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Lately I have mentioned alternating heat and cold to several patients, so here is a useful reminder of how to do ‘Hot and Cold’. You need: Cold: a bag of frozen peas (or similar), wrapped up in a pillowcase [this is to prevent freeze burns] – and ideally also an insulated bag to keep it […]
Hot, Cold or Both … What’s The Best Treatment? Read More »
The festive season is almost upon us! If you’re looking for gift inspiration, I may have the perfect answer … my Gift Vouchers! Do you know someone who has aches and pains? Would a friend or relative love the stress release of cranial osteopathy? Perhaps you know someone who would like better mobility? Or you
Some Seasonal Inspiration Read More »
If you have chosen to receive my newsletter, or have visited me for an appointment in recent weeks, you may remember I mentioned I had been swimming. Perhaps you will have heard about my Open Water Swimming adventure. What I didn’t mention was that it was arranged by Good Housekeeping, and that I am in
My swimming adventure hits the press! Read More »
A patient was telling me recently how much she had enjoyed her holiday in Spain – but also how it took her several days to get used to the harder bed! So here are a few handy travel tips: My own experience of beds abroad (Greece and Spain in particular) is that they can be
Summer Travelling Tips Read More »
Sleep issues are something that we all have to deal with from time to time. My own problems with sleep began when I was on chemotherapy, gosh 17 years ago now! And it lingered as a problem for a long time after. Happily, these days I can usually rely on getting 6-7 hours, and sometimes
Top Tips For Better Sleep Read More »
When you come to me for treatment, you may have heard me talking about sending love to your body. This can be hard when you are in pain. And believe me, I understand pain – from the inside out:more slipped discs than I care to remember; multiple fractures (spinal and pelvic); the pain of “cording”
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I have come to realise that our bodies are like guitars, or car tyres. A friend (who plays the guitar) asked me recently: “Why do people come to see you when they don’t have much wrong with them?” I asked him – how often do you tune your guitars? (He has several.) “Oh, I try
Our Bodies Are Like Guitars Read More »
The other day I was standing for a long time – first in a rehearsal for over an hour, then after a brief sit down, singing in a concert for nearly an hour – and realised that I was getting pins and needles down my left leg. It’s something I often ask patients about,
Have you ever had those days when you feel your whole life-axis tilt, and set you on a new path, within a new story? It was the summer of 1982 and I was twenty and tanned. I was newly back from my Inter-rail holiday around Italy:-staying in youth hostels that had once been medieval monasteries
My Big Osteopathic Decision – 40 Years Ago Read More »
A healthy immune system needs Vitamin D, in particular Vitamin D3. Your body makes this from sunlight on your skin. At this time of year sunlight can be tricky to find … and so often we are wrapped up snug as a bug in a rug. However it was lovely to see these snowdrops peeking
Christina’s Tasty Vitamin D Recipe For Spring Read More »