I think most of us have woken with a stiff neck at one point or another from sleeping in a funny position. Sometimes that crick in the neck can be extremely painful and I have seen many patients over the years presenting with acute neck pain that was triggered by ….continue to the whole article
The importance of Breathing Correctly
The Importance of Breathing Correctly Recently there have been quite a few patients presenting to me at Farringdon Osteopaths with neck and shoulder discomfort who, on examination, have been found to be breathing primarily into the upper ribs and chest instead of the lower ribcage and abdomen. Some of them ….continue to the whole article
Hip And Knee Pain In Walkers
Hip And Knee Pain In Walkers Quadriceps tendonitis and how to relieve it London is renowned as a multi-cultural and multi-national global city. The population of the city is changing and expanding relentlessly, with new arrivals coming here every day to work and enjoy living in one of the most ….continue to the whole article
Bruxism (Teeth Grinding), headaches and neck stiffness You know when you’re at the bus stop and you haven’t seen a bus for ages and then three come along at the same time? So too it goes for the different types of injuries and conditions that we treat here at the ….continue to the whole article
Ipad Neck Strain
The most prevalent injuries that we Osteopaths treat on a day to day basis, in a way, reflect the society that we live in. These injuries change over time and as lifestyles and technologies develop, so too do new and interesting ways for people to injure themselves. The evolution of ….continue to the whole article
Marathon training and patella tendonitis
Hello everyone. At last a sunny day!! It’s been a long Winter this year. The arrival of the Spring weather always heralds the start of the Marathon Season. As people prepare for the impending London and Brighton Marathons in April, we are starting to see more and more running related ….continue to the whole article
Seasonal Affective Disorder (The Winter Blues) and Vitamin D
It feels like the Winter is already upon us and the clocks are going back soon. Not many people feel happy about the thought. For some people the winter season always brings a slight reduction in energy levels, but for others it is an annual battle with the blues that ….continue to the whole article
Ski stretches
The Ski season is upon us and for those intending to escape the inevitable London slush to catch some Christmas powder there are some great stretches that could stop you from stiffening up too much after a long day exercising on the slopes. If it has been a year since ….continue to the whole article
Ice your injury
As the winter weather gradually rolls in, the last thing that you may feel like doing is putting ice on your body. When injured, however, this may be exactly what you need. The body’s first response to injury is inflammation. This is a natural and necessary response by the body ….continue to the whole article
Low back pain in Golfers
Each physical activity carries its own set of commonly occurring injuries. This has given rise to a range of syndromes such as “runners knee”, “tennis elbow” and more recently, “x-box thumb”. Even gentle activities such as golf carry with them their own set of risk factors. Any golfer will tell ….continue to the whole article