Is Turmeric helpful?
Thanks to Karen for asking this question when she was in for her last treatment. I said that I would find out more and get back to her. So here it is….. What is Turmeric? It is produced from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa, a plant of the ginger family, that grows in Asia It […]
This man saved my life….
July 1996, it’s a hot day and I’m entering the golf club at Hadden Hill. Two older men are there. One of them, seeing me, says to his friend, while pointing at me: ‘This man saved my life’! I then realise that it’s Norman, who I had seen the previous year in the clinic. I […]
Is your BP monitor any good?
This article was stimulated by me seeing an article by Dean Piccone and colleagues [1] in the JAMA. I thought that all blood pressure (BP) monitors that are sold in the UK would be equally valid, but apparently not! Why is measuring BP important? We know that elevated systolic BP is a risk factor for […]
Does too much exercise cause back pain?
Sometimes you wonder about scientists. Do they want their research to be understood? Or do they want to cloak it in mystery? One study, published quite a number of years ago (2009), sounds like the title of the latest instructions from a piece of drainage kit from Plumbers World: ‘Physical activity and low back pain: […]
Can you run faster with these?
I’ve never been a very fast runner. My Parkrun speed is only 6.2 mph. Mostly I run for the mood ‘high’ that running gives me. I reckon that Jill, the family guinea pig, can run faster than me (size related). Guinea pigs can run at speeds of up to 8 mph! How come they can […]
Muscle tear….or DVT?
I’ve just done my first Parkrun. For those that don’t know anything about Parkrun, it is a free, community-led international event that happens somewhere near you on a Saturday morning. It is a 5kilometre run, which is timed. It felt like hard work, and I got too hot as I had kept my fleece on, […]
An older lady with back pain
This older lady had back pain. Why did we do a urine test? What did it show? Find out in this short video!
This check-up was a really good idea!
People have different opinions about check-ups. Most of us go to the dentist for check-ups, for instance. Some don\’t. Many medical specialities recommend check-ups, like opticians. Some of us go along with it, sometimes we forget, or can\’t be bothered! Anyway, here is a little video about a check-up that was a huge help…..