Massage therapist Hannah Gamble tells us more. Many people think children don’t need sports massage and are immune to tight muscles and scar tissue build up. Why do they think this? Because children are invincible….aren’t they? Many children take part in regular, quality-level sport and the amount of training they do seems to have increased in the last decade. This …
The Importance of Exercise for Children
Starting out in life being active has a huge impact on the rest of ones life. Encouraging and supporting children in all physical activities benefits them in a number of ways. 10 reasons to get your kids active from an early age: Daily activity and exercise helps prevent childhood obesity and results in a higher percentage of continued activity into …
Children and Chiropractic Treatment
Chiropractor, Mel Folly explains how chiropractic treatment can be used on children. Children do suffer many aches and pains during childhood, where their bodies are growing and developing rapidly, especially from 8-16 years. We often hear the words ‘growing-pains’, and these are usually due to the unequal growth of bones and muscles, where muscles are put under pressure and are …
Yoga Update For September
Frankie Street, our awesome yoga teacher, is soon to get married and is then away on a fantastic honeymoon – so we won’t be seeing her for the whole of September. We send her our best wishes for a super day and holiday to follow! We have two lovely ladies covering her classes while she is off; Jeni Howley on …
Children’s Shoe Shopping – Support Your Child’s Feet
By Melissa Folly It’s that time of year again – next month sees the start of a new school year, when parents have to get everything ready for the new term with children who seem to have literally grown inches since they broke up! Of all the school shopping required, shoe shopping just has to be the worst….“ I don’t …
Chicken Coronation Salad with Spicy Onion Bhajis
This light tasty salad is great for the hot summer and full of flavour. Serves 4 Ingredients: • Whole roast chicken • 1 carrot • 1 small white cabbage • Rapeseed mayonnaise or Greek yoghurt • 1 tbsp Apricot jam • 1 tbsp Curry paste • 1 tbsp Red wine vinegar • Nigella seeds • Iceberg lettuce For the bhajis …
Heel Pain in Children – Sever’s Disease
Sever’s Disease – What Is It And What Can Be Done? By Hannah Gamble (Sports Massage Therapist) Despite sounding quite scary, Sever’s disease is a common heel injury that effects children between the ages of 8 and 15, most regularly seen between 9 and 12/13. It usually occurs during a growth spurt in physically active/sporty children and can be very …
Camping & Back Pain
Nearly 50% of the UK’s population has suffered from or does suffer from some degree of back pain. This is often reported to be worse in the mornings, especially getting out of bed. Lack of sleep can make us grumpy at the best of times, but couple that with back pain and the enjoyment of a camping trip can be …
Golf & Chiropractic
How Chiropractic Can Help Your Game By Stuart Kedge The Open was inspiring, the weather has been glorious, it’s the perfect time to get out on the course or visit the driving range to perfect your golfing skills. Technique and practise will of course improve your play, but chiropractic care can actually help you reach your optimum performance. Here’s how: …
Holiday Health
Everyone wants to stay healthy for their summer holiday, which is usually the biggest holiday of the year. Likewise, we all want to be able to ‘do’ lots of things – whether that is water-sports, sight-seeing, golf, tennis or simply playing with the children in the pool/garden. Number one problem; many people have a sedentary work/lifestyle and sit at a …