Category: Health

We finally managed to hold the first meeting of the New Normal Cancer Support Group. It was lovely to see everyone.

Osteopaths are trained to diagnose and treat injuries from head to toe in all ages; however the most common injury I see in the clinic is lower back (lumbar spine) injuries. This includes lower backs that may have been injured through sport, gardening, and accidents. For example, road traffic collisions or accidents at work. Or perhaps old injuries that grumble away but are becoming increasingly more problematic. As a result they are limiting activity. Lower back pain is miserable. It affects how much we can physically do, our confidence in being active, and can even cause sleep disruption.

The annual theme for Alcohol Awareness Week 2021 is ‘Alcohol and relationships.'

For those of you who exercise outdoors, be it running, cycling, winter sports such as rugby, even a walk, read on. This article about staying fit in cold weather is definitely for you! I know it is only October, but we have definitely had some temperature drops! Aren’t the colours gorgeous in our beautiful corner of the world this time of year?

For something we just do without thinking every day, how can we turn breathing into a powerful tool? How can we harness the power of breathing.

New powers have been introduced to tackle the use of psychoactive substances and ‘legal highs’ linked to anti-social behaviour. These new powers include tackling the use of nitrous oxide, sometimes known as 'laughing gas’.

As a schoolboy I was often riddled with anxiety whenever a teacher wanted answers from the class. My general fear was that if I volunteered a response I might be wrong, leading to great embarrassment. If I didn’t know the answer for whatever reason. If I’d forgotten or couldn’t work it out, then my apprehension would be even more acute. How well I remember folding my arms, lowering my head and avoiding eye contact with the teacher. Always in the fervent hope that she wouldn’t notice me.

The first meeting of our newly formed The New Normal Cancer Support group will take place at the Kibworth Cricket Club at 7.30pm on Wednesday 20 October.

Please keep an eye on the website for updates on the vaccination programme.