Most people have heard of sports massage nowadays. The name is a bit of a misnomer however. Sports massage is different from other forms of massage because it targets muscles [caption id="attachment_813" align="alignright" width="300"] Soft Tissue Therapy can get to bits you can't stretch...
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...
Just a quick word for all you "reticent" runners out there. At Openhealth Clinic we have been doing more bike and less running over these last six months. Don't get me wrong, I love my running. I only do between 3 to 4 miles, ...
Just wanted to share with you the importance of having the right "Gear". Regular readers of this blog will know that last weekend, Team Openhealth entered into the Palace to Palace bike ride. Cycling is one of those wonderful/expensive (delete as appropriate) hobbies, that you can...
Now we are into the Autumn and the schools have gone back, want to share a concern we have here at Openhealth. With the start of the school football, rugby, hockey and netball matches we are beginning to see the usual wide variety of musculo-skeletal...
I love my football, I really do. You could argue the players are horrendously overpaid, and you could argue that they are not great role-models. But they are keen to tell everyone who will listen that in that semi-final they lost "we really gave it...