If you bend, as in a yoga forward fold, over and over again then it can cause injury. It is like repeatedly bending a credit card, a white line appears and ultimately it breaks. Many people with back pain feel that their back is too stiff and want to stretch it. A better goal for…
Many people don’t like the clicks and pops associated with spinal manipulation by chiropractors. We have a new treatment option without the clicks or pops that uses a sophisticated instrument to give gentle taps. It unlocks stiff joints, restores movement and relieves pain using a series of impulses that gently mobilise your spine to restore…
Back pain is surrounded by myths which often cloud simple facts. People with back pain are often told is that “it is just wear-and-tear and you’ll have to put up with it” or “it’s probably arthritis. What do you expect at your age”. This is not very helpful and often is plain wrong. Many back…
Back pain is not one condition but several conditions causing similar symptoms. A muscle spasm, disc derangement and a spinal joint dysfunction all cause low back problems that can refer pain down to the buttock and leg and a skilled chiropractor or physio can tell which problem it is likely to be. Whilst several conditions…
The sun is shining; it’s warmed up; time to take your clothes off! If you are suffering from ongoing back pain, then you could be deficient in Vitamin D. This hormone is responsible for a wide range of processes in the body including bone and muscle function. A commonly missed cause of back pain is…
People in the South East encouraged to stay active this Chiropractic Awareness Week This Chiropractic Awareness Week (8th – 14th April) the British Chiropractic Association is encouraging people in the South East to keeping moving, after finding that 42% of people in the South East don’t take any steps to look after their back health.…
Click here to watch video Sundial supports the Sussex Beacon which provides specialist care and support for people living with HIV. Last Sunday we provided the massage at their flagship event – the Brighton Half Marathon as we have done for the last four years. This year we had 40 physio students, massage therapists and Sundial…
New Sundial Kemptown Exercise Studio opens with ten Pilates and yoga classes. Which one is best for you? We will be happy to talk it through with you. How do the classes help? Our bodies can learn negative patterns of behaviour that can over time begin to cause problems of movement, balance, weight-bearing, stiffness,…
Here is a video of some simple exercises to do at home to help with heel pain and plantar fasciitis. Do them gently and don’t exceed 4/10 on pain when doing them. If the symptoms are not getting any better then make an appointment with for a check up or with your local physio. …
What do runners and couch potatoes have in common? They can both get pain in the heel and arch of the foot from problems with ligaments there. These ligaments are called the Plantar Fascia and the problem is known as Plantar Fasciitis and it can cause sharp pain in the heel, arch and foot…
