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Dr Lamah El-Sharkawi is a GP in Uplands and Mumbles Surgery and her sister Reem is a GP Pharmacist. Both are part of the Bay Cluster Network Influenza (Flu) season is well and truly upon us. Flu viruses are most
Read MoreThe eyes inform our every moment, even while we sleep. Before we wake, information from the eyes is being received by the hypothalamus in the brain, sensing light levels and regulating our circadian rhythm. Of our five senses vision is
Read MoreMolly is a physiotrherapist with special interest in neurology, helping people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Here she tells us about the PD WARRIOR exercise programme Is it me, or are baby naps getting shorter but more frequent as time goes?
Read MoreGua sha is an underutilsed, but very effective treatment for numerous conditions relating to inflammation and musculo-skeletal pain. It involves pressing and rubbing a hard edge tool over the surface of the skin. Crudely, think of it as massage with
Read MoreIn the past few articles, I have explained the importance of flexibility and mobility, and how to improve basic strength. In this month’s edition, we will look at fitness. Ask yourself this question – what does it mean to be
Read MoreNobody likes taking tablets but nobody likes pain either. Is there a way that we can modify our diet to help reduce our back pain? According to a recent study by Cochrane, pain due to osteoarthritis, or ‘wear and
Read MoreGood to be back! Whilst the little one takes his afternoon nap (bliss!) I snatch a few moments to recap on my last article back in May about the seven core principles of the PD Warrior program. In the months
Read MoreStrength for day to day living In last month’s issue we discussed the importance of flexibility and mobility. This month we will look at strength. Basic strength can be defined as the ability to perform day to day tasks by
Read MoreStudying the iris, the coloured part of the eye, dates as far back as 1400 BC. More recently, in 1867, a Hungarian doctor and scientist named Ignatz von Peczely published research in his book ‘Discoveries in the Realms of Nature
Read MoreBACK PAIN WHY DO WE GET SUCH HORRIBLE PAIN? MOST OF US EXPERIENCE SOME SORT OF BACKACHE NOW AND AGAIN. THE PAIN IS USUALLY A BRIEF NUISANCE, BUT FOR SOME, THE BACK PAIN CAN BE THE BANE OF THEIR LIVES,
Read MoreIt is estimated that one third of people during their lifetime will suffer from an allergic reaction. There are many different things someone could be allergic to including tree or grass pollen better known as hay fever, food allergies, in
Read MoreTHE CAUSES & DIAGNOSES OF BACK PAIN MOST LOWER BACK PAIN IS NOTHING MORE SERIOUS THAN A SPRAIN, STRAIN OR IRRITATED NERVE. SERIOUS CAUSES SUCH AS SPINAL STENOSIS AND TRAPPED NERVE ARE RARE If you’ve suffered back pain that won’t
Read MoreDr Lamah El-Sharkawi is a GP in Uplands and Mumbles Surgery and her sister Reem is a GP Pharmacist, both are part of the Bay Cluster Network. A few weeks ago I was asked by a patient why he had
Read MoreDo you lie awake at night watching the minutes and then hours slip away, unable to fall asleep? Or perhaps you wake in the early hours of the morning and are unable to get back to sleep? The harder you
Read MoreHere is an article about the common types of imaging available to us. I hope you find this interesting and useful! X Ray X Rays can look at the bones of our joints and give us information about their alignment
Read MoreI wonder how many people can say they know how they breathe? And even the process behind breathing. It’s a reasonably unique function in that it’s under control of the autonomic nervous system so happens automatically, but can also be
Read MoreAs a clinician who practices an ancient medicine with modern sensibilities, the Triple Burner always made me cringe. Chinese medicine prioritises 12 major organs as vital for functioning of health. These organs include the heart, lungs, gall bladder, kidneys, all
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