The Hidden Cost of NHS MSK Waiting Lists
Recognising chiropractors in NHS could save UK economy £1.5 billion, new report finds. New research finds giving chiropractors same status as physiotherapists and osteopaths could dramatically cut NHS waiting listsby over 100,000 appointments andboo…
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Improve core strength and reduce back pain
Why Core Strength is key and how improving it can help prevent Back Pain: With the evenings noticeably lighter and longer, thoughts turn towards what you want to be doing through spring and summer. If back, joint or muscle pain is stopping you from e…
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Let’s Get Moving!
Photo by Lucas van Oort on Unsplash Health and wellness New Forest A disclaimer – I’m not a running coach and this is absolutely not an instructional piece. This is for those of us with that nagging voice in their ear saying that they should be walki…
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Running Resources – Couch to 5km
Couch to 5km Running Resources So you want to get moving, but maybe need a little guidance? There are lots of training plans out there, but they all have the same premise – gradual increase, to allow your muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones the time t…
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Running Resources – Couch to 10km
Couch to 10km Running Resources So you want to get moving, but maybe need a little guidance? There are lots of training plans out there, but they all have the same premise – gradual increase, to allow your muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones the time…
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Snacking on exercise and why sit-ups will destroy your spine
In this series of blogs, we have laid the foundations for looking after our backs with Spine Hygiene, starting the day off in a Spine Sparing fashion and paying attention to how we move in our daily activities. We then upped our game a bit by startin…
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Walking is (almost) the silver bullet!
Most people will get some low back discomfort at some point in their lives, and most people will get this discomfort because they are not able to keep the low back and pelvis joints stable enough to deal with what life throws at them – and this could…
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Brace, Brace, Brace!
Another concept, another simple exercise. The Abdominal Brace. First, the concept. We all know what a skeleton looks like with the skull, arms and legs and ribcage taking centre-stage, but have you ever noticed how thin and insubstantial the bit that…
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Are we Breathing, or just moving air?
Here we are looking at a simple exercise to help protect your back, but it brings so much more besides. So simple that it doesn’t really look like an exercise, but it may well take some concentration. We really are starting on the ground floor here,…
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Lyndhurst Boxing Day Community Fun Run 2024
Good News – Lyndhurst Boxing Day Fun Run is ON! After three successful years, the organisers of the Boxing Day Run were running low on energy – we thought we might need to take a break this year. Now, we are delighted to say that the Run will go ahea…
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