Here at Openhealth Clinic, we are seeing more and more joint replacements. A hip is one of the more common joints to be replaced. The good news is that in the eight years between 2003 and 2011, of 400,000 operations, death rates recorded within 90...
This is good. Plug you brain in though, it isn't the usual Back Pain blog!! Telomeres are "caps" situated at the end of our chromosomes. They help prevent loss of genetic information as our cells divide. Cell division is part of the normal ageing process....
Spent the afternoon out of Openhealth Clinic recently, visiting an operating theatre. I observed a series of Private procedures, where the patient list ran like clockwork. Each patient was given their anaesthetic, prepared, operated on and returned to the recovery room with a military type precision....
Just thought I would pass on an interesting chat I had with a colleague recently. She had just attended a conference on "Effective Strapping Techniques". I'm guessing you are not particularly fascinated by the subject matter, but I am told it was very interesting and...
Just my usual little rant about research, this time related to Whiplash. It is estimated that Whiplash injuries cost us £3.1bn per year here in the UK. This is composed of both the expense of treatment and any subsequent need to take time off work. A...
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, ...
Interesting (but small) study on the effects of exercise on the brain in the over 70s. A recent paper suggests that regular exercise into old age can help reduce brain shrinkage. Brain shrinkage is not only linked with being forgetful and poor thinking, but also...
Nothing medical this week, purely self promotion! An interesting mix of 8 fit/unfit, practitioners/ patients, young and old(ish) Friends of Openhealth are embarking on a 45 mile ride next weekend for the benefit of the Prince's Trust Charity. If I'm honest, this Charity came in to...