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...
To many people, imaging techniques seem to be the last word in finding out what is wrong with them. In many cases, such investigations, such as X-ray, CT and MRI, can indeed identify the cause of illness or disease, but when it comes to musculoskeletal...
Maybe it’s just fashion, but current trends in manual therapy and rehab point towards the glutes as the root of many problems. Whether it’s low back pain, knee issues or shoulder problems, glute strength and activity often have a part to play. Why is this? [caption id="attachment_773"...
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...
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...
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...
Just been reading a research paper on symptoms awareness in the over 50s. I'm afraid it is just confirmation of what we see at Openhealth Clinic all the time. 11,000 men and women aged 50 and over, were asked about their knowledge of diseases and...