hours of exercise per week (especially for older people) is unrealistic. I'm not pleased with their findings particularly, it is only 20 minutes of activity per day...
Very interested to see that Action on Sugar is gaining momentum. In terms of its role in obesity, subsequent cardio-vascular compromise and the precipitator of Type 2 Diabetes, Openhealth have been very vocal in reducing recommended daily intake of sugar. I have said before "Sugar...
Interesting research article recently looking at pain perceptions in both Men and Women. In the past, there has been some conflicting research on the subject, but this seems to have been a little different. It was based on 10,000 people who had had cardiac or abdominal...
Very interested to read an article on Pharmaceutical companies and the fact that they routinely withhold results of clinical trials on prescription drugs. That's right, Regulators do not have access to "all available" information from clinical trials. It is suggested that Pharma companies release approximately...