What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is classed as an essential vitamin due to its role in supporting and maintaining bone health. However, newer research is suggesting that vitamin D also supports immune health after the discovery that nearly all cells of the immune system contain vitamin D receptors. These receptors contribute to Continue reading
Top 5 Glute Exercises
Weak glutes can cause any number of injuries, presenting in the lower back, and traveling all the way down to the Plantar Fascia in the feet. Imbalances are very common and almost everyone will have a weak glute that doesn’t fire properly. This can then present as injuries on that same side. Where Are My Continue reading
Children and Pilates
Children and Pilates? When it comes to choosing sports for your child to participate in, Pilates is probably very low on the list. Yet Pilates offers so many health benefits, both physically and mentally, that mean children should give it a go. Children’s health if often compromised due to a lack of physical activity, a Continue reading
How Long Do Trainers Last For?
How long do trainers last for is a question patients will ask me on a regular basis. And unfortunately, they don’t last forever! I regularly ask patients how old their running shoes are. Old shoes can cause all manner of annoying niggles, aches and pains. Yet we often don’t attribute what we wear on our Continue reading
Cranial Osteopathy for Adults
Cranial osteopathy is a treatment not often associated with adults, but with babies. So, when my friend Lydia Armitage suggested she used it as a treatment modality during an osteopathic MOT treatment session I was keen to see how it could affect adults. What is Cranial Osteopathy? Cranial osteopathy is a very subtle type of Continue reading
Pilates and Cycling
Pilates and cycling would not normally be two exercise options uttered in the same sentence. The traditional view of improving cycling performance would be to get on your bike and pedal, the more miles the better! But what if unrolling the Pilates mat, and spending some time strengthening, mobilising and stretching could also provide improvements? Continue reading
Why Should I Eat Salad?
Why Should I Eat Salad? I recently dished up a green salad as a side dish. I put it on the table to proclamations of “it’s very green!” and, “why should I eat salad?” Salad is often described as “rabbit food” and accused of having no nutritional content. That couldn’t be more wrong when we Continue reading
Why Should Women Wear A Sports Bra?
There are many reasons why women should wear a sports bra. Bras, like boobs come in many different shapes and sizes. There are glam bras, sexy bras, wow bras, uplifting bras… and be honest… those everyday work bras! Sport also comes in many different guises. There are high impact sports such as Continue reading
Flip Flops and Foot Pain
Are my Flip Flops causing my foot pain? At this time of year patients will start complaining of sore feet, tight shins and painful calves. And because the weather is improving and the sun is shining I ask if they’ve been wearing flip flops. It’s no surprise wearing flip flops is related to Continue reading
Living with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Raising awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis is important to me because a very close friend lives with it daily, and I’ve followed her story for many years. In fact, throughout our 21 years of friendship I have never known her not to have back pain. I hope this blog, written alongside Lisa’s personal account, Continue reading