By Matt Brabner, Natural Balance Osteopath. Although the excitement of Wimbledon has prompted me to write this, a key thing to know is that you don’t need to play tennis to experience ‘tennis elbow’… ‘Tennis elbow’ style pain at the outside of...
A question we (the osteopaths here at Natural Balance) are often asked… so here goes… Osteopathy has evolved a great deal since it was established by Andrew Taylor Still in the 1880s. Osteopathy is now a profession that is fully...
by Charlotte Softly – Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist As the final part of my BTEC level 6 training in Advanced Clinical and Sports Massage with Jing Institute, beginning in February I will be carrying out a research project...
By Matt Brabner, Osteopath. – BLUE MONDAY – So, I made it through #bluemonday yesterday. The day in January that is supposed to be the most dour and miserable, as the festive period wears off and financial realities and the dark...
Pedicures for me conjures up images of those tiny little shops on the high street that are all about making your nails pretty for the weekend with a spectacular range of colours from Emo black to saucy red – clearly NOT territory for your...
After some gentle (and not so gentle) encouragement from our resident triathlete Davide, a number of us here at Natural Balance signed up to ‘The Bright 10’ 10-mile run in October. We have been training hard over the last month or so, doing a mix...
If you’ve already experienced an aromatherapy massage you know how amazingly, relaxing it is. It’s not just the slow, soothing massage strokes that are used over your whole body, its the combination of the essential oils that would...
As an acupuncturist, one of the most common questions I am asked at this time of year is “how can acupuncture help me stop…..” The range of requests vary but the most common ones are around smoking and eating or to be more precise, how to stop...
I often hear people talk about having a facial before a special occasion such as a wedding, birthday, Christmas party, holiday treat or when using a gift voucher. I find them deeply relaxing and love working with organic products. The results...
If you sustained a whiplash injury more than 3 months ago and are still suffering from pain, stiffness, headaches, or numbness and tingling in your arms or hands then massage can help. I have several friends and family members who have suffered...
Yes, osteopaths treat headaches too! All too often people think that osteopathy treats just bones or joints. We actually work into the body’s soft tissues too including muscles, ligaments, membranes etc. Many people do not know that osteopathy...
For most people reading this the question will be what was that one word? In fact what she said wasn’t important (it wasn’t ‘stop’ or ‘ow’!!) it was the fact that she attempted to say anything that was so...
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