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Ever suffer from a muscular pain where you can’t quite locate its origin and where massaging or pressing on the site of pain doesn’t relieve the pain at all? If so you may well have fallen victim to trigger point
Read MoreAs the days become longer and warmer our physical activity tends to increase. This encourages a natural cleansing process in the body making spring the ideal time for cleansing and fasting. The herbs that grow at this time of year
Read MoreLast month’s article, spoke about some tips which can have a positive impact on your overall health. This included…exercising daily, stretch in the mornings and challenging yourself. All are important but you will not see a real change, unless you
Read MoreMany people feel lethargic during the cold dark months of winter. However with the right exercise and a healthy diet we could help combat those winter blues. It is estimated that over 2 million people in the UK suffer from
Read MoreBay welcomes Carmen Gresa-Alemany as a contributor this month. Carmen used her own personal experience with health to take on a 3 year course with College of Naturopathic Medicine in Nutrition, making her passion her profession. She is now part
Read MoreLower back pain is often diagnosed at the GP’s surgery as non specific lower back pain. It’s called non-specific as the cause is often tricky to track down. One muscle that can quite often get involved in lower back is
Read MoreMOLLY is a physiotherapist with special interest in neurology, helping people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). I’ve decided to pause from the series of articles on the seven core principles of PD Warrior and look at the experiences of my past/present
Read MoreDean Boyce (pictured right) is Clinical Lead for Plastic Surgery at The Welsh Centre for Plastic Surgery & Burns, a Council Member and Chairman of Education and Training for the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons, and a
Read MoreWe all aspire to grow old and as we age, we want to keep our independence. The commonest reason why people in the UK say that they are disabled is not because of dementia, or visual or hearing issues, but
Read MoreCHRONIC PAIN IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS REPORTED TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; ONE REVIEW FOUND THAT NEARLY HALF OF THE ADULTS IN THE UK ARE AFFECTED TO SOME EXTENT. PAIN IS BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTING AND CAN
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 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
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