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ROSIE JONES – OSTEOPATH This month Rosie offers advice on sciatica “Thou cold sciatica, cripple our senators, that their limbs may halt as lamely as their manners” William Shakespeare, 1564 As you can see, Shakespeare wasn’t amused by sciatica in
Read MoreSOFT TISSUE INJURIES Soft tissue injuries are really common in everyone, not just athletes. A soft tissue injury can occur anywhere in the body and is generally caused by a sudden uncontrolled change in direction, falling or landing awkwardly or
Read MoreLipoCoolSlim 1st Anniversary LipoCoolSlim celebrates its first year in Swansea at the Oaktree Parc Clinic, and in addition to the now well-known successful “fat-freezing” procedure also offers exciting new skin treatments, including Photo Dynamic Therapy PDT therapy, discovered by NASA
Read MoreNatural Beauty…from around the world At Icon we love all things natural. We are passionate about the environment and strive to use eco friendly products in our salon wherever we can. We like to keep our finger on the pulse
Read MoreGinger: Zingiber officinale PUNGENT, WARMING AND SWEET; GINGER IS ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE HERBS, BOTH IN CUISINE AND AS A MEDICINE Originating in southern Asia, ginger has been valued as a spice for thousands of years. It was not
Read MoreFlu changes every year…make sure YOU are protected THIS MONTH DR KIRSTIE TRUMAN, GP IN SKETTY AND KILLAY MEDICAL CENTRES TAKES OVER FROM DR CHRIS JOHNS, IN A NEW MONTHLY MEDICAL COLUMN. DR TRUMAN FROM THE BAYHEALTH COMMUNITY NETWORK GPS
Read MoreROSIE IS AN OSTEOPATH WITH SWANSEA BODY KINETICS AT THE NATURAL HEALTH SERVICE IN PAGE STREET, SWANSEA. THIS MONTH ROSIE OFFERS ADVICE ON THOSE SUFFERING FROM WHIPLASH Whiplash Whiplash injuries are estimated to affect 250,000 people each year in the
Read MoreRACHEL HATCHER is a Sports Therapist and lead coach at Swansea Water Polo Club. Rachel is owner of THE HUB, a sports therapy clinic in the Phoenix Centre, Townhill Shin Pain “SHIN SPLINTS” ARE A COMMON COMPLAINT IN MANY ATHLETES;
Read MoreMarsh mallow: Althaea officinalis Althaea officinalis is an upright and beautiful plant, with soft velvety leaves and delicate pale pink blossoms which appear in August and September The name ‘Althaea’ comes from the Greek ‘altho’, meaning ‘to heal’ and Marshmallow
Read MoreRUNNING INTO PAIN Summer is here and people who haven’t run before are hitting the pavements in an attempt to shift the winter flab. Keen amateur runners are upping their mileage, making the most of the long and (hopefully) warm
Read MoreProblems in Pregnancy ROSIE IS AN OSTEOPATH WITH SWANSEA BODY KINETICS AT THE NATURAL HEALTH SERVICE IN PAGE STREET, SWANSEA. THIS MONTH ROSIE OFFERS ADVICE TO WOMEN IN PREGNANCY Throughout pregnancy a women’s body undergoes a remarkable amount of change
Read MoreRACHEL HATCHER is a Sports Therapist and lead coach at Swansea Water Polo Club. Rachel is owner of The Hub, a Sports Therapy Clinic in The Phoenix Centre, Townhill. LOWER BACK PAIN As a Sports Therapist I am specifi-cally concerned
Read MoreEquisetum Is the sole survivor of the Equisetales family; huge tree-like plants that thrived 400 million years ago. In spring its shoots resemble asparagus – in Japan they are cooked and eaten in a similar way to the vegetable. By
Read MoreTheBAY IS DELIGHTED TO WELCOME A NEW CONTRIBUTOR ON BOARD THIS MONTH, OSTEOPATH ROSIE JONES Hi, I’m Rosie and I work as an osteopath in The Natural Health Service, Swansea. I first became interested in osteopathy whilst travelling in the
Read More5 Element Acupuncture There are two main styles of acupuncture; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Five Element acupuncture. Whilst TCM looks for external causes of disease, such as Damp, Wind or Cold to create illness, the 5 element system assumes
Read MoreInflammation Inflammation is a necessity of life. It is a protective immune response that allows infections to be controlled, wounds to heal and health to be restored. When the immune system fails to eliminate its target or becomes over sensitised,
Read MoreHayfever As temperatures climb and the air settles (hopefully), up to 20% of us will be plagued by the dreaded hayfever SO WHAT IS HAYFEVER? Most people know it’s an allergic reaction to pollen. This pollen can come from a
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