Some neck problems need radical treatment!
Chiropractors see many patients with neck pain from sports injuries. Sometimes these patients have arm pain too, due to nerve compression. Physical treatment and rehabilitation is the normally best way forward for most of these patients. However, a small number of these patients need more radical treatment, surgery, because they have compression of the spinal […]
Do the Dutch have stronger legs than us?
Did I tell you that I was going to Maastricht last weekend? They have very tall houses there and loads of stairs. I was staying on the very top floor of my friends house, and lost count of how many steps there were to get up there. My thighs were burning by the time I […]
Coffee – good or bad for you?
There was a great research article published just recently in the BMJ about the benefits and risks of drinking coffee! In this video Andrew discusses the research paper and goes through the pros and the cons. Is it good or bad for you? Watch this brief video and find out! If you want to read […]
Do our joints cause more trouble when it rains?
Is there a relationship between joint pain and the weather? Do chiropractors see more patients when the weather is bad? Spurred on by an article that he read in the BMJ recently, Andrew discusses these topics in this video!
Do calcium and vitamin D supplements actually help?
I have just read a really interesting article that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association earlier this week. The author, Zhao, and his colleagues did a meta-analysis of 33 studies that investigated the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplements on fracture risk. Over 55,000 people were included in these studies, […]
Is it possible to get fit in only 11mins per day?
I came across a book from the 1950s recently, about an exercise programme developed for the Royal Canadian Air Force that suggests that you CAN! Have a look at this video to find out more about it. Maybe it will help you to carry out one of those New Yr resolutions? Happy New Year!
Our blood sugar levels are important
Some of the conditions that chiropractors see are adversely influenced by high blood sugar levels. Patients who are diabetic or at risk of diabetes are more at risk of getting frozen shoulder, for instance. This is true for a large range of health issues. If we know how certain foods influence our blood sugar levels […]
Why does my right shoulder blade hurt?
Why does my right shoulder blade hurt? In this video Andrew discusses a couple of possible reasons why that might be the case. There are plenty of others, of course! If you would like to read the BMJ article on the research about neck pain, then click https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j3221. If you would like to have a look […]
Muscle strengthening exercises are hugely beneficial!
When most people think of exercising, they think of aerobic exercising like running or swimming. Recent research however shows that muscle strengthening exercise reduces our risk of death from cancer by 30%. This is an amazing statistic! Many people hate the idea of going to the gym, but there are plenty of options to do […]
Low back pain and urinary infections
Chiropractors see lots of patients with low back pain (LBP). There are lots of causes of LBP, including urinary tract infection (UTI). We usually send patients who have a UTI back to their GP for antibiotics. But are antibiotics really necessary? A recent article in the British Medical Journal addressed this very issue. Have a […]