The Power of Listening to your Body for Better Recovery and Mobility

Probably the most important thing you can do towards improving your health and well being overall is to learn the art of listening to your body - it is the boss after all! This is the one main overriding factor that I notice makes all the difference to recovery and maintaining mobility alongside treatment, particularly …

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Quick & Easy Exercises to Keep you Moving &Feeling Well

(Aether Bios Clinic) Bridgeford’s Best Bites: Osteopathy Tips QUICK AND EASY EXERCISES TO KEEP YOU MOVING AND FEELING WELL In this busy world, most people seem to find it less than easy to add beneficial exercises into their daily routine and often struggle on feeling less than in their bodies.  I am talking about the …

Achilles Tendon

Many people suffer with tight Achilles tendons, possibly limiting their comfort and ability to walk easily and usually also involved in plantar fasciitis. It is possible to tear this tendon or completely rupture it, to cause inflammation (itis) or inflame the bursa (bursitis), particularly with low rubbing shoes. Anatomy: The achilles tendon is a tough …

Hamstring Tightness

Many people suffer with tight hamstrings, limiting their comfort and movement and often affecting mobility of the back. The hamstrings cross two joints are involved in bending the knee (flexion) and extending the thigh at the hip joint. In other words taking the leg behind you and bending the foot up towards your bottom. They …

Hip Pain

Many people are affected by hip issues and pain especially in later stages of life. There are many causes, some serious and some less so. Hip pain can affect our quality of life especially if it affects our ability to walk. Common Symptoms: pain or discomfort in the thigh, groin, buttocks or hip joint itself, …

Jaw Tension -TMJ problems

Many people suffer with tension in the jaw joint for a variety of reasons and causing a variety of symptoms. The pain can be in the joint itself and in the muscles that control its movement as well as in surrounding areas. Problems with the jaw and muscles in the face that control it are …

Sciatica – Simply, how it can be helped

 (Aether Bios Clinic) Bridgeford’s Best Bites: Osteopathy Tips Sciatica is a common and often debilitating type of pain caused by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve. There are several causes of this irritation, each causing a variety of symptoms and a different severity of pain; each of these causes may require a different type …

Desk Warriors Postural Help

Photo by Moose Photos on Pexels.com Working from home has many benefits, like saving on travel time and costs, sleeping in a little later rather than getting the early morning commute, being in your own space with your own coffee, filtered water, etc. One of the potential challenges is to create a good working setup …

Taking it Online – Tips to Maintain Balance

Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com In this unprecedented time most of us have taken to sharing our skills online or joining in with skills/classes that others are sharing. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn and share and can also be challenging in many ways for everyone. I have a few tips for …

Immune Defence from Kitchen and Garden

Many of the ingredients that may contribute to strengthening our immune systems to help us fight disease can be found in our homes. As well as taking in the right nutrients, herbs & spices, it is important to understand some of the situations that can impact our immune system positively & also help moderate & …