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General chiropractic advice for improvement of your body and mind

Walking for Lower Back Pain

“If you have a bad back pain episode, your instinct might be to lie down and rest, but that may be making things worse!” – Rebecca   Walking to Manage Low Back Pain Low back pain (LBP) can interfere with

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Sleep Easy

WHY DO WE NEED TO SLEEP? The purpose of sleep is to repair and rejuvenate the body and mind. The energy that we naturally expend on day-time processes such as digestion, movement and thinking gets redirected towards healing and repairing

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Posture

Posture is the way we sit, stand, walk, kneel or squat. It is determined by the structure of the body and can be influenced by genetic and emotional factors. Our modern lifestyles, combined with forces of gravity, can ruin our

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The Top 5 Benefits of Core Stability

As chiropractors, our main aim is to relieve patients’ pain and restore the spine and joints back to normal and full function. Many low back and neck complaints can often recur so it’s important to consider long term stability. As

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Exercises for healthy lungs

Our Physiotherapist, Jackie Snape, has devised some exercises for our chest and trunk during this period of house arrest.  She says: “I thought it would be useful to put together a couple of exercises which will be of general help

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Some Natural Pain Killing Foods

Pain killers are in short supply at the moment so here are some foods with pain killing and anti-inflammatory properties that may be able to help. Some Natural Pain Killer Alternatives 1 Oily fish Evidence has shown fish oils to

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5 Simple Stress Solutions

Here are five simple stress solutions that may help you deal with current stress: 1. Walk it off. There are so many physical and mental health benefits to a good walk and it’s one of the few things we can

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What is Dry Needling?

Shaheeda Chowdhury joined the clinic in 2005 bringing with her her skills in specific manipulative therapy and Dry Needling. Here’s her explanation of what it’s all about! Dry Needling is a technique in which an acupuncture needle is inserted into

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