Shoulder Pain Shoulder injuries can be challenging to treat as the shoulder is a structurally and functionally complex part of the human body. Although it only has three bones, the shoulder has four joints: the Glenohumeral (GH) Joint, Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint, Sternoclavicular (SC) Joint, and the Scapulothoracic (ST) joint (a floating joint). The shoulder needs…
Looking After Your Neck
Do you experience neck pain or tightness of the neck muscles? Have you realized that you may have text neck? If so, you have reached the right place. In this post, Our London Osteopaths share some simple tips that will help you show your neck some love. Be Careful How You Use Mobile Devices There…
Hydrate Yourself: 6 Signs You Should Drink More Water
Despite our best efforts, many of us fail to hydrate as well as we should. Your body naturally loses fluids throughout the day. However, if you’re drinking less fluid than you’re losing, that can lead to dehydration. So, when does it become a problem? Much of the time, dehydration triggers mildly irritating symptoms. However, if…
How To Prevent Common Injuries
Osteopaths and Physiotherapists see many patients who injure themselves during exercise. They seek out treatment to help with muscular pain, inflammation, joint problems, back pain, or a combination of these problems. As we talk to patients, we ask them to explain the mechanism of injury. This helps us understand the type of injury they have…
7 Exercises for Back Pain
If you think the best treatment for a sore back is laying on the couch all day, you couldn’t be more wrong. In almost all cases, staying active and continuing to exercise will help you recover faster and can protect your back from further injury. How Does Exercise Reduce Back Pain? Exercise is effective at…
Stretches You Can Do At Home
Back stretch Place feet hip-width apart—sit or stand Bring right hand above your head, bend elbow and bring your right palm to touch your back Stretch left arm to the side, bend elbow and bring hand behind your back moving the left fingertips to meet the right then clasping the right hand (or bringing it…
TOWARDS WELLNESS — Deep Breathing
When you’ve got time – at your desk, driving the car, cooking food – do some deep breathing. Inhale and count up to 5 seconds, hold it for a few seconds, and release slowly. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is one of the best things we can do for our blood and cells.
Stretch of the Month — Reclining Hamstring Stretch
Here’s a relaxing way to stretch one hamstring at a time. Lie on your back. Raise your left leg as high as you can, keeping your pelvis flat on the ground. Hold your lower thigh and encourage the leg to move toward your head. Flex your bottom foot to stretch your calf too. Hold for…
Let’s Move
Australia is today ranked as one of the fattest nations in the developed world. The prevalence of obesity in Australia has more than doubled in the past 20 years. Australia has become accustomed to sitting down – at work, on the couch, in the car – and it’s taking a major toll on the health…
TOWARDS WELLNESS — Stand Up
A 2012 Australian study found the more time you spend sitting during the day, the higher your mortality risk soars. And that’s just one of a handful of recent reports linking lots of chair time to serious health risks. The antidote? Stand up. Cutting your sitting time to three hours a day could add years…