No, don’t worry, Elton John isn’t about to pop up on your screen. Not even a cartoon lion. There is a lifecycle to a human body, and we can look at it, cradle to cradle, or C2C as sustainability experts put it. Since we’re all here with...
This blog is by Toby, one of our Osteopaths. The topic is one that frequently comes up in clinic. A Guide to How Osteopathy and Physiotherapy Differ Two Tents People often ask what the difference is between osteopathy and physiotherapy. One of my biggest frustrations as an osteopath...
Following on from our recent blog about using ice to help injuries, it’s time to follow this up with the other side of the debate: heat. Thankfully, this topic is a bit simpler! For a simple start, heat is good for muscles. Specifically, it helps to soothe...
Here at OpenHealth we frequently see patients who are dealing with some cold or a cough, especially at this time of year. These are commonly attributed to bugs and infections, often caught from other people. Some of these illnesses result in us feeling too hot...
Winter is well and truly here and if reports in the media are to be believed, the cold and flu season is upon us! Now is the time to build up your immunity and the best place to start is with your diet. Our Nutritional Therapist, Jacqui...
When patients come to us in pain, we want to know as much as possible about what has happened. One question we regularly ask is whether the patient has found anything that makes them feel better. We might prompt them with questions about whether heat...
Many patients suffer from conditions that are typified by long-term inflammation, for example, many types of arthritis and certain bowel conditions. Modern research also highlights the fact that prolonged periods of inflammation are involved in the early stages of many conditions such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s...
What are we talking about? Well, gardening, of course! Gardening injuries become increasingly common in the late spring as weeds are tackled, pots planted, and soil turned over, and we see plenty of gardening-induced low back, knee and shoulder injuries in the clinic as a...
Many of the patients who come to OpenHealth, whether it’s for manual therapy, massage or nutrition, arrive confused about the condition they’re in. More than likely they’ve done a bit of research themselves, and perhaps had advice given to them by friends and family. Even without...
Breathing is, needless to say, rather important. We need to take air in so that the oxygen can be absorbed into our blood and delivered to our muscles, organs and brain. Once respiratory processes have completed, we then need to get rid of the waste...