Childhood development is something I get asked about a lot. As a paediatric Osteopath I am regularly being asked if certain pieces of baby equipment are good or bad for a childhood development. There seems to be an overwhelming choice of products which claim to assist...
You Tube videos for back care – “Back in a minute.” We hope you all had a great weekend, enjoying these crisp, cold autumn days -maybe you were snuggled up watching a good film, out for a bracing walk or enjoying a pub Sunday lunch. Well not for us. Our Sunday was...
As part of Back Care Week (7-11 October) we thought we would share some interesting and surprising facts about the impact of chronic back pain could have on your life. If you’ve never experienced back pain then you may not see what all the fuss is about and don’t...
Stress and back pain It’s back care week this week (7-11 October) and we have been asked to go onto BBC Radio Manchester, Sam Walkers show. They have asked us to talk about the causes of back pain and how it can be prevented. It got us thinking about what we see...
As part of our ongoing series of blogs focussing on back care week (7th -11th October) we thought it might be helpful to give you an idea of a few basic and gentle exercises for back pain. They are suitable to use for prevention and to help relieve your symptoms....
It is National Back Care Awareness Week from 7th to 11th Oct 2013. Every year, the organisation Back Care, promotes an awareness week to highlight its work and promote the need for healthy backs. This year’s theme is ‘Caring for Carers.’ Unpaid carers make a massive...
“Modern Life Is Rubbish.” Well……maybe not quite. But it could be argued that in the last 20 years (!) since Blur released their album (Modern Life is Rubbish), despite all technological improvements, that actually our quality of life hasn’t greatly improved. We can of...
What do you know about your children’s posture? As the new school year approaches you are probably busy rushing around making sure the uniform is ready (and still fits), perhaps getting new shoes and stocking up on stationery but how many of you have given thought to...
We would really like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone at Legacy Events (particular Bill & Michael) & Stockport Harriers for inviting us to participate in the 10km at Woodbank Park on Sunday 4th August. We all had a great time. Cheadle Osteopathy @ Woodbank...
As an Osteopath who treats a lot of pregnant ladies (both pre and post natal) and treats babies too, I am especially interested in the preparation for birth both physically and emotionally, as from my experience it reflects in the health of both the Mum and the Baby....
We thought it might be useful to compile some essential tips for those participating in 10K events, especially for those of you who we will meet at the weekend at Woodbank Park for the Legacy 10K (www.legacyevent.org). We have divided the advice into 4 main...
Mike Holland – Clinical Hypnotherapist & Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Have you walked a mile in their shoes lately? ‘Mind Reading’ Made Easy. What was the first thing you said to yourself when you woke up this morning? Or the...