I hear a lot of people saying that they have anxiety, and is it normal for them to have this or that symptom? Or people saying that they have this or that symptom and not realizing it’s because they have…
The elbow is a hinge joint, which means it can only bend (flexion) and straighten (extension). You may think you can twist it, but actually when you twist your arm it’s the wrist and arm that moves. The elbow is…
Why this may literally be true. We love a high heel. They’re stylish, pretty, and they make us look taller and our legs look longer. What’s not to like? Well the main thing is what they do to our bodies.…
Frozen shoulder (sometimes called adhesive capsulitis) is a condition where a shoulder becomes painful and stiff. Shoulder movements become reduced, sometimes completely ‘frozen’. As you’ll know if you’ve read my earlier blog about shoulders, they’re a very important joint so…
A recent survey found that British businesses lose an estimated 4.9 million days from employee absence due to work related back pain. The North East suffers than most, with 2 people in every hundred having to cope with the condition.…
Sit up straight, don’t slouch! Did your parents say that to you? Despite sitting being one of the first things we accomplished as babies, we still spent the next 15 years being told how to do it by our…
Bowen therapy has really good results with shoulders, whether frozen, stiff or injured; but it can be a surprise that when a client comes in with a shoulder problem, the shoulder is not the first thing to look at. That’s…
Do you remember when you were small your parents telling you to stand up straight and not slouch? You’ll have given all sorts of postural advice over the years, all of which you have probably systematically ignored. I know I…
Bowen can’t cure Parkinson’s disease. Nothing can. In fact medicine has yet to conclusively establish what causes it, let alone how it might be cured. However there is a chance that Bowen could alleviate some of the symptoms of the…
RSI, or repetitive strain injury, is a recurrent pain in one or both wrists, forearms and hands caused by overuse or repetitive activity. It can be caused by a variety of underlying conditions, one of which is inflammation of the…