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 […]
Why does this lady get Recurrent back pain?
This lady has been getting back pain on and off for a long time! Her low back is tender to touch and she also gets pain in other joints, including her hands and fingers. When she has manual therapy she finds it uncomfortable and she does not get as much relief from treatment has some […]
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 […]
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 […]
When cycling is better than walking…
We all agree, walking is good for you. Unfortunately, patients with spinal stenosis find that they get leg pain when they walk, because they get nerve compression at the bottom of the spine. Bending forward, however, relieves the pain. This means that getting around on a bike is much easier for these patients than walking. […]
How quick are your reflexes?
When I was a kid, I used to play cowboys with my pals Geoff and Pete. We had toy pistols that make a great bang when we did our gun draw duels, but I was always the slowest to draw my gun and was always the first to ‘die’. We used to talk about having […]
Spinal manipulative treatment helps acute low back pain
There was an interesting article published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was a research study into the effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for acute low back pain. The outcome of the study was very positive. What was really great (from our point of view) was the editorial encouraging […]
How long ago did you fall and have a fracture?
Hip stretching exercises
This video shows two very simple stretches that you can use to increase the mobility of the hip, and three stretches to increase flexibility of some of the muscles associated with hip movement. Go gently with the exercises. Some mild discomfort is to be expected, but if you get any significant pain, then cease […]