As we step into 2025, why not make this the year you finally banish back pain? While exercise and good posture are the usual suspects in spinal health advice, there’s a world of innovative, lesser-known techniques to transform your back. Step Backwards to Move Forward: Walking Backwards for Lumbar Relief Did you know walking backwards…
When it comes to fitness, stair climbing and home exercises are often overlooked in favour of gym sessions and fancy equipment. However, these simple, effective activities pack a punch when it comes to health benefits. Not only do they strengthen your body, but they also support your mind and long-term mobility. Here’s why incorporating these…
Did you know that whiplash can result from an impact of just 10 miles an hour? Here we will talk about the most common symptoms of whiplash, why immediate treatment is essential and how you can speed up recovery. Whiplash often refers to a neck injury that comes from a sharp sudden motion of the…
Pain in the muscles and joints affects everybody at times. If pain keeps returning, it is starting to become permanent or chronic. Here is how to spot the signs and what to do about it. The musculoskeletal system is made up of bones, tendons, ligaments as well as muscles and joints. These are the mechanics…
Can massage help shoulder pain? Massage is a well known and long established method of helping with general muscular pain and stiffness. It may make you feel good but how effective is it at helping with musculoskeletal conditions like shoulder pain? Our chiropractors and physios often recommend Sports or Deep Tissue massage as a complementary…
Anyone of any age can injure themselves in a fall – it’s not just the elderly. The shock of a fall makes your muscles tense up and you can be left with bruises, strains and spasms. You might throw your arm out to save yourself and jolt your shoulder, or you might land awkwardly on…
What do knees need? Do they wear out? It can be alarming when we feel these important joints aren’t up to the job. They’re load bearing, complicated and hard working and so to a certain extent everyone will experience a bit of degeneration of the knee joints. A pain in your knee, especially when caused…
You may have heard that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day. But where does this idea come from? The answer is a campaign from the 1960’s to advertise the Manpo-kei, otherwise known as the ‘10,000 steps meter’. This was chosen for its simplicity and as a way of marketing a product, but not…
Do you get a sharp pain in your heel, arch and foot when you get out of bed? This can be caused by problems with your plantar fascia. That’s the tight band of connective tissue that runs forward from the heel of your foot and fans out into five bands to the base of your…
Regular exercise is a great way to maintain spinal health, but sometimes overexertion can do more harm than good. At our chiropractic and physio clinic in Brighton, we often see people who have sustained a back injury from improper technique at the gym. Most commonly, this comes from bad ‘form’ in weight-lifting, as this kind…
